TIFFANY & Co. to Host Watch Archive Exhibition in Ginza
WATCH & JEWELRY / JEWELRY NEWS
May 21, 2015

TIFFANY & Co. to Host Watch Archive Exhibition in Ginza


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A Watch Worn by President Roosevelt on Display


TIFFANY & Co. Holds Watch Archive Exhibition in Ginza


From Friday, May 22nd to Sunday, May 31st, TIFFANY & Co. will host the Watch Archive Exhibition "Making of 'New York Minute' ~ Supreme Timepieces Sleeping in the Tiffany Archives" at the 3rd-floor gallery space of the TIFFANY Ginza Main Store.

Text by Yuzu Kuromiya




A Long History of Watchmaking and Craftsmanship Gathered in One Place


To commemorate the launch of the new watch collection "Tiffany CT60," this exhibition will showcase precious timepieces that are indispensable to telling the brand's proud history of over 165 years in watchmaking.
The collection features items that fuse superior craftsmanship and design, including a hunter-cased pocket watch with a high-performance "split-seconds" function made in the mid-to-late 19th century, artistic lapel watches exhibited at the Paris, Chicago, and New York World's Fairs, and an Art Deco diamond cocktail watch introduced around 1930.


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Lapel watch exhibited at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle. Photo Credit: Tiffany & Co.


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Art Deco cocktail watch introduced around 1930. Courtesy of the Tiffany & Co. Archives


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Hunter-cased pocket watch with split-seconds function (made 1872–79). Courtesy of the Tiffany & Co. Archives




Particularly noteworthy is the display of a watch favored by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, which also served as the inspiration for the "Tiffany CT60" collection launched in April. President Roosevelt wore this gold watch, a gift from his son-in-law, to the Yalta Conference in 1945.


A collection of timepieces that unravel Tiffany's long history of watchmaking awaits. Don't miss this opportunity.


Watch Archive Exhibition "Making of 'New York Minute' ~ Supreme Timepieces Sleeping in the Tiffany Archives"
Period: Friday, May 22nd – Sunday, May 31st
Hours: 10:30 AM – 7:30 PM (Last entry 7:00 PM). Closing at 5:30 PM on Fridays, May 22nd and 29th.
Venue: TIFFANY Ginza Main Store, 3rd Floor Gallery Space

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