105th Auction
2021/11/13
Lot 59
Walter Helms, Altona
A collection of 3 Wehrmacht pocket watches and 1 graduate's work - masterpiece, made at the German watchmaking school in Hamburg Altona
An unusual pocket watch created at the watch- and clockmaking school in Hamburg with 24-hour display, mounted on a hand-crafted walnut presentation console
An unusual pocket watch created at the watch- and clockmaking school in Hamburg with 24-hour display, mounted on a hand-crafted walnut presentation console
Sold
estimated
1.200—2.500 €
Price realized
1.900 €
specific features
Case
Steel, glazed movement, walnut wood.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
3/4 plate movement, "Patent 31457" (Rauschenbach's patented device for controlling the winding of movements with a spring barrel), screw compensation balance, index spring fine adjusting device.
Diam.49 mm
Circa1931
Ctry.Germany
Part of this mixed lot is a photograph showing Walter Helms in front of the watch- and clockmaking school -Walter Helms created this beautiful timepiece in the style of a deck watch and fitted it in an exquisitely crafted, sloping walnut console – a fine instrument suitable for any and every desk or workbench. A central indentation in the console holds the beautiful watch. If the screwed bezel is removed, it reveals the opening for the winding arbor. The key is embedded in the top end of the console.
The watch- and clockmaking school in Hamburg was founded in 1878 and still exists today – making it one of the oldest schools of its kind in Germany.