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Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museumum
Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museumum
Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet, Paris, sold in 1819 to Lord Darnley. Gold engine-turned case. Silver engine-turned dial with subsidiary dials for seconds and calendar. Signed Breguet et Fils on the edge of the dial. Movement with lever escapement and gong repeating work. Signed ‘Breguet No. 3107’ on the cuvette. Clockmakers' Museum No. 1138
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-4043
- Materials:
- gold (metal), silver (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)
- type:
- watch
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
