Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange
- Made:
- 1808 in London and Royal Exchange
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Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange, London, 1808. Gold case hallmarked for 1808. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds dial. Gold spade hour and minute hands and steel seconds hand. Jewelled movement with duplex escapement, two-armed bi-metallic balance, diamond endstone and dust cap. Signed on the backplate 'John Gibson, Royal Exchange, No. 1533, London' and on the dust cap 'Jn. Gibson London 1533'.
Clockmakers' Museum No. 399
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3321
- Materials:
- gold (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), gold plated (gilded), steel (metal), ruby, diamond and glass
- type:
- watch and duplex escapement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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