Pocket Watch and Locket, Belonging to Henry Ford, 1928

Artifact

Pocket watch

Date Made

1928

Creators

Cartier (Firm) 

European Watch & Clock Company 

Place of Creation

France, Paris 

Switzerland 

Creator Notes

Case made by Cartier, Paris; movement by European Watch & Clock Co. of Switzerland

Keywords

Pocket watches 

Lockets 

Cases (Containers) 

Commemorations 

Timekeeping 

Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 

Ford family 

Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 

Ford, Benson, 1919-1978 

Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 

Ford, Josephine Clay, 1923-2005 

Ford, Eleanor Clay, 1896-1976 

Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 

Ford, William Clay, 1925-2014 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

51.13.235

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Clara Ford Estate.

Material

Platinum (Metal)
Silver (Metal)
Sapphire (Mineral)

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.783 in

Inscriptions

Printed on dial: CARTIER PARIS / HENRY FORDSON Printed on case: CARTIER / PARIS / 5151 Printed on movement on back plate: EUROPEAN WATCH / AND CLOCK CO. INC. / SWISS / 19 JEWELS / 8 ADJ.