Coach watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1733-1734
This coach watch dates to 1733–1734 and was manufactured in Paris. The watch features a gilded silver case decorated with chasing and engraving. It houses a quarter-repeating movement equipped with an alarm, created by the maker Henry Carus and recorded with the number 507.
The exterior presents a round metallic frame with ornate openwork and engraved foliate borders surrounding the dial. Mounted at the top is a substantial decorative suspension bow with a patterned stem. The white dial displays black Roman numerals for the hours and outer Arabic numerals marking five-minute intervals, with decorative central hands.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gilded silver case, chased and engraved
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Carus, Henry
- Place recorded
- Paris
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Coach watch
- Museum object number
- 123-1908
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.