A gold watch with a quarter repeating fusee movement with verge escapement, the back pierced with a crowned WR monogram. The dial has the 12 hours represented in Roman numerals and 5 minute intervals in Arabic numerals and pierced blued steel hands. In a gold case chased on the back with a further WR monogram against a military trophy in the style of Daniel Marot, the sides pierced with birds and foliage. The fish skin case has a further WR monogram and a pierced border.

Daniel Quare made several clocks, watches and barometers for William III. He was a clockmaker and instrument maker who invented a repeating watch movement in 1680 and a portable barometer in 1695. He was a Quaker, born in Somerset c.1647, who became a Brother in the Clockmakers' Company in London in 1671 and Master of the Company in 1708. Quare was offered but declined the Royal Warrant as a practising Quaker he was unable to sign an oath of allegiance. Notwithstanding he was 'free of the back stairs' at royal residences.