FIAT Mystery Clock

I found this fascinating clock in the Paris flea market a year ago. I have never seen another one quite like it.  It appears to be a either a promotional clock for FIAT, or a dash clock that someone decided to mount on a stone base for display.  I love the art deco bezel with concentric circles, but the intriguing detail is that it has a large winding knob on the front face, implying it was probably a dash clock.  There are no markings on it anywhere other than the face, which bears the name of the manufacturer "Metron" and an address in Torino.  It is a handsome piece that I enjoy in my living room, but I sure wish someone could shed light on what car it might have come out of!

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Comments

[ETANQ]

That might very well call for an inquiry to Fiat headquarters, or their equivalent of the Henry Ford Museum. Any books on Fiat interiors? How's your Italian?

[Caroline]

I wondered if you had managed to find out anything about the FIAT clock as I have the same one however mine is mounted on an ornate wall clock. It was given to my father in law by an Italian Officer approximately 40 years ago.