quarter-repeating watch;
turkish-market watch
- Museum number
- 1958,1201.18
- Description
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MOVEMENT, DIAL, DUST-CAP AND BELL OF REPEATING VERGE WATCH [DIAL NOT ORIGINAL].
Full-plate, fusee.
Verge escapement; brass 3-arm balance.
Stogden type quarter repeating mechanism.
Replacement engine-turned gold dial circa 1820, hours 1-12.
Replacement blued-steel hands.
Gilt-brass dust-cap, signed.
Case missing.
Bell.
Made for the Turkish market, figure-piece with Turkish numerals and crescent in the balance cock decoration.
- Production date
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1725-1735 (watch)
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1815-1825 (dial)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 26.30 millimetres (bell)
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Diameter: 26.10 millimetres (dial)
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Height: 9.70 millimetres (bell)
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Height: 15.60 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Latest: 3 (1993)
- 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
- 1958,1201.18
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.0018 (Ilbert Collection)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: Q142 (Ilbert Ledger)
