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Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
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Octagonal cased watch made of rock crystal with gold mounts by David Ramsay, London c.1630. Gilt dial, engraved with foliage, animals and a cherub leaning on a skull. Engraved chapter ring, with roman numerals and a pastoral scene in the centre. Steel hand. Movement with verge escapement and a train of three wheels. Fusee with gut-line. Pinned-on balance cock and ratchet-wheel set up. Backplate signed 'David Ramsay, Scotus me fecit'.
David Ramsay was the first Master of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1631. Clockmakers' Museum No. 19
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3096
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), rock crystal and gold (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 51 mm x 28 mm x 23 mm,
- type:
- watch and verge movement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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