Swiss watch
Also known as: ceas elvețian
Record status
Individual type · partial
Swiss watch is held by Moldova National Museum Complex. Museum description: Pocket watch, equipped with three casebacks, one on the front and two on the reverse. It is equipped with a white enamelled dial, on which the hours are marked with Roman numerals and the minutes with Arabic numerals. The watch movement is of the Breguet spiral balance spring type, with 16 jewels, exposed winding mechanism, and compensating balance. The first and last lids are engraved with geometric and floral motifs. The serial number 98000 is inscribed on the reverse of the first lid.; remarks: sheet modified as requested: date from 1850-1860 to 1880-1900 The museum record gives measurements L=6.5 cm; W=5.2 cm; H=1.5 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver; metal; glass; enamel paint
- Dimensions
- L=6,5 cm; l=5,2 cm; Î=1,5 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_77abca746bb54f51a61f9fb4f9bcff45
- Museum object name
- ceas elvețian
- Holding institution
- Moldova National Museum Complex
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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