Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection
Gebr. Eppner, Berlin
A gold open-faced keyless lever watch, the𝔉 cuvette with portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm, together with a gold fob Circa 1910, no. 1693231
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September 16, 04:15 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection
Gebr. Eppner, Berlin
A gold open-faced keyless lever watch, the cuvette with portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm, together with a gold fo💫b
Circa 1910, no. 1693231
• Movement: frosted gilded 1/2 plate, lever escapement, bi-metallic compensation balance, unusual precision regulation with patent number 3884, signed and numbered Gebr. Eppner, Berlin, 1693231
• Dial: two-tone white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, recessed subsidiary seconds, filigree hands, signed Gebr. Eppner, Berlin
• Case: Swiss 14ct pink gold, polished covers, the back engraved with the arms of Kaiser Wilhelm, pink gold cuvette with applied green gold profile portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm 🌸;
• Fob: composed of swivel mounted with three gold 20 mark coins eacౠh dated 1888 and with profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm I, II and Friedrich, the ไ;swivel hinged and opening out to reveal the coins' backs, surmounted by German eagles, orb and cross, short broad chain set with a diamond-set monogram
diameter 50mm, fob length 103mm (excluding clip)
Gebr. Eppner was a firm based in Berlin that made their own wat🐓ches as well as retailing pieces made by other manufacturers. Several members of the German aristocracy commissioned ✨pieces from them, including Kaiser Wilhelm II.