Wristwatch, Boucheron, Paris, ca. 1963
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1963
Wristwatch, Boucheron, Paris, ca. 1963 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1963. The museum's brief description reads: Wristwatch with gold case and leather strap, Boucheron, Paris, about 1963..
Museum description: Gold square case, front and sides incised with a grid pattern. leather strap The museum record gives material recorded as gold, leather; measurements Length 2.5 cm; Width 1.8 cm; place associated: Paris. 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
Bought from Boucheron, London, by Bettine, Lady Abingdon, in October 1963. The wristwatch proved an enduring object of fashion for both sexes. It became a pre-eminent item of male jewellery.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold, leather
- Dimensions
- Length 2.5 cm; Width 1.8 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Gold and leather
- Place recorded
- Paris
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Engraved BOUCHERON MADE IN FRANCE BT 1203.255; Incuse mark showing that object was intended for export
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Boucheron
- Museum object name
- Wristwatch
- Museum object number
- M.158&A-1987
- Museum system number
- O153820
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.