Men's watch of gold
Also known as: Herenhorloge van goud
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1800 - c. 1815
Men's watch, repeating watch, of gold with movable figures in 'quatre couleurs'. In the centre is a white enamelled chapter ring flanked by two figures in Roman attire.
The case back is plain. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15015; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 5.5 cm x height 7.5 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 1.6 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 5.5 cm x height 7.5 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 1.6 cm diameter 5,5 cm x hoogte 7,5 cm x breedte 5,5 cm x diepte 1,6 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5.5 cm x height 7.5 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 1.6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Herenhorloge van goud
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15015
- Museum classification
- jewellery · wrist watch
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.