Quarter-repeating, Jacquemart Watch
Artist
Maker unknown
(Swiss)
Date1800-1825
MediumGold, varicolored gold, enamel, steel
Dimensions76.2 x 54 x 19.1 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Frederick T. Proctor Watch Collection
Object numberPC. 224
DescriptionGold open face quarter repeating jacquemart watchmvt: gilt, full plate, bridge pierced with leafy vine, ruby endstone 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
Swiss
Case: Plain with scalloped band.
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Label TextThe most common automaton watches are those featuring two jacquemarts striking bells. On this watch, the mythological figures of Orpheus and his wife Eurydice strike the bells when the repeating mechanism is activated.
