Watch, c. 1757 - c. 1817
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1757 - c. 1817
Gold repeating watch. The hands are set with diamonds. The movement has an openworked gold case. The outer case is embossed with a scene. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11978; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), silver (metal), diamond (mineral); measurements diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.7 cm x diameter 5.3 cm x height 7.3 cm x depth 2.9 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), silver (metal), diamond (mineral)
- Dimensions
- diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.7 cm x diameter 5.3 cm x height 7.3 cm x depth 2.9 cm diameter 4 cm (horloge) x diameter 4,7 cm (kast) x diameter 5,3 cm (buitenkast) x hoogte 7,3 cm x diepte 2,9 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.7 cm x diameter 5.3 cm x height 7.3 cm x depth 2.9 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-11978
- 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.