Cylinder watch with enamelled gold case made for Queen Charlotte

Cylinder watch with enamelled gold case made for Queen Charlotte

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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