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Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Spring detent escapement watch in a gold case by Reid & Co., London with attached chain and winding key with semi-precious stones. Case hallmarked for 1807-8 and stamped with casemaker's mark 'LC'. White enamel dial with a subsidiary seconds dial, and blued steel loop hands. Diamond endstone. Spring detent escapement with helical spring and compensation balance. Signed ‘Reid and Co. London 1808’.
Sir David Salomons owned an extensive collection of watches, including many notable pieces by the French horologist Abraham Louis Breguet. He presented a total of 8 watches from his collection, including this one, to the museum of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1924. Clockmakers' Museum No. 438.
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3350
- Materials:
- gold (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), enamel, glass and diamond
- Measurements:
-
overall (bow up): 75 mm x 55 mm x 21.5 mm,
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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