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Retrograde Clock

Cooper Hewitt

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Vacheron Constantin

Producer

Verger Frères, French, founded 1896

Credit Line

Lent by Private Collection

Date

ca. 1927

Accession Number

13.2016.100

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

timepieces & measuring devices
Exhibitions
Retrograde Clock

Medium

Black onyx, rock crystal, rose-cut and other diamonds

Dimensions

H x W x D: 16.5 × 11 × 5 cm (6 1/2 × 4 5/16 × 1 15/16 in.)

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Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b0d6fd20-f133-4f45-9c81-0a1c8f1ef712

Record ID

chndm_13.2016.100

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