Wrist watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c.1970
This object is a wristwatch and strap featuring an astronaut motif, produced around 1970. The watch was made in Israel and subsequently decorated in Great Britain.
The timepiece comprises a circular metallic case with an analog dial displaying Arabic numeral hour markers around the periphery. The centre of the dial depicts an illustrated figure of an astronaut against a dark background. Attached to the case is a patterned fabric or woven strap featuring lengthwise stripes, accented with decorative rounded studs or cabochons above and below the watch face, and secured with a pin buckle at one end.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Israel, Great Britain
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Wrist watch
- Museum object number
- T.1078:2-2000
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.