Skeleton watch
Also known as: Watch with a Skeleton Dial
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
before 1815
Gold gentleman's watch, the case back entirely engine-turned except for a small circle. The middle case (carrure) is reeded. The dial with hatched chapter ring with gold Roman numerals has a circular aperture through which the wheelwork is visible, as well as on the underside, where the movement plate has been replaced by glass. Marked on the brass rim: Carl Chasté. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15081; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), gold (metal), glass; measurements diameter 5 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
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal), gold (metal), glass
- Dimensions
- diameter 5 cm · diameter 5 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Skelethorloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15081
- Museum classification
- jewellery · pocket 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.