Gold verge watch with fusee

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Verge watch with fusee, in engine turned enamelled gold hunter case decorated with split pearls. French mid 18th century. (B4420)

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1992-197
type:
verge watch
taxonomy:
  • furnishing and equipment
  • measuring device - instrument
  • timepiece
  • watch
  • watch movement
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust