Open-face gold pendant watch
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Record status
Individual type · research required
This is an open-face 18ct gold pendant watch featuring an engraved case and a gilt brass dome, marked with Continental hallmarks. The watch has an engraved gilt metal dial and a bar movement with a club-tooth lever escapement, jewelled to the third wheel.
It is held in the Applied Arts and Design collection of the Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Case
- 18ct gold engraved case, gilt brass dome, Continental hallmark
- Dial
- Engraved gilt metal dial
- Material
- Gold, Brass (as described on the source photograph page)
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- Bar movement with club-tooth lever escapement, jewelled to third wheel
- Escapement
- Lever escapement
Design
- Case type
- Open-face
- Case decoration
- Engraved
Identification
- Holding institution
- Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Serial or inventory number
- Case serial no. 10258; Museum no. 1948.170, H145
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.