Wrist Watch Production Sample, 1995

Summary

Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.

Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.

Artifact

Wrist watch

Date Made

1995

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.386

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Plastic
Glass (Material)
Leather

Color

Red
Blue
Yellow (Color)
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 0.25 in  (watch)

Width: 1.375 in  (watch)

Length: 9.5 in  (watch)

Height: 0.75 in  (packaging)

Width: 2.5 in  (packaging)

Length: 5.75 in  (packaging)

Inscriptions

on back of watch: Graves / GRAVES / DESIGN / FOR / F.A.O. SCHWARZ / FIFTH AVENUE / by Fantasma / JAPAN MVT. on tin lid: Graves / GRAVES DESIGN / FOR / F.A.O. SCHWARZ / FIFTH AVENUE on label on bottom of tin: FANTASMA PRODUCTION SAMPLE 11/94

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