GERMAN MILITARY TIMEPIECES - Page 1
VINTAGE WATCHES OF THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES 1939 - 1945
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WE ARE PRESENTLY SEEKING A U-JAGD TIMER, ALSO A KM HANHART SINGLE BUTTON CHRONO WRISTWATCH & POCKET WATCH.
Extremely rare Kriegsmarine Lange & Söhne Observer quality gimballed and cased 8 day timepiece circ: 1943
Price: £3750 - $7500
Extremely rare example of the Lange & Söhne Observer quality 8 day timepiece. Only one of these timepieces would be aboard a large vessel, such as a destroyer, whilst there could be more than 10 Kieninger & Obergfell ships clocks in various locations on the ship. In fact it would be the Lange & Söhne Observer timepiece, which was used to set the time of all other clocks aboard the ship. The timepiece is housed in its typical bakalite housing with the eagle/swastika and M number, along with the Lange & Söhne serial number 5290. The complete timepiece is retained within its correct oak case with full gimballing and setting key, the case bearing a Lange & Söhne plaque with the corresponding number 5290. The entire timepiece has survived in near mint condition, has just been fully overhauled and provides incredible accuracy of about +/- 1 second a week. A truly beautiful example of German watch making skills by the premier firm of Lange & Söhne.
Kriegsmarine Kieninger & Obergfell ships clock
Price: £2250 - $4500
An excellent working example of the Kieninger & Obergfell black painted brass ships clock. Case is in excellent condition as is the silvered dial. The clock is working and bears the eagle/swastika marking to the dial along with the serial number. A further ships number '77' has also been engraved to the dial. This clock is particularly interesting since it had silence zones applied at one time, the shadows of the silence zones can still be clearly seen. It might be possible to research the history of this clock further.
Kriegsmarine Kieninger & Obergfell ships clock
Price: £2250 - $4500
An excellent working example of the Kieninger & Obergfell brass ships clock. Case and dial in good to excellent condition. The clock is working and bears the eagle/swastika marking to the dial, interestingly this particular clock is void of the usual serial number. To date it is not known exactly why some of these clocks do not have serial numbers. Possibly they were used in a staff headquarters context. It is very rare to encounter an example of these clocks without the serial number, which supports further the theory they were employed within headquarters.
Luftwaffe 'Grosse' Pilots wristwatch first quality by Lemania
Price: SOLD
Unarguably the rarest of all Luftwaffe aviators wristwatches, the so-called 'Grosse pilot' timepiece, a collectors name brought about by the oversize black dial (dial size is a huge 40mm diameter). Manufactured by the premier Swiss company Lemania, this timepiece employs a scarce single button chronograph system. The milled rotating bezel has a red time marker which sits inside the glass. This timepiece is in fully working order and still retains its original wartime leather strap.
Luftwaffe Pilots Lemania single button chronograph timepiece
Price: £1750 - $3500
Still retaining its original leather strap, this scarce Lemania single button pilots chronograph dates to 1939, and would have been used from 1939 - 1945. The black dial has the standard diameter of 30mm and has two registers for 60 seconds and 30 minutes. The watch survives in very good working condition.
Luftwaffe Observer timepiece by Laco on original strap
Price: SOLD
This particular Luftwaffe observer timepiece has survived in absolutely mint pristine condition. Dial, case, movement and strap are all in perfect condition, and would suit the most discriminating collector. Caseback bears the full Laco manufacturer details, and the case side has the typical 'FL 23883' number.
Luftwaffe Pilots first quality Tutima Glashutte chronograph wristwatch
Price: SOLD
A very rare example of the first issue Tutima Glashutte chronograph wristwatch. This example retains the pointer style ribbed bezel along with the full mercuric gilt movement, screw style case back with issue number to the centre. The watch has recently been fully overhauled and is in excellent working order.
Luftwaffe Pilots wristwatch by Domino with time marker rotating bezel
Price: £975 - $1950
German manufactured wristwatch under the tradename 'Domino' for use by Luftwaffe pilots, the dial marked 'UNZERBRECHLICH - ANTIMAGNETISCH'. The timepiece survives with an excellent black dial and with a rotating milled bezel with marker inside the glass. The timepiece still retains its original 1940 dated leather strap.
Luftwaffe Hanhart double button Pilots chronograph wristwatch
Price: SOLD
An excellent example of the Hanhart double button chronograph in fully working condition and complete with its original brown leather wartime strap.
A superb example of the German Bundeswehr chronograph wristwatch by Heuer
Price: SOLD
An excellent fully working example of a German post-war Bundeswehr Heuer chronograph. Manufactured in the 1970s for the German army, these wristwatches were known for being robust and accurate. This piece has survived in excellent, near mint condition and is fully marked to the reverse, 'BUND - 6645-12-146-3774. The watch is still complete with its original issue black leather military strap, which is also marked the same as the watch. A very nice piece and shows well the evolution of German military timepieces.
Junghans type FL 23 885 aircraft clock
Price: SOLD
A near mint example of the FL 23 885 aircraft clock as fitted to ME 109s. The clock retains 95% of its original field blue paint.
Junghans type FL23 885 version 2 aircraft clock
Price: SOLD
An early example of the most famous German aircraft clock, this type seeeing service in ME 109's, JU 87's, JU 88's etc. Close to mint condition.
1944 dated Kienzle duty clock
Price: SOLD
An excellent and fully working example of the Heer duty clock manufactured by Kienzle during 1944. Duty clocks from this late period are rare, and especially when they are bearing the maker code (in this case 'cxh') instead of the maker name.
Luftwaffe issued Duty Clock by Junghans
Price: SOLD
A good working example of the Luftwaffe Duty Clock. Fully marked with the Junghans maker name and the Luftwaffe serial numbering. The clock retains both the metal backing plate for wall mounting, and the pull out metal stabilzers.
German army issue wristwatch by the Swiss make Sylvana. Circ: 1942
Price: £275 - $550
An excellent example with original dial and hands. Reverse bears typical screw backplate bearing the impressed 'D - H' issue number.
This example has a particularly low number, 'D 1850 H'.
German army issue wristwatch by the Swiss make Büren. Circ: 1943
Price: £275 - $550
An excellent example with original dial and hands in excellent condition. Reverse bears typical screw backplate bearing the impressed 'D - H' issue number.
German army issue wristwatch by the Swiss make Sylvana. Circ: 1943
Price: £275 - $550
An excellent example with original dial and hands in excellent condition. Reverse bears typical screw backplate bearing the impressed 'D - H' issue number.
German army issue wristwatch by the Swiss make Helios. Circ: 1943
Price: £275 - $550
An excellent example with original dial and hands in excellent condition. Reverse bears typical screw backplate bearing the impressed 'D - H' issue number.
German army issue wristwatch by the Swiss manufacturer, Doxa Circ: 1943
Price: SOLD
An excellent original example of the German army official wristwatch manufactured by the Swiss company Doxa. High quality with good stainless steel case and black dial. Reverse bears the typical screwback case with the usual 'D - H' issue number. Excellent condition.