Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Maker:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Verge watch, in gold and enamel ball
MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'N 6773'. Balance bridge pierced and engraved, polished steel coquette. Brass balance. Silver regulation dial engraved 'A' and 'R', plain gold hand. Turned fusee iron stop. Case bolt polished steel in slot in plate, nib under dial. Adjustable potance. Counter-potance with polished steel plate and adjusting screw. Pillar plate with four turned pillars. Centre wheel recessed. Third wheel bar. Under-dial with ridge at edge, plate stamped '6773'. Minute wheel missing. Fusee and chain, barrel with one lip, set-up click under dial. Verge escapement. Train planted anti-clockwise.
HANDS: Blued steel 'Breguet' type. End on minute hand missing.
DIAL: White enamel on copper, three feet, counter enamel. Gold dotted minute ring, three dots at 5 minutes, black vertical Arabic quarter figures, small vertical Arabic chapters. Winding hole at 2 o'clock.
CASE: Gold and enamel, ball shaped, with counter enamel. Chased and enamelled in black, white and red, in eight segments, opens along middle of two of the segments. Pendant with spherical top stamped '6773', push piece down centre to open case. Later gold faceted stirrup bow.
Legal notes
Bequeathed by Frank Gray Smart
Components of the work
Movement
composed of
iron
silver
steel
brass (alloy)
Dial, Case
composed of
enamel
Dial
composed of
copper
Movement (top Plate)
Diameter 19.5 mm
Movement (pillar Plate)
Diameter 20.75 mm
Movement (dial)
Diameter 21.25 mm
Case
Diameter 25.25 mm
Height 35.5 mm
Movement (pillar)
Height 3 mm
Back
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 'N 6773'
- Location: Engraved
- Type: Number
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: M/P.96-1913
Primary reference Number: 207263
No.: 6673
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Tuesday 8 December 2015
Updated: Wednesday 14 March 2018
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
