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Gold and leather pair-cased quarter-repeater cylinder watch by George Graham

Made:: 1745 in London

maker:: George Graham

Gold and leather pair-cased quarter-repeater cylinder watch by George Graham
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity

Gold pair-cased, quarter-repeater, cylinder escapement watch by George Graham. The inner case with edge pierced and engraved, the outer covered with leather studded with gold. White enamel dial with steel beetle hands. Signed dust cap, scratched on the inside with the number 883. Pierced and engraved balance cock with diamond endstone. Quarter-repeating on bell. Signed ‘Geo. Graham London 883’, hallmarked for 1745 – 6

Clockmakers Museum No. 317

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Category:: Clockmakers

Object Number:: L2015-3280

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), diamond, enamel, glass, gold (metal), leather and steel (metal)

Measurements:: watch: 56 mm x 41 mm x 27 mm,
outer case: 49 mm x 49 mm x 24 mm,

type:: watch

credit:: Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers

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