silver and gilt metal astronomical verge pocket watch by Robert Grinkin
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1635-40
The verge movement has a silver balance cock but is otherwise fairly typical of the period with a tangent screw set up to adjust the rate of going. It has a long fusee with gut drive, and was made before the balance spring.
The circle of figures above the signs are approximate sunset times for the months shown in the circle above. The apertures on the right give the age of the moon, the moon phase and the time of the moonrise. The blued steel indicator is pointing to the fifth. The Allegorical figures are the planetary divinities that governed the day of the week according to the Ancients.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- silver and gilt metal
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 5.5cm long, 3.7cm wide, 2.2cm high
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 191904243
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
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.