Watch with verge escapement

Made:: 1710-1720 in London

maker:: Jacob Boucheret

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Watch by Jacob Boucheret, c
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Watch by Jacob Boucheret, c.1700 (tangent wheel and screw form of regulator for main spring: verge escapement), London, 1710-1720

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Category:: Time Measurement

Object Number:: 1929-1000

type:: watch

credit:: Glennie, Mrs.

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Watch with verge escapement

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