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Watch
    • Setting:
      Room XVIII
    • Maker:
      Jean-Baptiste Baillon de Fontenay [attr.]
    • Place:
      Paris
    • Date:
      1764
    • Materials:
      gold, brass, enamel
    • Dimensions:
      diameter 50 mm; thickness (with glass) c. 24 mm
    • Inventory:
      3853
    • Watch (Inv. 3853)
    • Watch (Inv. 3853)

The case of this watch carries deeply engraved recurrent motifs around the crystals; the back has radiating grooves to simulate a shining star. The dial is made of enamel. The skeleton movement. The train comprises four wheels, plus the escapement wheel. The position of the first wheel between the fusee and the central wheel provides an eight-day running time. Quite probably made by Jean Baptiste Baillon De Fontanay.