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Desk compendiums were very popular with wealthy and important figures throughout the twentieth century, were made by, and sold through a number of luxury retailers. Examples have been found with different brand names on the dials such as; ‘Kirby Beard Paris’ (an old English retailer who established a luxury boutique in Paris in 1878), ‘Hermès’, Asprey and Cartier amongst the notable ones. This Abercrombie piece is very rare it does has one side with a cracked look at the last picture please thank you contact me for any questions.
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Desk Compendium by Abercrombie & Fitch is a mechanical eight day fifteen jewel caliber 244 movement made by Imhoff
A brass and gilt, linen finished desk compendium. This stunning and exceptional quality piece features a clock, barometer, thermometer, and Hygrometer on each of the four sides, and is set with a compass on the top. Each of the four windows is set with a polished gold plated brass smooth bezel which contrasts well against the linen case and dial. The sloped base which the cube sits on a ball joint , it only has one side of glass to be replaced look at the last picture please thank you contact me for any questions.