A. Lünser Berlin Age determination - Service watches Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine
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A. Lünser, Berlin =
Jeweler / Watchmaker / Specialist shop (especially pre-war and post-war periods)
The name was:
on the dial
less frequently on the work
printed
The watches themselves are from:
Swiss movement manufacturers (AS, FHF, ETA)
German works (PUW, Durowe, Unitas)
Typical assignment:
| Type of work | Period |
|---|---|
| AS / FHF manual winding | ca. 1930–1960 |
| PUW / Durowe | ca. 1940–1970 |
| Unitas (6300 / 6497) | from about 1950 |
| ETA early calibers | from about 1950/60 |
Typical works & time periods:
| Factory | Period |
|---|---|
| AS / FHF manual winding | ca. 1930–1960 |
| PUW / Durowe | ca. 1940–1970 |
| Unitas 6300 / 6497 | from about 1950 |
| Early ETA calibers | from about 1950/60 |
Housing & Technology
Chrome-plated brass → 1930s–1950s
Stainless steel → more common from the late 1950s onwards
Gold (585 / 14K) → easily datable via German hallmarks
Shock protection (Incabloc) :
missing → mostly before 1940
present → mostly after 1945
Dial & lettering
Text only “Lünser Berlin” , no logo:
→ typical 1930s–1950s
Very factual, sober layout:
→ frequently 1950s–1960s
Applied hourly indices:
→ mostly after 1950
Luminous material (important time marker!)
Radium (heavily aged, yellowish/brown):
→ ca. 1920–1955
Tritium (more uniform, duller):
→ from about 1955
3. Typical production period
Based on collector and watchmaker experience:
Most of the well-known Lünser-Berlin wristwatches originate from:
ca. 1935–1965
Most frequent focus:
1948–1960 (Post-war period)
The company A. Lünser was based in Berlin around 1935 and was founded by August Lünser . It was a wholesale watch business located at Friedrichstraße 89b in the Schöneberg district of Berlin. Similar to Hartman, F.W. Kreis , and FL Löbner, they exclusively cased and sold watch movements from other manufacturers under co-branding. Only high-quality movements were used.
The components were purchased, and some were then assembled by hand. Many of these watches were sold to the military. The Wehrmacht bought directly from Lünser. There are some watches from Lünser Berlin, sometimes also under the name Grana Lünser, which were sourced from Kurth Frères . Other brands were also available, such as Breitling , Alpina , Heuer , Buren , etc. Lünser was apparently also a major customer of Junghans .
Source: WatchWiki, AI
