Object numberM2003/001:004
CreatorRussian Watch Factory (manufacturer)
DescriptionPlastic case for wrist watch that opens with a sliding cardboard slip down one side. The cardboard has printed instructions (in Russian) inside and a guarantee. 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 namecases
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Yuchun Zhao