Wristwatch

Designer Hans Hollein Austrian
Manufacturer Cleto Munari Italian
Designed 1985–86; produced 1987
Not on view
Hollein set the face of this wristwatch on the fluted shaft of a column; the base and capital have been stylized into a symmetrical decorative bezel.

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Object Information
  • Title: Wristwatch
  • Designer: Hans Hollein (Austrian, Vienna 1934–2014 Vienna)
  • Manufacturer: Cleto Munari (Italian, born Gorizia 1930)
  • Date: Designed 1985–86; produced 1987
  • Medium: Gold, sapphire glass, enamel, leather
  • Dimensions: 3/4 × 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (1.9 × 0.6 × 24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Jewelry
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cleto Munari, Unum s.r.l., Vicenza, Italy, 1988
  • Object Number: 1988.191.11
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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