Watch

Watch - short interval timer. Gilded brass canister case with press-in bezel and back, both knurled. Brass circular movement, virgule escapement, brass balance beating ½-seconds. Wound and set by pulling pendant; start/stop operated by horizontal bar on bow. Paper dial calibrated for 60 seconds, subsidiary counter for 5 minutes. Steel hands.

Object Details

ID: ZAA0401
Collection: Timekeeping
Type: Watch
Display location: Display - ROG
Creator: Unknown; père, Delmas
Date made: circa 1865
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Foulkes Collection
Measurements: Overall: 75 x 53 x 19 mm