Wristwatch, Jaeger, Edmond, Paris, 1928
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1928
Wristwatch, Jaeger, Edmond, Paris, 1928 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1928. The museum's brief description reads: Platinum watch with leather strap with gold deployant buckle, Cartier, Paris, mark of Edmond Jaeger, 1928. Museum description: Case: platinum Strap: leather with gold deployant buckle, mark of Edmond Jaeger The museum record gives material recorded as platinum, leather; measurements Height 6.7 cm; Width 1.0 cm; Depth 4.5 cm; place associated: Paris; maker recorded: Jaeger, Edmond. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This wristwatch was bought by 5th Duke of Sutherland at Cartier, Paris, in 1928, possibly as a wedding present for Bettine Stuart Wortley who married the 8th Earl of Abingdon, 21 August 1928. The wristwatch proved an enduring object of fashion for both sexes. It became a pre-eminent item of male jewellery.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- platinum, leather
- Dimensions
- Height 6.7 cm; Width 1.0 cm; Depth 4.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Platinum; leather with gold
- Maker recorded
- Jaeger, Edmond
- Place recorded
- Paris
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- mark of Edmond Jaeger; 'CARTIER'; Paris mark registered in 1908; French gold mark for 1919 ( third standard) and mark for Jaeger
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Jaeger, Edmond
- Museum object name
- Wristwatch
- Museum object number
- M.136-1987
- Museum system number
- O153750
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.