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Luke Skydropper
·Dear community,
it is my pleasure to introduce my latest acquisition, unique Lange & Sohne 1915 military pocket watch associated to the Zeppelin LZ59 (L20).
Presumably it deals with the very important watch. Lange & Sohne approved authenticity of the watch, but engraving in the inner lid hasn't been made in the factory though. Approved fact is, that this particular watch was delivered to the German Navy in 1915.
Based on my humble research, it is rather rare to encounter military Lange & Sohne pocket watch from the WW1 era. Also, because the company joined forces with the German army in 1930 officially renowned contracting B-uhrs.
I have already stumbled upon some very interesting and important information, but signature Gestranded 22-3-1916, Jaederen, Norway doesn't match any accessible and publicly know historically significant events.
Most probably, the watch belonged to one of the 16 board members of L20 Zeppelin, infamously known as the Raider of Longborough. Attached images of the crew members and the L20 passing the Fjords in Norway are authentic witnesses of the event that followed shortly after in early May 1916.
LZ59, o L20 was a very significant attempt of Germans to take advantage of the skies in the early breakthrough of the WW1.
The LZ 59 conducted its first bombing raid on Britain on the night of 31 January and 1 February 1916. The ship took off together with L 19 from Tønder and joined 9 other naval airships whose objective was to destroy the docks in Liverpool, as well as other targets in the English midlands. The raid was personally led by airship fleet manager Peter Strasser who was on the L 11.
Following an unsuccessful raid on targets in Scotland, MarineLuftschiff Zeppelin L 20, running low on fuel, made a forced landing off the coast of Norway near Stavanger on 3 May 1916. The crew destroyed the airship. 16 were captured, 3 died.[34] Kapitänleutnant Franz Stabbert escaped six months later.
I am looking for someone, who could help me identify full name of the owner "Joh.Kessler" as well as the engraving on the caseback with the Crown, large M over 1188, that was supposedly made in the Lange & Sohne factory in 1915.
Thank you for your interest and comments in advance!
Luke
Source: https://aircraftinvestigation.info/airplanes/Zeppelin_LZ59_L20.html
it is my pleasure to introduce my latest acquisition, unique Lange & Sohne 1915 military pocket watch associated to the Zeppelin LZ59 (L20).
Presumably it deals with the very important watch. Lange & Sohne approved authenticity of the watch, but engraving in the inner lid hasn't been made in the factory though. Approved fact is, that this particular watch was delivered to the German Navy in 1915.
Based on my humble research, it is rather rare to encounter military Lange & Sohne pocket watch from the WW1 era. Also, because the company joined forces with the German army in 1930 officially renowned contracting B-uhrs.
I have already stumbled upon some very interesting and important information, but signature Gestranded 22-3-1916, Jaederen, Norway doesn't match any accessible and publicly know historically significant events.
Most probably, the watch belonged to one of the 16 board members of L20 Zeppelin, infamously known as the Raider of Longborough. Attached images of the crew members and the L20 passing the Fjords in Norway are authentic witnesses of the event that followed shortly after in early May 1916.
LZ59, o L20 was a very significant attempt of Germans to take advantage of the skies in the early breakthrough of the WW1.
The LZ 59 conducted its first bombing raid on Britain on the night of 31 January and 1 February 1916. The ship took off together with L 19 from Tønder and joined 9 other naval airships whose objective was to destroy the docks in Liverpool, as well as other targets in the English midlands. The raid was personally led by airship fleet manager Peter Strasser who was on the L 11.
Following an unsuccessful raid on targets in Scotland, MarineLuftschiff Zeppelin L 20, running low on fuel, made a forced landing off the coast of Norway near Stavanger on 3 May 1916. The crew destroyed the airship. 16 were captured, 3 died.[34] Kapitänleutnant Franz Stabbert escaped six months later.
I am looking for someone, who could help me identify full name of the owner "Joh.Kessler" as well as the engraving on the caseback with the Crown, large M over 1188, that was supposedly made in the Lange & Sohne factory in 1915.
Thank you for your interest and comments in advance!
Luke
Source: https://aircraftinvestigation.info/airplanes/Zeppelin_LZ59_L20.html
