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Enamelled gold watch by Gregson and Jean-Jacques Le Bain

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1789

This gold and enamel watch was produced in Paris in 1789. The movement is by the watchmaker Gregson, featuring a quarter-repeating mechanism with a virgule escapement and numbered 2296. The gold case was crafted by the jeweller Jean-Jacques Le Bain and bears his maker's mark.

The case is finished in translucent blue enamel over engine-turning, surrounded by decorative white and blue enamelled borders and gold detailing. At the centre of the case back is an enamelled grisaille medallion depicting a cupid beside an altar with flaming hearts, framed by an ornate gold-coloured border. The piece measures 6.4 cm in height, 5.1 cm in width, and 1.8 cm in depth. The watch is inscribed on the top-plate with the maker's signature and designation: 'Gregson Horr du Roy A Paris No. 2296 Bt'.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
enamelled gold
Dimensions
Height: 6.4 cm; Width: 5.1 cm; Depth: 1.8 cm

Technical characteristics

Inscriptions
Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Maker's name on top-plate; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: Gregson Horr du Roy A Paris No. 2296 Bt; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Casemaker's mark for Jean-Jacques Le Bain; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: mark; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
Maker recorded
Gregson; Le Bain, Jean-Jacques
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
Watch
Museum object number
M.195-1919

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.