Maker: Unknown
Cylinder watch of Swiss manufacture in chased gold case.
MOVEMENT: Cocked movement not named. Balance cock with engraved scale and 'FAST' and 'SLOW' polished steel regulator, friction fit to polished steel jewelled seting. Gold balance. Third, fourth and escape, cocks jewelled. Central bridge with hand set pipe fixed with two screws. Barrel bridge with polished steel side click, winding pipe fixed with two screws, hung barrel. Under dial, double ended under plate for balance cock foot and balance with brass coquette and end stone. Third, fourth and escap. jewelled. Hung barrel with Geneva stop work (finger missing). Plate stamped '1' and '157229', barrel scratched 'HR 85'. Centre wheel above barrel. Cylinder escapement.
DIAL: Gold, two feet, dotted minute ring, circle black painted radial Roman chapters, matt centre chased with vase in centre. Back stamped 'FHDC' and 'G' also scratched.
HANDS: Blued steel double spade hour hand, spade minute hand.
CASE: Gold half hunter. Chased overall, cover with blue enamel chapter ring with white radial Roman chapters and dotted minute ring around small glass. Glass missing. Inside cover plain, stamped '29' and '18k' and maker's mark 'FM' in rectangle and '157229', and many repair scratches. Narrow snap-on bezel. Plain inner cover, inside stamped '157229' and incuse mark 'AC' inside oval frame, scratched '5010' near hinge. Spherical pendant stamped '18k', ring bow in red gold stamped '9/.375' and 'H&H' on one side.
KEY: Straight with ring handle, stamped '2'.
BOX (A): Rectangular box covered in grey leather.
Given by Mrs A. H. Laurie, though The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Method of acquisition: Given by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
19th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1880
Dial, Case
composed of
enamel
Movement, Dial
composed of
gold
Movement, Hands
composed of
steel
Movement
composed of
brass (alloy)
Thickness 3.75 mm
Movement (outside)
Diameter 33.75 mm
Movement (casing)
Diameter 33 mm
Case
Diameter 37.5 mm
Height 44 mm
Thickness 10.25 mm
Box
Height 63 mm
Thickness 26 mm
Movement (over Pipes)
Thickness 5.5 mm
Hands
Inscription present: inside oval
Accession number: M.72 & A-1984
Primary reference Number: 201825
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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