Hon Sui Sen's Fairchild Watch with Box and Holder

Title

Year/Period

5 August 1975

Region

Singapore

Object Type

wrist watches, cases (containers), manuals (instructional materials), notes (documents), presentation pieces

Material

metal, glass (material), paper (fiber product), leather, cloth

Technique

watch making, manufacturing, printing (process), signing (writing), assembling (additive and joining process)

Dimension

Object size: Please refer to individual parts

Accession No.

2021-01187

Collection of

National Museum of Singapore

Credit Line

Gift of the Hon Family

This watch was presented to Hon Sui Sen, Singapore’s then Minister for Finance, at the official opening of the second factory of Fairchild Singapore Pte Ltd at Toa Payoh on 5 August 1975. Fairchild Singapore Pte Ltd was a pioneering semiconductor company and was acquired by National Semiconductor in 1987. This golden digital electronic watch was produced by Exetron CPG (Consumer Products Group) Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairchild Singapore, which acquired it in 1975.