Clock-Watch Medallion: 1738 Gold, Enamel, Agate, Diamonds, Garnets, Emeralds Watch Movement: 1690 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
The watch movement dates to about 1690, predating the medallion by almost half a century. The movement, which was most certainly the work of a London watch-maker, was possibly set in another case before being set into this medallion which seems to have been made expressly for the purpose of housing it. The movement’s top plate bears the name of Du Thuillay of Halle. The medallion is the work of goldsmith Johann Salomon Mëyer of Zerbst. His signature is on the reverse of the medallion, together with the date, 1738.
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