Gold verge watch with fusee

Made:
circa 1750 in France
Verge watch with fusee

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Verge watch with fusee
Science Museum Group Collection
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Verge watch with fusee, in engine turned enamelled gold hunter case decorated with split pearls. French mid 18th century.

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1992-197
Materials:
enamelled gold, pearls and metal (unknown)
type:
verge watch
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust

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