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Movement with fusee, without a case, with verge escapement, signed: “F. Dentand à Genève”

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Movement with fusee, without a case, with verge escapement, signed: “F. Dentand à Genève”. A Louis XV-style hand. Circa 1700.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH I-12
Object type
Movement
Dating
1700
Dimensions (catalogue)
dimensions min/max: 47 x 21.3 mm
Inscriptions (catalogue)
F.Dentand à Genève 1671-1754 (Cadran)

Historical significance

  • Movement with fusee, without a case, with verge escapement, signed: “F. Dentand à Genève”. A Louis XV-style hand. Circa 1700.

Photographs

Movement with fusee, without a case, with verge escapement, signed: “F. Dentand à Genève” (MIH I-12)
Movement with fusee, without a case, with verge escapement, signed: “F. Dentand à Genève” (MIH I-12) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Movement with fusee, without a case, with verge escapement, signed: “F. Dentand à Genève” (MIH I-12)
Movement with fusee, without a case, with verge escapement, signed: “F. Dentand à Genève” (MIH I-12) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Movement with fusee, without a case, with verge escapement, signed: “F. Dentand à Genève” (MIH I-12)
Movement with fusee, without a case, with verge escapement, signed: “F. Dentand à Genève” (MIH I-12) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. I-12: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/34503/

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