Skeleton watch

Watchmaker: Imitator of Breguet

ca. 1810

Not on view

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Title: Skeleton watch
Maker: Watchmaker: Imitator of Breguet
Date: ca. 1810
Culture: Swiss, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Medium: Gold, glass
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1007
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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