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Description: | Pocket watch in a hallmarked silver pair case. It has a full-plate capped fusee movement, marked 'Improved Patent', with a five tooth lever escapement as patented by Sam.Smith, Coventry (patent 3620, 9th December, 1812) and a seconds-beating plain gold balance. The watch has a cream enamel dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, and spade and poker hands. Stop-action with lever.
Inscription. AQN: Foulkes, R K (owner).Cases with London assay mark for 1816. Case maker's mark ?JM (very indistinct). Silver pair-cased pocket watch. Full-plate movement, capped. 5-tooth lever escapement as patented by Sam.Smith, Coventry (patent 3620, 9th December, 1812). Seconds-beating plain gold 3-arm balance. Stop-action acting on contrate wheel, lever at V. Flat enamel dial (hairline cracks), seconds at VI (steel hand); gold hour and minute hands. Unsigned but probably Samuel Smith Coventry.
caption: Watch, Sam Smith | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Pocket chronometer pocket watches | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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