Object Details
Producer
Cartier, French, founded 1847
Description
61.2016.3Rectangular 8-day movement, gold-plated, 14 jewels, Swiss lever escapement, bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring; Hand-setting and winding mechanism underneath the base
Credit Line
Lent by Cartier Collection, Inv. CM 29 C21
Date
ca. 1921
Accession Number
86.2016.5
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
timepieces & measuring devices
Exhibitions
Mystery Clock with Single Axle
Medium
Gold, platinum, ebonite, citrine, diamonds, enamel
Dimensions
H x W x D: 12.9 × 9.7 × 4.8 cm (5 1/16 × 3 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
produced in
Paris, France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Exhibitions Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_86.2016.5