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Watch: M.72 & A-1984

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

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.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs A. H. Laurie, though The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1880

Components of the work

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 or legends present

  • Text: '1' and '157229'
  • Location: Movement
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Numbers
  • Text: 'HR 85'
  • Location: Movement, barrel
  • Method of creation: Scratched
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: 'FHDC' and 'G'
  • Location: Dial, back
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: '29' and '18K'
  • Location: Inside case
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 'FM' in rectangle
  • Location: Inside case
  • Type: Maker's mark

Inscription present: inside oval

  • Text: 'AC'
  • Location: Inside case
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: '5010'
  • Location: Case
  • Method of creation: Scratched
  • Type: Number
  • Text: '9/.375' and 'H&H'
  • Location: Case
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: '2'
  • Location: Key
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.72 & A-1984
Primary reference Number: 201825
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 10 June 2015 Updated: Wednesday 28 March 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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