Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Maker:
Duchêne
Entities
-
Watch
- repeating verge watch
Categories
Description
Verge quarter repeating watch with automata, in engine turned gold case.
MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'Duchene A GENEVE', same engraved on cuvette. Balance bridge pierced with engraved edge, polished steel coquette retaining smooth red stone. Brass balance. Silver regulation dial engraved 'AVANCE' and 'RETARD'. Plain blued steel hand. Plain bridge over barrel with polished steel set-up click and wheel. Plain bridge with repeating barrel. Plain cock for contrate wheel. Plate with engraved scale with 'L' and 'V' at ends for runner speed. Slide end stop in fusee. Adjustable potance. Counter-potance cock with polished steel end plate and adjustment screw. Pillar plate with four plain turned pillars, third wheel bar. Two gongs mounted on plate. Plate stamped '3163' outside fusee. Under brass edge stamped '4'. Fusee and chain, set-up click at back. Verge escapement. Train planted clockwise. Runners with five pinions, ending in depthing pinion. Runners planted anti-clockwise.
REPEATING WORK: 1/4 mechanism, chain rack, chain over pulley. Polished steel work (mechanism not revealed).
DIAL: White enamel on copper with counter enamel, radial line min. ring, squares at 5 mins., short radial Roman chapters, glass fitted in centre. Centre gold and enamel scene of brick bridge with vase and flowers above. Two silver angle jacquemart on top of bridge striking silver bells at edge of the flowers. Blued steel background behind jacquemart and bells. Under bridge arch scene of knife grinder with grinding wheel by a wheel turned by an assistant, operated by runners.
HANDS: Blued steel Breguet type
CASE: Gold engine turned bezel, body and back. Inside bezel scratched 'LD/33'. Inside back stamped '1163', 'K18', maker's mark 'A' star 'G' and with a mark of an epaulet with a square with two chevrons ('Neuchatel 1820-66?') and scratched '3754 WW/WS/-', 'SO/SO/-, '3.87..', 'E89', '10079', '203' and 'SS/-/-.'
CUVETTE: Gilt brass, arrow engraved around winding hole, and as above. Inside stamped '3163'. Support ring stamped '3163' inside.
Legal notes
Bequeathed by Frank Gray Smart
Components of the work
Dial
composed of
enamel
( on copper)
copper
glass
Cuvette
composed of
gilt brass
Figures, Case
composed of
gold
Movement
composed of
silver
brass (alloy)
Movement, Hand
composed of
steel
Movement (top Plate)
Diameter 4.3 cm
Movement (brass Edge)
Diameter 5.3 cm
Case
Diameter 5.75 cm
Height 7.05 cm
Thickness 2.2 cm
Movement (pillar Plate)
Diameter 5 cm
Movement (pillar)
Height 0.03 cm
Movement, Dial, Hand
Inscription or legends present
- Text: Duchene A GENEVE
- Location: Movement
- Method of creation: Engraved
- Type: Maker's name
- Text: 3163
- Location: Movement
- Method of creation: Stamped
- Type: Number
- Text: 'A' star 'G' and with a mark of an epaulet with a square with two chevrons ('Neuchatel 1820-66?')
- Location: Inside case back
- Method of creation: Stamped
- Type: Maker's mark
- Text: '1163', 'K18', '3754 WW/WS/-', 'SO/SO/-, '3.87..', 'E89', '10079', '203' and 'SS/-/-.'
- Location: Inside case back
- Method of creation: Stamped, scratched
- Type: Mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: M/P.88-1913
Primary reference Number: 207255
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Tuesday 8 December 2015
Updated: Wednesday 14 March 2018
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
