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Smiths De Luxe Wristwatch Worn by Sir Edmund Hillary on His Ascent of Mount Everest 1953

1953

Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

1770

'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.

1780-1850

Oldest wristwatch with a co-axial escapement, by Patek Philippe and George Daniels

1901-2000

Form watch by Benjamin Hill

1650

Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux

1775-1785

Drum shaped clock in a gilt-metal case, signed R.S. c.1600

1600

Watch in an octagonal silver case by Robert Grebauval

1625

Rock crystal and silver watch in the form of a tulip, by Sermand c.1640

1640

Souscription watch, by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1805

Silver watch in the shape of a Tudor rose by William Clay

1640

'Souscription' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1800

Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris

1780

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1783-1800

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

1851

Watch movement with a quarter-repeating mechanism of early design by Thomas Tompion.

1680

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

1812

Wax portrait of George Atkins (1766 – 1855) by Richard Cockle Lucas

1852

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

1830

Repeating watch by William Andreas Enderlin with enamel in the manner of Jean Mussard V

1700-1725

Portrait of the Reverand Henry Nelthropp MA, FSA (1820 – 1901)

1896

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

1685

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

1690

Gold watch with tourbillon by Girard Perregaux

1879

Repeating watch with unusual escapement by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1795

Eight-day astronomical longcase clock by Thomas Vickery

1931

Early Ingersoll wristwatch

1901-2000

'Millenium' co-axial wristwatch by George Daniels

1999

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1808

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Hexagonal table clock by Johann Schmidtbaur

1700-1725

Marine chronometer by E. Barthet, found on an abandoned ship

1840

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

1625

Astronomical longcase clock with a planetarium by Roland Jarvis

1982

Ivory folding sundial by Jacob Karner

1630

Gold and enamel watch by Robert Robin

1785-1795

Deck-watch used by Capt. George Vancouver on board HMS Discovery 1791-5

1791

Puritan-style watch by Edward East

1630

Silver 'Puritan' watch by Edward East

1640

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by Larcum Kendall

1786

Watch with faceted oval rock crystal case and protective outer case by John Ramsay

1625

Silver watch by James Vautrollier

1630

Watch with four outer cases, made by Edward Prior for the Turkish export market

1800

Watch in a rock crystal case by David Ramsay

1630

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by John Arnold

1776

Spring-detent escapement watch in a gold case by Reid & Co. London

1807

Silver form watch, in the shape of a cockle shell by Richard Masterson, c.1630

1630

Watch movement with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

1787

Silver star-shaped verge watch by David Ramsay

1625

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821