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 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 fob
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 each dated 1888 and with profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm I, II and Friedrich, the 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 watches as well as retailing pieces made by other manufacturers. Several members of the German aristocracy commissioned pieces from them, including Kaiser Wilhelm II.