102nd Auction
2020/6/29
Lot 319
Gebr. Eppner, Berlin, Union "Glocke", Movement No. 68163, Case No. 68163, 52 mm, 95 g, circa 1911
A gold pocket watch of historical interest - a present from Emperor Wilhelm II
Case: 14k pink gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, screw compensation balance.
The national archive of Lower Saxony in Aurich owns a document with the title "Verlassen der Tjalk "Fraukea" aus Westrhauderfehn durch die Besatzung am 27.11.1911 bei Helgoland" (evacuation of the sailing ship Fraukea of Westrhauderfehn’s crew on November 27, 1911 near Helgoland). The crew was obviously lucky enough be saved by Captain H. Grierson: "Wir Wilhelm von Gottes Gnaden Deutscher Kaiser, König von Preussen, bewilligen diese Anerkennung dem Kapitän des englischen Dampfers 'Weimar'" (I, William, German emperor by the grace of God, award this honour to the captain of the English steamer 'Weimar').
This pocket watch made by the company Gebr. Eppner in Berlin is a product of the so-called "Glocken-Union" (bell union), which was a secondary brand established by the Dürrstein company in 1890 in Dresden. The watches are Swiss and carry no signature on the dial. The movement is stamped with a logo showing a bell surrounded by five stars.
A gold pocket watch of historical interest - a present from Emperor Wilhelm II
Case: 14k pink gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, screw compensation balance.
The national archive of Lower Saxony in Aurich owns a document with the title "Verlassen der Tjalk "Fraukea" aus Westrhauderfehn durch die Besatzung am 27.11.1911 bei Helgoland" (evacuation of the sailing ship Fraukea of Westrhauderfehn’s crew on November 27, 1911 near Helgoland). The crew was obviously lucky enough be saved by Captain H. Grierson: "Wir Wilhelm von Gottes Gnaden Deutscher Kaiser, König von Preussen, bewilligen diese Anerkennung dem Kapitän des englischen Dampfers 'Weimar'" (I, William, German emperor by the grace of God, award this honour to the captain of the English steamer 'Weimar').
This pocket watch made by the company Gebr. Eppner in Berlin is a product of the so-called "Glocken-Union" (bell union), which was a secondary brand established by the Dürrstein company in 1890 in Dresden. The watches are Swiss and carry no signature on the dial. The movement is stamped with a logo showing a bell surrounded by five stars.
estimated
3.500—5.000 €
Price realized
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