Watch
Watchmaker: Firm of Vacheron and Constantin Swiss
Partnership of Jacques Barthélémi Vacheron Swiss
and François Constantin Swiss
Not on view
The cover of this watchcase is engraved with a view of the Compidoglio, in Rome. At the time, it was popular for travelers to visit Italy, particularly Rome, as part of an extended trip known as the Grand Tour. While a wealthy aristocrat might come home with classical antiquities, a more modest traveler might purchase this watch as a smaller-scale souvenir of his travels.
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