WWII 25 year anniversary Pocket watch

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RCHill

·Tues. 6:37pm

I am new here and thank you for accepting me into the group. Though I am an Omega owner of a Geneva Automatic from 1974, that is not why I am here. If someone could help me identify the following watch maker that would be great. This is a watch my father took from a German soldier in 1945. I am trying to find out as much about it as I can. We hope to be returning it to Germany. A long shot would be to find the original recipients family, it was a 25 year dedication for work at the Reinische Nadlefabrik in Aachen. Next would be the archival display at Rhein-Nadel-Automation (RNA) factory or the Peace Museum in Remagen.

 

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noelekal

·Tues. 6:49pm·Home For Wayward Watches

Could you post photos: face, back, and movemeny if possible?

Welcome to the Forum!

 

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RCHill

·Tues. 8:38pm

Sorry, I actually did in my previous post and accidentally reposted this. But can not delete it.

 

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RCHill

·Tues. 9:19pm

Photos. I believe it is a Swiss stamp of the grouse, German crescent and crown, also Swiss Swiss 800 stamp, and the top right I am not sure. The triangle has me stumped. It looks to me to be a W then a large L then M. The L may just be a line. I understand the case was probably made separate from the watch and the actual maker was probably just an assembly shop. Any help would be great for me to add to the story. Thanks for any help.

 

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noelekal

·Tues. 9:22pm·Home For Wayward Watches

Many thanks!

Now, let's you and me await the knowledgeable pocket watch experts to chime in.

I do like the styling of that barley corn and shield motif on the .800 fine silver case.

 

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RCHill

·Tues. 9:27pm

Closeup of the regulator

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Wed. 6:33am

It has all the hallmarksnof being Swiss. You're most likely correct that this watch was made by a local guy working out of a cottage (get it) using an unfinished movement from one of the many factories (little more than other cottages producing gear trains, plates, balances, escapements, etc) that existed back then. If there is no visible ebauche on the mov't side, that means it is probably under the dial. This was a fairly common practice with the Swiss.

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RCHill

·Wed. 6:51am

Waltesefalcon

It has all the hallmarksnof being Swiss. You're most likely correct that this watch was made by a local guy working out of a cottage (get it) using an unfinished movement from one of the many factories (little more than other cottages producing gear trains, plates, balances, escapements, etc) that existed back then. If there is no visible ebauche on the mov't side, that means it is probably under the dial. This was a fairly common practice with the Swiss.

Thank you for your time. That seems to be the general consensus and since I do not have access to it presently, I will probably have to leave my investigation here.