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Source Description
On the back of this watch is a revolving disc of gold indicating the different times in different cities round the world, the names of which are inscribed in gold on blue enamel. The Geneva-made watch was perhaps made for the Italian market as the major city at the top is Milan. This is a very early example of a world-time watch.
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Document identity
localId
18040
label
World-time watch
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
18040
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
World-time watch
description
On the back of this watch is a revolving disc of gold indicating the different times in different cities round the world, the names of which are inscribed in gold on blue enamel. The Geneva-made watch was perhaps made for the Italian market as the major city at the top is Milan. This is a very early example of a world-time watch.
provenance
Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870); Tiffany and Company, New York, prior to 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown] (on 1893 list, no. 17); Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1780-1790
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, enamel
creator_ids
6290
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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