Pair-case quarter-repeating watch

John Champion, ca. 1770–72

Artist

John Champion (British, 1730–1779)

Date

ca. 1770–72

Medium

Outer case: glass and gold set with diamonds, pearls, emeralds, and rubies; Inner case: gold; Dial: white enamel with black painted Chinese characters and blued steel hands; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel

Size

Overall (outer case, confirmed): 1 13/16 × 1 13/16 × 7/8 in. (4.6 × 4.6 × 2.2 cm); Overall (watch, with bail, confirmed): 2 3/8 × 1 9/16 × 7/8 in. (6.1 × 3.9 × 2.3 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)

Type

Horology

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed