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Pocket watch movement
Incomplete pocket watch movement consisting of a frame with decorative pillars, centre wheel, fusee and crown wheel. Signed by the maker. Originally it would have been a verge escapement and shows evidence of having hour and minute hands. The watch is believed to be an early example of a balance-spring watch.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZAA0588 |
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| Collection: | Timekeeping |
| Type: | Pocket watch movement |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hutchingson, Ben |
| Date made: | circa 1676 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Foulkes Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 x 40 x 27 mm |