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Pivoted-detent escapement watch by John Arnold
- maker:
- John Arnold
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Pivoted detent escapement watch by John Arnold in a silver-gilt case with monogram ‘C.M.’ surrounded by chiselled wreaths. White enamel dial with a subsidiary seconds dial and steel hands. Pivoted detent s-shaped balance and helical balance spring. Signed ‘John Arnold Invt. et Fecit No. 28’.
London, hallmarked 1776-7
This is the earliest recorded and surviving pocket watch by Arnold with his pivoted detent escapement. The s-balance is a slightly later addition, being of the type employed by Arnold from 1779-82.
Clockmakers Museum No. 419
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3332
- Materials:
- silver gilt, enamel, brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), glass and diamond
- Measurements:
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overall: 75 mm x 64 mm x 33 mm, 63 mm,
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers