Repeater watch

Watchmaker: Argand

ca. 1770

Not on view

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Title: Repeater watch
Maker: Watchmaker: Argand (w.c. 1760–77)
Date: ca. 1770
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Gold, enamel, jewels, diamond
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1588
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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