Glossary

"À toc" watch

Quarter-repeater pocket watch à toc

A "dumb" repeater watch in which a hammer strikes the inside of the case to produce a muffled sound. Imagined by Julien Le Roy circa 1750.

See complication.

Research

Research

For research into the first Rieussec chronographs, the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie wishes to locate this piece, made between 1820 and 1830.

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