Hidden Faces (1944)

Hidden Faces

Salvador Dalí's 1944 novel, published by Dial Press, follows a circle of French aristocrats and Americans from the eve of the Second World War through its aftermath. Its clocks are set by American radio. (Open Library)

Watches

Bulova (unidentified model)

The Count hears the sponsored radio announcement of Bulova Watch Time at five o'clock and dwells on its oppressive regularity. This is a brand mention in a time signal, not a watch worn by a character.

Source text: ‘Bulova Watch Time’ (Salvador Dalí, Hidden Faces, scan cataloged as Dial Press, 1944, pp. 339–340; Internet Archive scan OCR)