Watch of gold, c. 1800 - c. 1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1800 - c. 1900
Gold repeating watch. The dial consists of a small, white-enamelled chapter ring amidst an openwork scene of a man and a woman striking two bells. The back cover is engine-turned.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12836; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 5.5 cm x height 7.4 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 2.2 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 5.5 cm x height 7.4 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 2.2 cm diameter 5,5 cm x hoogte 7,4 cm x breedte 5,5 cm x diepte 2,2 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 5.5 cm x height 7.4 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 2.2 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge van goud
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12836
- 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.