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1927 Cartier clock of jade, diamonds, coral, gold, emerald, onyx and enamel. (Original Post)
winetourdriver01
Mar 2023
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Lochloosa
(16,061 posts)1. Stunning.
Mr.Bill
(24,238 posts)2. Second clock I've seen here where
they didn't use the correct roman numeral for the 4. It should be IV, not IIII.
Beautiful clock though.
unc70
(6,109 posts)3. IIII was more common than not for clocks
Mr.Bill
(24,238 posts)4. I never knew that.
Big Ben has it as IV.
https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-big-ben-clock-image5636911
Chainfire
(17,467 posts)5. Yea, but Big Ben is in English, not American.
Mr.Bill
(24,238 posts)6. But Cartier is French.
The other clock I saw here was also Cartier. Maybe it's a French thing?
But on the other hand, roman numerals are neither American, English or French.
Chainfire
(17,467 posts)7. No, Cartier is from Georgia. ;)
Mr.Bill
(24,238 posts)8. According to Wikipedia, they are headquartered in France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartier_(jeweler)
Anyway, I did some googling about the clock thing and found this. Interesting.
https://monochrome-watches.com/why-do-clocks-and-watches-use-roman-numeral-iiii-instead-of-iv/
Anyway, I did some googling about the clock thing and found this. Interesting.
https://monochrome-watches.com/why-do-clocks-and-watches-use-roman-numeral-iiii-instead-of-iv/
Chainfire
(17,467 posts)9. I beg your pardon, I thought that you were talking about Jimmy Cartier.