German WWI Alpina Union Horlogere Glashutte 107g heavy 14k gold award watch For Sale

German WWI Alpina Union Horlogere Glashutte 107g heavy 14k gold award watch
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German WWI Alpina Union Horlogere Glashutte 107g heavy 14k gold award watch:
$11200.00

German WWI Alpina Union Horlogere Glashutte 107g heavy 14k gold award watch Description

Dear customers,I am happy to offer directly from my private collection this extremely rareGerman WWI era Alpina Union Horlogere Glashutte 107g heavy 14k solid gold full hunter case military award pocket watch in excellent condition!The watch is really imressive and massive-54mm in diameter,107g heavy in 14k!!!The watch has been awarded to en elite navyofficer for bravery.Onthe watch case is depicting the portrait of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II. On the other side is depicting a submarine.

The watch is in perfect working order.Fine porcelain dial.High grade lever chronometer movement-special swan neck precision micrometric regulator,central Chaton(the ruby is mounted in a screwed gold settings,Breguet spiral,compensating balance wheel with gold weights,gold train.

A must for every serious collector.

The watch comes with CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY!
I am an member c1999 with flawless reputation,so buy with confidence.

If you are not satisfied in 100%,your money back guarantee.

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History of Union Horlogere

1883: TheUnion Horlogère (UH)orVereinigte Uhrmacher Alpina (VUA)was founded by Gottlieb Hauser as association of leading manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers to unify the purchase and distribution of watch and clock parts. Soon genuine calibres were designed, and manufactured by theAlpina Ebauche Factoryof Duret & Colonnaz in Geneva.
1896: Registration of the image of a Straub calibre as trade mark. The movement is signedAlpina, Association Horlogére Suisse. Samples for German speeking regions got the SUG trademark shown on the upper left, according to the translationSchweizerische Uhrmacher-Genossenschaft.

1905: The U.S. companiesGruenandHamiltonjoined the association.
1909:Alpina Union Horlogèrefounded thePräcisions-Uhrenfabrik Alpinain Glashütte.
1917: Due to political reasons near the end of WWI separation into theUnion Horlogère SAin Biel/Switzerland and theAlpina Deutsche Uhrmacher-Genossenschaft GmbH (ADUG)in Berlin/Germany.
1929-1937:Alpina Gruen Gilde SA, a joint venture of both companies to coordinate production and distribution. AlsoRolexwas involved in this oganization, but it is unknown to which extent. A famous child of this cooperation was theDoctors Watch, made by the Rolex factoryAegler, and sold under the brandsAlpina, Gruen, Alpina-GruenandRolex-Prince.
1946: The German branch was reorganized and restarted in Darmstadt asDUGENA, Deutsche Uhrmacher-Genossenschaft Alpina.
1949: Registration ofAlpinaas brand of the manufacturerStraub & Co, Bienne. The companyAlpina Union Horlogèrecontinued, and distributed the Straub watches.
The kind of the cooperation of Straub with Alpina, and the beginning of Straub are fuzzy: Straub is known as member of UH, and definitely most movements of newer Alpina watches were made by Straub. But already the calibre shown in the trade mark from 1896 (cf. above) was made by Straub.


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