Calendar Watch
Artist
Maker unknown
(Swiss)
Datec. 1790
MediumGold, enamel, silver, steel
Dimensions76.2 x 57.2 x 19.1 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 362
DescriptionGold open face verge calendar watch with center secondsmvt: gilt, plain, bridge pierced with c-scrolls, coqueret with endstone, silvered regulation disc.
Swiss
Case: plain, engraved with name on outside of back lid.
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Label TextAt the end of the eighteenth century, watches with subsidiary dials indicating the date, day of the week, time, and seconds demonstrated the growing interest in precision timekeeping. Most of these watches, known as calendar watches, required resetting at the end of each month with fewer than thirty-one days.
