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Big Pilot's Watch, IW500912
This is a Big Pilot's Watch. It was produced by Santoni.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Robert Greenberg as part of Bob Greenberg Selects.
The original Big Pilot’s watch was designed in the late 1930s and featured a dial that resembled cockpit instruments from the early days of aviation. It had special features designed for pilots: a large, conical crown that could be manipulated while wearing gloves (early cockpits were unheated); a soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields; a front glass secured against displacement by sudden drops in pressure; a luminescent dial, and a triangular index at the 12 o’clock position for instant orientation.
It is credited Lent by Robert M. Greenberg.
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- Photograph, Album: Universal Watches
- 12.3 x 16.7 cm (4 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.).
- Gift of Ellen Gustav Jensen.
- 1956-47-84-m
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
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- stainless steel, glass.
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Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 33.8 × 4.6 cm (13 5/16 × 1 13/16 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Bob Greenberg Selects.
