Single-handed watch with fake Tompion signature

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Small, early single-handed watch with fake Tompion signature. London, c. 1690.

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Accession Number: PW.52-1923
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/45.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 965 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 179.53kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 45/1

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17th Century Date Department English Fitz_AA Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Workflow _WF_Adtd _WF_OPACtd case dial numbers numerals pocket watch timepiece watch watch face

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