Watch with a portrait of Nicholas I, czar of Russia (r. 1825–55)
Object type: Watch
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Swiss, Geneva
Artist: Firm of Perret & Cie
Artist bio: ca. 1840–1850
Artist role: Maker
Date: probably ca. 1850–55
Medium: Case of gold and enamel; jeweled movement with temperature-compensated balance and Swiss lever escapement
Dimensions: 2 11/16 x 1/2in. (6.8 x 1.3cm); Diameter: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit line: Bequest of Vladimir M. Eitingon, in memory of his parents, Michail and Betty Eitingon, 1982
Accession year: 1983
Tags: Men|Portraits