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Description: | A gold pair case watch, said to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots. The inner case is plain gold, the outer brass with black leather and gold studs (called shagreen) and a plaque on the rear with the monogram of Mary, Queen of Scots.
outer case shagreen on brass; gold plaque on back turned on inside face; inner case gold, plain; split bezel at hinge; hour hand gold ( verdi gris), probably not original; worn and silver dial set up on backplate; gut and fusee; verge escapement; crude steel balance, no hairspring; pierced gilt cock; screw adjustment for escapement wheel; verdi gris on front plate; going; signed Pierre Duchamel on backplate | Subjects: | Timekeeping Carried Accessories | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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