15929911330001449653464000Standard Recordobject-207277170206247075015210454510001702062267437fitz-onlineadlib-object-207277https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/207277d92f412b-bfc3-3e1e-a0d4-0f910758c8024referenceterm-88414adlib-term-884147ba86d11-7593-3188-9cdb-125ae0c4e5dbwatchesreferenceterm-107463adlib-term-1074630a123906-4c7d-3c55-abd8-e2305682cba1Spencer George Perceval Collectionwhitereferenceterm-32638adlib-term-3263897b8d1a5-7b8f-3a2a-a275-7d001aeaae2benamelreferenceterm-39588adlib-term-39588b17ff981-06b2-30a2-b9a9-b514fe84a191copperDialreferenceterm-109055adlib-term-109055e1bd97e4-ac8c-32b0-a84d-8e553451dbd3gilt brassHandsreferenceterm-114506adlib-term-11450608801a94-6b8b-3b2b-bfe2-187a7bf43425ironreferenceterm-40136adlib-term-4013628e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5steelMovementreferenceterm-27662adlib-term-27662ef599247-8a54-3c72-b177-5ea918ef18dcpolishingreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldDiametermm46Heightmm51.5Widthmm46.5CaseDiametermm36Movement (back Plate)Diametermm37.5Movement (pillar Plate)Heightmm6.25Movement (pillar)Movement, Casereferenceterm-29409adlib-term-29409f1f4145c-3fc8-365a-9df5-c7f7131d3bc2engravingMovement, Handsreferenceterm-26483adlib-term-26483c5756b64-2720-3558-9d90-98bd4a27592fpiercingApplied ArtsVerge watch in gold consular case
MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'Jn Le Roy A Paris'. Balance bridge, table pierced and engraved, polished steel coquette. Steel balance. Silver regulation dial, radial Arabic figures 1 to 7. Gold regulation hand. Fusee cock engraved. Counter-potance engraved and fixed by screw. Plain flat brass cock for contrate pivot (not gilt). Plain turned fusee iron post. Adjustable potance. Counter-potance with polished steel end plate and adjusting screw. Polished steel case bolt in slot in plate, truncated conical face. Pillar plate with four five-sided baluster pillars, under dial side with centre recessed for motion work, case bolt spring and contrate pivot cock, plate scratched '5849'. Fusee and chain with tangent set-up. Verge escapement. Train planted anti-clockwise.
DIAL: White enamel on copper. Radial Arabic 5 minute figures, ladder minute circle, radial Roman chapters, inner circle. Winding hole at 3.30.
HANDS: Gilt brass Louis XVI style.
CASE: Gold, single backed consular case. Back engraved with scene of bridge in front of a town gate. Bezel engraved with three separate floral designs with lined background. The inside is stamped with incised maker's mark of a crown over 'DII' or 'DIJ', over 'F'. Scratched on the inside in 'B3102', 'P12080', '2X79' and 'KO/-'. Scratched inside bezel 'KO'/-' and 'l/r/-'. Cylindrical pedant, flat cheese top. The stirrup bow has been repaired.
There are some doubts as to the authenticity of this piece.PW.8-19231accession numberPW.8-1923207277priref207277urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/207277https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/207277inside casestampedcrown over 'DII' or 'DIJ', over 'F'maker's markinside casescratched'B3102', 'P12080', '2X79' and 'KO/-'numberreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumSpencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922referenceagent-151972adlib-agent-151972a004cfc5-52e8-3956-a6a6-7c2db8044ad8Perceval, Spencer George192219221922bequeathed174017401740circa174017501175017501750attributed tomakerreferenceagent-77319adlib-agent-77319db4d1828-a2af-3bc9-b8a9-f67262e7d1ccLe Roy, Julienreferenceterm-106400adlib-term-1064003e80c102-1483-3c39-b2f4-67e333d653d818th Centuryreferenceterm-129470adlib-term-1294708353db27-fba9-33c1-94a1-f268fd2a2d21literalFranceFrancecountryParisreferenceterm-88053adlib-term-8805353616c4d-e4e2-36e8-b051-667220338d22watchverge watchhistory noteUnknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museum394referencepublication-7752adlib-publication-7752f0666643-aafe-3b76-a3c1-6d8884d3a7c0Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français195referencepublication-6558adlib-publication-6558bfe62ffb-0462-3ed3-95ac-2ebc35fdc181Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the Worldreferenceterm-88053adlib-term-8805353616c4d-e4e2-36e8-b051-667220338d22watchwatchobject
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