Record Open-face pocket watch, 1864
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
1864
Maker / issuer
Record
Open face case watch undersprung lever watch, English fusee, dust cap. silver dial with gold numerals, second sub-dial at 6 o'clock, blue hands. Monogram on reverse 'JH' Serial number 502 on back plate and case. Hallmarked London 1864. Casemaker E.M. Part of the Applied Arts and Design collection. Credit Line: Gift of J W Hansell, 1951, Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1951.75, H156, 32083 For more details visit <a href=" http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_humanhistory-object-14175 " rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019 Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold, Silver (as described on the source photograph page)
Technical characteristics
- Escapement
- Lever escapement
Design
- Case type
- Open-face
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
- Jewel count and calibre not documented.
- Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
- No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.