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1798-1809 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gold watch signed 'Breguet et Fils', with Paris marks for 1798-1809
Case: mark of Pierre-Benjamin Tavernier

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold
Brief description
Gold watch, France, Paris, marks for 1798-1809
Case: engine-turned gold, mark of Pierre-Benjamin Tavernier
Dial: gold
Movement with cylinder escapement by Breguet & Fils, no. 1270
Physical description
Gold watch signed 'Breguet et Fils', with Paris marks for 1798-1809
Case: mark of Pierre-Benjamin Tavernier
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.7cm
  • Width: 4.2cm
  • Depth: 0.8cm
  • With suspension loop height: 5.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • signed 'Breguet et Fils' (Maker's signature)
  • marks (Paris marks for 1798-1809)
Credit line
Given by Miss G. M. Pratt
Collection
Accession number
M.19-1957

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Record createdJuly 28, 2005
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