Pair-case watch

Thomas Tompion

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Title: Pair-case watch
Creator: Thomas Tompion|Nathanial Delander
Date Created: 1682–83
Physical Dimensions: Diameter (outer case): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diameter (inner case): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Type: Pair-case watch
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/194081
Medium: Outer case: leather with gold studs; inner case and dial: gold with blued-steel hands; movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and silver
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: British, London

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