Wristwatch Face

Wristwatch Face

Nathan George HorwittWW-1947-M002080
1947·White gold with enameled dial·diam. 1 5/16" (3.3 cm)

Catalogue

Year
1947
Dimensions
diam. 1 5/16" (3.3 cm)

Artist

Nathan George Horwitt
Nathan George Horwitt

Nathan George Horwitt was an American industrial designer. He is most renowned for his Museum watch, which featured a black dial with a single silver circle situated at 12 o'clock. The Museum watch is part of the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art. The watch was intended to suggest a sundial, the most ancient form of keeping time.

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Record

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Year
1947
Dimensions
diam. 1 5/16" (3.3 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1947-M002080

Source

Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Nathan George Horwitt

Nathan George Horwitt

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