Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Maker:
Gray, Thomas
Case maker:
Wilks, William
(Possibly)
Entities
Categories
Description
Lever watch in gold case.
MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'Thos Gray London 3834' on barrel bar. Balance cock with pierced and engraved table, a radial arched pattern and urn in oval frame at neck, blued steel end piece with diamond end stone, foot engraved. Polished steel balance. Slide plate engraved, silver regulation disc, radial Roman numbers, I to III. Plain barrel bar engraved as above. Plain moulded fusee iron post. Polished steel case bolt sliding in slot in plate. Potance screwed to back plate. Polished steel perpetual click and spring. Pillar plate with four turned pillars, sunk centre wheel. Third wheel bar. Cock for lower pivot of lever. Going fusee and chain with set-up ratchet under dial, 90 degree English lever with table roller. Third and fourth wheels with 5 crossings, high numbered train, third fourth and escap' pinions of 8. Train planted clockwise.
CAP: Signed on table 'Thos Gray No 3834 London', also small stamp of T in rectangle. Inside stamped 'LF'. The hole to expose the diamond end stone was increased in size after gilding.
DIAL: Off-white enamel on copper, ladder minute circle, radial Roman chapters.
HANDS: Blued steel, fleur-de-lis.
CASE: Gold, plain 18-carat double backed consular. Dome stamped on inside 'H, WW' and '18' and 'crown'. Also scratch marks '575' and '3691'. Back London HM 1825 and 'WW', also scratch marks '5863, 15/8/88, 14/9/80, 24/6/89, 22211, 4.2.92 I' and '5/4/67'. Pendant stamped with 'crown' and '18'.
Notes
History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)
Legal notes
Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922
Components of the work
Dial
composed of
enamel
( on copper)
copper
Movement
composed of
iron
silver
End Stone
composed of
diamond
Case
composed of
gold
Diameter 54 mm
Height 65 mm
Thickness 20.75 mm
Width 54 mm
Movement, Hands
composed of
steel
Movement (back Plate)
Diameter 42 mm
Movement (pillar Plate)
Diameter 46.75 mm
Movement (pillar)
Height 5 mm
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 'Thos Gray London 3834'
- Location: Movement
- Method of creation: Engraved
- Type: Maker's name
- Text: 'H, WW'
- Location: Case
- Method of creation: Stamped
- Type: Mark
- Text: '18' and 'crown'
- Location: Case and pendant
- Method of creation: Stamped
- Type: Mark
- Location: Case back
- Type: Hallmark
- Text: '5863, 15/8/88, 14/9/80, 24/6/89, 22211, 4.2.92 I, 5/4/67'
- Location: Case
- Method of creation: Scratched
- Type: Number
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: PW.17-1923
Primary reference Number: 207286
Watch no.: 3834
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Wednesday 9 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
