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Table clock · Genève

Pendulette dôme solaire

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The gilded brass case is covered in cloisonné enamels evoking Day and Night. On the dome, Eternity is represented by a young woman holding a gilded ball in each hand, with a sun on her right. The rim of the case, which is divided into four parts, features Dawn, represented by two cloisonné enamel cocks, Morning and Afternoon, by two pairs of birds, and Dusk, by two nocturnal birds.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-320
Object type
Table clock
Place of production
Genève
Dating
1965
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Laiton doré, émail, Laiton, Émail polychrome
Dimensions (catalogue)
Dimensions: 22.0 x 13.0 x 13.0 cm
Inscriptions (catalogue)
MD (M.Deville) (Emaux); PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE (Cadran); Twenty-nine (29) jewels. Adjusted to heat. Cold. isochronism and one (1) position. Patek Philippe Genève Suisse 873871 (Mouvement)

Historical significance

  • The gilded brass case is covered in cloisonné enamels evoking Day and Night. On the dome, Eternity is represented by a young woman holding a gilded ball in each hand, with a sun on her right. The rim of the case, which is divided into four parts, features Dawn, represented by two cloisonné enamel cocks, Morning and Afternoon, by two pairs of birds, and Dusk, by two nocturnal birds.
  • The movement, placed horizontally in the case, has a lever escapement, a Gyromax balance, and a self-compensating balance spring with a Breguet overcoil. The clock is wound by an electric micro-motor powered photovoltaic cell located on the dome.

Photographs

Pendulette dôme solaire (MIH IV-320)
Pendulette dôme solaire (MIH IV-320) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Pendulette dôme solaire (MIH IV-320)
Pendulette dôme solaire (MIH IV-320) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Pendulette dôme solaire (MIH IV-320)
Pendulette dôme solaire (MIH IV-320) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. IV-320: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/35848/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.