Watch incorporated into a ring
- Made:
- 1785-1795 in Switzerland
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small watch fitted into a ring, by an unknown maker, Switzerland, c.1790. Gold and blue enamel case and ring. White enamel dial. Movement with verge escapement. Clockmakers' Museum No. 1186.
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-4096
- Materials:
- gold (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), enamel, pearls and diamonds?
- Measurements:
-
overall: 30 mm x 25 mm x 34.5 mm,
- type:
- ring watch
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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