Calendrical and Astronomical Pendant Watch
Clockmaker
George Smith
(British, act. ca. 1622–1646)
Dateca. 1625
MediumSilver and gilt brass
Dimensions2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey, 1999
Accession number1999.6.17
CommentaryMost sixteenth-century watches were made in Germany and France, but during the early 1600s, watchmaking centers began to flourish in other countries. George Smith, the English maker of this watch, entered the guild known as the Clockmakers’ Company in 1632, the year after its founding. Smith is recorded as working “next to the New Exchange” and having two apprentices (probably John and Paul Jacob).
Source: Vignon, Charlotte. The Frick Collection Decorative Arts Handbook. New York: The Frick Collection/Scala, 2015.
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Abraham-Louis Breguet
ca. 1795–after 1807
