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'Cylinder escapement 'dumb repeater' watch by Conyers Dunlop, with enamelled gold case signed by George Michael Moser, made for Queen Charlotte (1744-1818).
White enamel dial with steel beetle hands and an apperture for winding.
Engraved and pierced balance cock with diamond endstone. Signed ‘Conrs Dunlop London 3383’. Mid-18th Century.
A 'dumb repeater' is a watch which repeats the time by striking hammers onto the inside of the case rather than on a bell or gong. This has the effect of feeling a vibration rather than hearing a sound, much like the silent mode of a mobile phone today.
Clockmakers' Museum No. 319
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3281
- Materials:
- gold (metal), enamel, brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), diamond and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 60 mm x 51 mm x 25 mm,
- type:
- watch and cylinder movement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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