Repeating watch

Watchmaker: Firm of Meuron et Companie, Geneva and Paris

late 18th century

Not on view

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Title: Repeating watch
Maker: Watchmaker: Firm of Meuron et Companie, Geneva and Paris (ca. 1790)
Date: late 18th century
Culture: Swiss, Geneva
Medium: Gold, pearls, enamel
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Bequest of Laura Frances Hearn, 1917
Object Number: 17.101.24
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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