Skeletonized, Jacquemart Watch
Artist
Berthoud
(French, active Paris, 1750 - 1813)
Datec. 1805
MediumGold, copper, varicolored gold, enamel, steel
Dimensions88.9 x 55.6 x 25.4 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 333
Descriptioncase: back with enamel on copper portrait of Napoleon on green background, possible applied later although the enamel could be contemporary with watch.mvt: gilt bridge with radiate piercing and set with ruby endstone in steel chaton, silvered regulation disc, repeating on wire gongs by depressing the pendan.t
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Label TextThe back of this case is decorated with a painted enamel portrait of Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor of France from 1804 to 1815. This watch form is referred to as "skeletonized" because the movement is visible through glass.
