Object numberM2003/001:001
CreatorRussian Watch Factory (manufacturer)
DescriptionWrist watch in a plastic case. The wristband is missing. The watch face is round with a gilded frame. On the face appears the inscription "60 years, Jewish Autonomous Region" and a Magen David. The watch is a memento marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan, created within Soviet Russia as an alternative to Zionism in 1934.
Production placeSt Petersburg, Russia
Production date circa 1993
SubjectZionism
Object namewatches
Dimensions
- watch face diameter: 40.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Yuchun Zhao