Gold and Glass Luxor 8-Day World Time Desk Clock

Object/Artifact

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Luxor 8-Day World Time Desk Clock that was gifted to the Jordans in Kuwait.: Image of the gold clock with cream face and gold hands set in crystal. The face reads "LUXOR 8," "TURLER," and "23." The outside rim of the clock face lists cities.
Luxor 8-Day World Time Desk Clock that was gifted to the Jordans in Kuwait.

Image of the gold clock with cream face and gold hands set in crystal. The face reads "LUXOR 8," "TURLER," and "23." The outside rim of the clock face lists cities.

Name/Title

Gold and Glass Luxor 8-Day World Time Desk Clock

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000356

Description

Luxor 8-day world time desk clock. It has a crystal base with gold clock mechanism. There are dozens of cities listed around the face. Luxor is the watch brand while Turler is the retailer. Turler was founded in Biel, Switzerland in 1883 and are known for their high-end watches and clocks. The clock was likely sold as just the gold face piece and later set into crystal.

Context

The clock was gifted from a club the Jordan's frequented in Kuwait upon their retirement and return to Texas in 1962.

Made/Created

Artist

Luxor

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Switzerland, Kuwait

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe, Asia