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Union Soleure early arrow index pilot watch Reichsluftwaffe 1930 WW2
Union Soleure early arrow index pilot watch Reichsluftwaffe 1930 WW2
Regular price
€895,00 EUR
Regular price
Sale price
€895,00 EUR
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The subject of this auction is a truly rare piece of military watch history: an original Union Soleure early pilot's watch of the German Air Force from around 1930 with a knurled bezel and arrow index, the forerunner of the military chronograph as described in detail by Konrad Knirim in the "Bible of Military Watches"
The very rare, early pilot's watches with knurled bezel and arrow index were the first real pilot's watches because they were the first models to have the typical features of a chronograph predecessor: curved, fixed lugs, knurled bezel with arrow index and indirect second on the black dial
The Uhren Klassik catalogue, for example, lists the early pilot's watch Natalis with an estimated value of Euro 2,500,-, and an Omega - which we currently have in the original in our eBay shop - with an estimated value of Euro 5,000,-, with a strong upward trend.
Description:
Rare, interesting German pilot's watch from the 1930s, brand "Union Soleure"
Metal case, push-button case back, manual winding, cylinder movement, rotating bezel with arrow index, black dial, decentralized second hand, luminous hands and luminous numerals, fabric strap, working movement, 37 mm case diameter
These early pilot's watches of the German Air Force, lacking chronograph functions for precise measurement and display of flight duration, were generally equipped with a rotating, knurled bezel and index markers. Wide, curved lugs and lugs, which extended far back, became a distinguishing feature of these early pilot's watches, allowing them to be worn on a long strap over the pilot's overalls.
All models of this period already possessed the typical features that later became standard for all Wehrmacht service watches: indirect second at the "6", black dial, radium-filled hands and Arabic numerals.
Early pilot's watches, all issued unmarked because, according to the Treaty of Versailles, there was no Reichswehr, let alone an air force in Germany, were produced by practically all renowned brands such as Omega, Longines, Zenith, IWC (caliber 83), Breitling, Titus, Helvetia, Tissot, Roamer, Lanco, Rellum as well as the small manufacturers Natalis and Wagner and delivered to the Reichsluftwaffe.
As can be seen from the photos of this offer, these pieces were/are traded between Euro 2500,- and Euro 5000,- according to the "Armbanduhren Klassik Katalog" by Muser Horlbeck or achieved corresponding prices at the auction house Muser/Horlbeck
Runs and functions perfectly - accuracy not tested
EZ: 2: functional, good collector's condition with usual, visible signs of wear, dial and radium fillings unrestored in good condition
