Watch case
Case maker: possibly George Harrison British
Case maker: possibly Gyles Hooper British
In the second half of the eighteenth century, English watchmakers exported a large number of watches for use in Arabic-speaking territories. The numerals on the dials were not exactly those used in Arabic arithmetic, however, but were apparently adaptations made by European clockmakers.
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