Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Watch, Pocket |
Catalog Number |
78.16.1 |
Collection |
Watch |
Other Name |
Stopwatch |
Date |
1940 |
Description |
c. 1940 Gebruder Junghans pocket stopwatch Stopwatch engraved with hallmark (see images) on back of the case indicating it was used by the German Navy during World War Two, possibly as a torpedo timer. White, thirty-seconds enamel dial with subsidiary fifteen-minute, marked "Junghans" in script below center hand; marked "Made in Germany" at the bottom, below chapter ring. Gilt movement marked with the Junghans trademark ("J" and "unghans" enclosed in an eight-pointed star), "29a" indicating caliber of movement and serial number "47955". Watch is missing stem and crown. Nickel open faced case marked with Eagle & Swastika mark with an "M" underneath. SN#3654412, SN#47955 Reference: German Military Timepieces of World War II, Volumes 1 & 2 by Ulric of England |
Maker |
Gebruder Junghans |
Material |
brass, nickel, enamel, steel |
Place of Origin |
Schramberg, Germany |
Notes |
3 slides in slide cabinet 1 |