Pair-case quarter-repeating watch

John Champion

Medium: Outer case: glass and gold set with diamonds, pearls, emeralds, and rubies; Inner case: gold; Dial: white enamel with black painted Chinese characters and blued steel hands; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel
Dimensions: Overall (outer case, confirmed): 1 13/16 × 1 13/16 × 7/8 in. (4.6 × 4.6 × 2.2 cm); Overall (watch, with bail, confirmed): 2 3/8 × 1 9/16 × 7/8 in. (6.1 × 3.9 × 2.3 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Classification: Horology
Dated: ca. 1770–72
Pixels: 3865 × 3854
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John Champion. Pair-case quarter-repeating watch, ca. 1770–72. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.