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TitleMusical Pocket Watch with Quarter Repeater and Cylinder Movement
CreatorPerrin Frères (clockmaker)
PlaceNeuchâtel (Zwitserland)
Year ca. 1815
Object number0876
Object nametimepiece with playing comb, pocket watch
DescriptionThe gold case of this watch is decorated with a fine diamond pattern known as guilloché: a common finish at the time. The Breguet-style hour and minute hands are blued steel. The teeth of the comb are attached in segments of two, with the exception of the two bass teeth which are bolted on separately.
Accompanying textsThe watch plays one tune that has not been identified, but appears to be a gigue.
Among the prolific manufacturers in the Neuchatel region, one of the most extensive watch companies belonged to the Perrin Freres. The European Indicator for 1841 describes "a house in Chaux-de-Fonds where everything related to watchmaking is manufactured under their own supervision." An additional editorial note emphasizes that readers should visit the Perrin Freres establishment to see their excellent watches because "the author has owned one for a period longer than 12 months and in that time it has never changed."
Among the prolific manufacturers in the Neuchatel region, one of the most extensive watch companies belonged to the Perrin Freres. The European Indicator for 1841 describes "a house in Chaux-de-Fonds where everything related to watchmaking is manufactured under their own supervision." An additional editorial note emphasizes that readers should visit the Perrin Freres establishment to see their excellent watches because "the author has owned one for a period longer than 12 months and in that time it has never changed."
Dimensions
geheel height: 8.2 cm
geheel diameter: 6.2 cm
cilinder length: 3 cm
cilinder diameter: 0.8 cm
geheel diameter: 6.2 cm
cilinder length: 3 cm
cilinder diameter: 0.8 cm