Interesting French silver revolutionary time watch Circa 1790

Kenmerk: SA2842
Diameter: 56 mm

Estimate: € 5.500 - 11.000
Price sold: € 6.250

Interesting and rare silver revolutionary time watch
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An interesting and rare French silver decimal revolutionary time watch, circa 1790, gilt verge movement, balance cock pierced and engraved with scroll monogram, the silver regulator engraved with flags and cap of the French revolution.
white enamel dial, calibrated from 1-10 for decimal revolutionary time, outer ring calibrated from I to XII, twice in Roman numerals indicating duodecimal time with gilt hand, silver case.
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Diameter: 56 mm

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Signed: No name
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Decimal time divides the day into 10 decimal hours, which in turn are divided into 100 decimal minutes. Each decimal minute is comprised of 100 decimal seconds. While decimal time was used over several millennia in China, the present lot is from France during the French Revolution when decimal time was officially adopted, although only for a very brief period.