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LicenseVerge watch with tangent-screw set-up to mainspring
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Verge watch with tangent-screw set-up to mainspring, gut line on fusee and no balance-spring. Single hand. Outer case with silver pique, by David Lestourgeon, Rouen, France, 1655-1665.
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Object Number:
- 1964-332
- Materials:
- silver (metal) and glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 23 mm 55 mm, .08kg
- type:
- spring-driven watch, verge escapement and pocket watch
- credit:
- Mrs. R. Caro
