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Gold Pair-Cased Verge Watch
George Graham · 1725
By the man who gave away his patents because he thought knowledge should circulate like blood. The verge escapement still beats at its lazy eighteenth-century pace — eighteen thousand an hour, the heartbeat of a calmer century.
- Maker
- George Graham
- Period
- 1725
- Origin
- London, England
- Medium
- Gold, enamel dial
- Dimensions
- DIAMETER 49 MM
Provenance
By repute, the Atwood collection
Swiss private collection
Part of The Escapement Room
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