Ring Watch
Artist
Maker unknown
(Swiss)
Date1830-1840
MediumGold, steel
Dimensions17.5 x 19.1 (length of bezel) x 26 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 276
DescriptionCHASED GOLD RING WATCHSwiss movement
CASE: chased with leafy scrolls in matted ground, oval hinged bezel with glass
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Label TextThe earliest recorded example of a ring watch is one made in Augsburg, Germany, in 1580. While all ring watches incorporated miniature watch movements, more sophisticated examples included automata activated by the hour gear.
