Objekt 1
Pocket watch with overcase
Description
Daniel Quare was one of the outstanding watchmakers of a generation in which London watchmaking was a leader in Europe. He was at the forefront of the development of the repeater watch in the 1680s and was able to apply for a patent for it in 1686. In addition to clocks, Daniel Quare also built numerous barometers and mathematical instruments.
Object description
Manufacturer: Daniel Quare (1648-1724)
London, 1675
Silver, brass gilded, steel partly blued
Signature: Daniel Quare London
Deposit Dr. Eugen Gschwind Foundation, Basel, G.124
Inv. 1983.1124.