Repeating Watch, 1740 - 1770
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1740 - 1770
Gentleman's watch, repeating watch, made of gold, in a pair case. The outer case shows a relief depicting Alexander cutting the Gordian knot. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15086; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 5.4 cm x diameter 4.5 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
- gold (metal)
- Dimensions
- diameter 5.4 cm x diameter 4.5 cm · diameter 5,4 cm (kast) x diameter 4,5 cm (horloge)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.4 cm x diameter 4.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Repetitiehorloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-15086
- Museum classification
- wrist watch · jewellery
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.