calendar watch
- Museum number
- 1958,1201.1536
- Description
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MOVEMENT AND DIAL OF A CYLINDER WATCH WITH DATE INDICATOR.
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Full-plate; fusee.
Cylinder escapement; brass wheel and steel cylinder. Balance bridge with steel coqueret.
White enamel dial, Arabic hours 1-12 and calendar 1-31. Winds at 3 o'clock.
Gold hour and minute hands, only the boss of the minute hand remains. Blued-steel calendar hand.
Case missing.
Concentric date indication.
- Production date
- 1805-1815
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 51.40 millimetres (dial)
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Thickness: 22.90 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
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Latest: 3 (2016)
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2 (1994)
- Acquisition date
- 1958
- Acquisition notes
- Following the successful acquisition of the celebrated Ilbert collection of clocks (1958,1006 collection), prints and other related materials made possible by the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE Ilbert's watches were then acquired using funds provided by Gilbert Edgar, public donations and government funds.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1958,1201.1536
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.1536 (Ilbert Collection)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: M81 (Ilbert Ledger)
