Record Open-face pocket watch, 1871

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

1871

Maker / issuer

Record

Watch and box, lady's keywound cylinder bar movement watch, open-faced case, 18 carat gold dial with floral design in centre, embossed case, shows repair dates engraved into back of case: - 1871, 1876, 1882, 1886 red leather box with cream silk and velvet interior, raised section in case for watch. Part of the Applied Arts and Design collection. Credit Line: Gift of Miss M G Brookes, Collection of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1959.78.2, H197, 35647 For more details visit <a href=" http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_humanhistory-object-11442 " 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 (as described on the source photograph page)

Technical characteristics

Escapement
Cylinder escapement

Design

Case type
Open-face
Case decoration
Engraved

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.
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