Half-quarter repeating gold watch by Mudge and Dutton

Made:
1791 in London
Half-quarter repeating gold watch by Mudge and Dutton (watch; duplex escapement) Half-quarter repeating gold watch by Mudge and Dutton (watch; duplex escapement)

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Gold pair-cased repeating watch by Thomas Mudge and William Dutton, London, hallmarked 1791 – 2. Plain gold inner and outer cases. White enamel dial with gold beetle hands. Dust cap, signed ‘Tho. Mudge W. Dutton London'. Movement with duplex escapement and half-quarter repeating work, striking on blocks inside the case. Signed on the backplate ‘Tho. Mudge W. Dutton London 1432’. Presented to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers by Charles Frodsham, 1869. Clockmakers' Museum No. 394

Details

Category:
Clockmakers
Collection:
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Object Number:
L2015-3316
Materials:
gold (metal), steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and enamel
Measurements:
outer case: 55 mm x 54 mm x 21 mm,
watch: 65 mm x 47 mm x 23 mm,
type:
watch and duplex escapement
credit:
Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers