quarter-repeating watch;
stop-watch
- Museum number
- 1958,1201.235
- Description
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MOVEMENT OF A VERGE WATCH WITH QUARTER-REPEAT.
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Verge escapement; wound up by quadrant at side, mounted on back-plate; Geneva stop-work to fusee; repeating train driven from subsidiary barrel.
Gold hands, minute hand broken.
Enamel dial missing.
- Production date
- 1815-1825
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 50.30 millimetres
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Thickness: 17 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Compare with 1958,1201.234
Compare with 1958,1201.236
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
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Latest: 4 (2016)
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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
- 1958,1201.235
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.0235 (Ilbert Collection)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: Q38 (Ilbert Ledger)
