Swiss complicated watch made for the German market Circa 1914
- Kenmerk
- SB1111
- Diameter
- 67 mm
- Estimate
- € 9.000 - 18.000
- Price sold
- € 10.150
Probably unique rose gold complicated watch
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A large and unusual Swiss 14 carat rose gold hunting cased minute repeating triple calendar pocket watch with moon phases made for the German market, circa 1914. Lever movement, jewelled. White enamel dial with Arabic hours and minutes, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week and months, moon phases combined with constant seconds. Engraved contract case, foliate scrolling with grapes, pears and an urn, the hinged case back monogrammed WA the imperial crown above. Cuvette personally inscribed. Case and movement numbered.
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Diameter: 67 mm
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Signed: No name
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This timepiece was very likely ordered by the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, Wilhelm II, for his son, Prince Adalbert of Prussia. The cuvette is finely engraved with symbols of this royal family, the House of Hohenzollern, including the family’s coat of arms, and inscribed ‘To my dear son Adalbert, July 14, 1914.’ The pointed stars which appear throughout the case also appear in the Emperor’s family crest. Symbols of the Imperial family appear on the cuvette as well, including the imperial crown flanked by two avian busts, a symbol from the House of Hohenzollern crest, along with the Initials W and A with the Imperial crown. Emperor Wilhelm probably gifted this watch to his son about one month prior to the Prince’s marriage with Princess Adelheid of Saxe-Meiningen on August 14, 1914. The watch is assumed to be unique.



















