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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Pocket watch · Paris

Gilt-cased watch, signed: Pelletier in Paris

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Domed enamel dial. Silver balance cock and pillars. Two brass hands. Fusee-and-chain movement with verge escapement.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH I-28
Object type
Pocket watch
Place of production
Paris
Dating
first half of the 18th c.
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Laiton
Dimensions (catalogue)
dimensions: 58.2 x 38.8 mm
Inscriptions (catalogue)
Pelletier à Paris (gravé sur 2 plaquettes en argent vissées sur la platine)

Historical significance

  • Domed enamel dial. Silver balance cock and pillars. Two brass hands. Fusee-and-chain movement with verge escapement.

Photographs

Gilt-cased watch, signed: Pelletier in Paris (MIH I-28)
Gilt-cased watch, signed: Pelletier in Paris (MIH I-28) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Gilt-cased watch, signed: Pelletier in Paris (MIH I-28)
Gilt-cased watch, signed: Pelletier in Paris (MIH I-28) — 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-28: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/39599/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.