Pocket watch · Londres
Montre de poche avec système d'arrêt au balancier et aiguille de seconde (pulse watch)
VerifiedPocket watch attributed to S. Watson, London, circa 1690. Equipped with a balance stop mechanism and a seconds hand, intended for measuring the pulse (pulse watch). Silver case. Engraved silver dial. The central hand makes one revolution in six hours. Month and weekday indication in apertures.
Technical facts
- Inventory number
- MIH I-1183
- Object type
- Pocket watch
- Place of production
- Londres
- Dating
- c. 1700
- Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
- Argent
- Dimensions (catalogue)
- Dimensions: 64.0 x 53.0 x 29.5 mm; poids: 121.500 g
Historical significance
- Pocket watch attributed to S. Watson, London, circa 1690. Equipped with a balance stop mechanism and a seconds hand, intended for measuring the pulse (pulse watch). Silver case. Engraved silver dial. The central hand makes one revolution in six hours. Month and weekday indication in apertures.
Photographs
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Sources & references
- Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. I-1183: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/36929/
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