Swiss silver lever watch with cast high relief case Circa 1907

Silver commemorative watch
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A rare marksman’s pocket watch made for the Zurich Shooting Festival by the International Watch Company in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, circa 1907. The numbered case of this watch, crafted from silver, has relief decoration on the back lid. The white enamel dial has Arabic hour numerals, an outer minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and gold open work hands. The numbered movement is fitted with a precision lever escapement, screwed gold chatons and fine adjusting device.
The cuvette is signed.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 106 g
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Signed: Uhrenfabrik von J. Rauschenbach’s Erben vormals International Watch Company
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Schützenfest
The Schützenfest (marksmen’s festival in English) is an annual traditional event celebrated in the Northwest regions of Germany, Bavaria and Switzerland. It is a shooting competition among members of the local marksmen’s association and usually takes place in the summer. At such an event, contestants prove their shooting ability, for example, by aiming at a wooden eagle. The winner becomes the ‘Schützenkönig’ (King of Marksmen) until the following year’s competition.