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Pocket Watch
ca. 1700
Daniel Quare (1647-1724)
England: London
Wood, brass, steel, silver
overall: 3-7/8"h x 1-7/8"w x 1"d
Gift of Mrs. Willis R. Michael
82.53.5

Pocket Watch; pair case; silver case touchmark; inner chapter ring Roman hour numerals; outer ring Arabic minute numerals; carved steel hands; matted dial with cherub head, foliated panels inscribed above and below center arbor "Quare / London"; movement: key wind, spring driven fusee, crown wheel escape with balance wheel, posted plates, book plate marked "Quare / London"; pierced balance wheel plate engraved with floral, fruit, urn and Phoenix birds; calibrated balance 1 through 6.


In the 1600s and 1700s, watches were produced by specialized craftsmen. If a colonial American owned a watch, it was likely made in England or Europe, rather than locally. Some of London watchmaker Daniel Quare’s work, perhaps similar to this example, was sold in the colonies. In 1744, a New York watchmaker sold a gold Quare watch, dated 1715, for over £27.