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Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
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Gold ‘souscription’ watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet, Paris, c. 1800. Gold case. White enamel dial with secret signature below '12' and signed 'Breguet' around the edge. Single hour hand. Movement with cylinder escapement; the ruby cylinder of Breguet's special type. Brass balance with compensation curb. Movement signed ‘Breguet No. 518’. Clockmakers' Museum No. 368.
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3301
- Materials:
- gold (metal), enamel, steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and ruby
- type:
- watch and cylinder movement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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