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Seltene TASCHENUHR / LEPINE um 1880 Silber mit Bildnis Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Used () | Year of production 1880 | No original box | No original papers
$563
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Basic Info
Listing code J8FOM9
Movement Manual winding
Case material Silver
Year of production 1880 (Approximation)
Condition

The item shows visible and tangible signs of wear like scratches, scuffs, or small dents.

Scope of delivery
No original box, no original papers
Gender Men's watch/Unisex
Location Germany
Price €490 (= $563) [Negotiable]
Availability Item is in stock

Caliber
Movement Manual winding
Caliber/movement Ankerwerk
Base caliber Schweizer Ankerwerk
Power reserve 30 h
Number of jewels 15
Frequency 18000 A/h

Case
Case material Silver
Case diameter 51 mm
Thickness 16 mm
Water resistance Not water resistant
Bezel material Silver
Crystal Mineral Glass
Dial White
Dial numerals Roman numerals

Other
Small seconds, Tempered blue hands

Description
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Rare pocket watch / lepine around 1880, silver, with portrait of Emperor Wilhelm I.

Rare pocket watch / lepine circa 1880, silver, with late portrait of Emperor Wilhelm i. King of Prussia (1797-1888), bridge caliber with anchor escapement, usual signs of age and wear, otherwise in good condition, silver case and cover, diameter 51 mm, height 16 mm, weight 91 g, winding and hand setting via crown resp. crown and pusher, cover glass with light scratches, classic minimalist design, white enamel dial without signature, Roman numerals with fine railroad minute markers, beautiful filigree fleur-de-lys hands (lily hands), recessed small seconds at 6 o'clock, cover with late portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm i. King of Prussia in uniform and Order Pour le Mérite in oval cartouche with floral border, finely polished bezel and inner ring, hallmarked lid, intact hinges, lid (silver) and dust cover (metal) firmly latching, brass-colored dust cover with fluted decorative circles, intact bridge caliber with 15 jewels, Swiss lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance and Breguet balance spring, clean movement without signature, decorated balance cock, blued screws, power reserve 30 hours. This rare and well-preserved Kaiser Wilhelm commemorative pocket watch runs on and off when wound and has a remarkably good rate.

emperor wilhelm i.
Wilhelm I, whose full name was Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig of Prussia (* March 22, 1797 in Berlin; † March 9, 1888 in Berlin), from the House of Hohenzollern, was King of Prussia from 1861 until his death and the first German Emperor since the foundation of the German Empire in 1871.

rare wilhelminian testimony

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