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centre-seconds watch(dead seconds); watch-case

Object Type: centre-seconds watch (dead seconds); watch-case
Museum number: 1958,1201.1506
Escapement: cylinder
Description: SILVER CASED CYLINDER WATCH WITH CENTRE-SECONDS. Cylinder escapement; Pirouette; Centre dead seconds, each wheel on a separate cock. Enamel dial with subsidiary hours and minutes at 6 o'clock. Blued-steel centre-seconds hand; gold hour and minute hands. Silver engine-turned case; back centred with plain escutcheon.
Producer name
Production date: 1838 (onwards)
Production place: Case made in: Paris (France)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 58.10 millimetres (case); Diameter: 55.10 millimetres (dial); Thickness: 16.80 millimetres
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Location: Not on display
Condition: Latest: 3 (2016)
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1958
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1958,1201.1506
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.1506 (Ilbert Collection); Previous owner/ex-collection number: Q55 (Ilbert Ledger)
Conservation