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• 37. Gold watch pierced and engraved. The outer case is ornamented • 

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• with a repousse design, depicting a warrior leaving for battle. • 



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• It repeats the hours and quarters. Made by William Hawes, • 



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• London, A. D. 1741. (Diameter 49, thickness 30 mm.) 4 



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Gold quarter repeating watch in a pierced and engraved case. 

 Made by Benjamin Gray and Justin VuUiamy, London, A. D. 

 1746.^° (Diameter 40, thickness 23 mm.) 

 (Plate XII, fig. 3.) 



39. Gold double-case watch, the outer case pierced and decorated with 

 a repousse design. Black enameled figures are super-imposed 

 upon an engine-turned dial. Made by James Blackborow, 

 London, A. D. 1734-1746. (Diameter 50, thickness 28 mm.) 

 (Plate XIII, fig. 3.) 



40. Large silver watch designed for use in a sedan-chair. Case beauti- 

 fully pierced and engraved. Black enameled figures on a silver 

 dial; repeats and contains an alarm. Made by Antonius 

 Heckel, Vienna, A. D. 1750. (Diameter 96, thickness 55 mm.) 

 (Plate XIV.) 



41. Gold pair-case watch, decorated with a pierced, embossed, and 

 engraved design. Repeating movement. Made by Beuster 

 of London in the year 1750. (Diameter 48, thickness 29 mm.) 

 (Plate XV, fig. 4.) 



1" Benjamin Gray was watchmaker to King George II. Justin Vulliamy emi- 

 grated from Switzerland about 1730. He worked for Gray, married his daughter, 

 and eventually became a partner in the business. Watches bearing the signature 

 of these two men are invariably of exceptional quality. 



