Quarter-repeating, Jacquemart Watch
Artist
Maker unknown
(Swiss)
Datec. 1825
MediumGold, varicolored gold, silver, enamel
Dimensions79.4 x 57.2 x 17.5 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 352
DescriptionGold open face quarter repeating verge watch with automaton of Jousting knightsEngine turned, vacant ovalon back lid.
Case: Engine turned, vacant oval on back lid.
mvt: gilt, full plate, bridge pierced with leafy vine, ruby enstone in polished steel chaton, square to regulate repeating speed, labeled L V, silvered regulation disc adjacent polished steel barrel click, three oblong slotted head screws to secure cuvette
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Label TextWatches featuring three jacquemarts (mechanized figures) are much rarer than those with two. This watch presents a medieval jousting scene. When activated, the bugler below raises a horn to his lips and the two combatants in the top aperture joust.
