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centre-seconds watch
;
watch-case
;
vehicle-fitting
Object Type
centre-seconds watch
watch-case
vehicle-fitting
Museum number
1983,1012.111
Escapement
pin-pallet lever
Description
CHROME-PLATED CASED PIN-PALLET LEVER WATCH. Ingersoll pocket watch. Movement with steel plates and pin-pallet lever escapement; keyless winding and hand-setting. White dial with Arabic numerals 1-12 for hours and 0-60 for minutes; minute circle with 300 divisions. Blued steel hour and minute hands; red painted centre-seconds hand. Chromium-plated case with snap-on back and bezel. Complete with attachment which enables watch to be fitted to handle-bars of bicycle.
Producer name
Made by:
Ingersoll Ltd
Made by:
Anglo-Celtic Watch Company
Production date
1970
Production place
Made in:
Ystradgynlais
Materials
metal
(watch-case)
chromium
(watch-case)
Technique
chromium-plated
(watch-case)
Dimensions
Diameter:
51.20 millimetres
(case)
Diameter:
41.10 millimetres
(dial)
Thickness:
16.30 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Watches Vol V / Catalogue of Watches in the British Museum, Vol. V The Lever Watch
(B)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Latest: 3 (2017) bicycle attachment 2 (2018)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Heron Corporation
Acquisition date
1983
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1983,1012.111
Conservation
C&W Treatment