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The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity
Silver-gilt verge escapement watch in the shape of a dove by Soret et Jay, Europe. The lower part of the dove hinges to form a lid for the watch, engraved with a coat of arms. The oval movement has a worm-and-wheel set-up and a screwed on balance cock. Signed ‘Soret et Jay’.
Clockmakers' Museum No. 56
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3128
- Materials:
- silver (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 50 mm x 72 mm x 25.5 mm,
- type:
- watch and verge movement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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