Chris Boonzaier Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 A couple of watches.... first off a watch with protectice cover to a guy from reserve infanterie regiment 222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 A pice I love, found at Verdun... no detector or anything, just peaking through the mud where a Bulldozer had driven through.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I think he perhaps ran out of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Like the key wind Chris look it up on sites see when it was made, cool items.Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 The Verdun find was made by a Swiss Watchmaker who moved to Germany in the 19th Century. It was in the Chapitre Wald, going down to the Bazil schlucht.My eyes almost popped out when I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Liontas Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 WOW!! If only that watch could talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 I just picked up this "trench watch"... It seems to be the standard name for WW1 era wristwatches of this sort. Apparently from the Haller company, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Cool those watches are actually shown in period footage.Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 Hi,for the wristwatches, they seem to be a style that came out just before the war, The Brits and Germans had very similar ones...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
120RIR Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Since we're on the subject of watches here are mine. I especially like the one with the bullet hole. It passes completely through and totally destroyed the case and movement. The movement was probably Swiss but the case is German (as evidenced by the German silversmith's touch marks). The one in the upper right has a plain blued steel case and radium dial. It's of Swiss manufacture and I'm assuming WWI period and saw German use? The example on the lower right is the same patriotic case as Chris Boonzier shows - the watch was made by W. Becker and Cie. of Hamburg on a 1916 "Iron for Gold" chain. The fob is, I think, the really interesting part. Can anyone shed light on what the symbolism means? Four stacked skulls and the wording "WER WAR BETTLER, UND WAR WEISER, WER DER KOENIG, WER WAR KAISER" and there is an Egyptian sphinx on the other side. Loosely translated it comes out to something like this: Who was the beggar and who was wiser, who is the king who was the Kaiser. There's obviously some kind of context I'm missing. Any ideas? Edited July 12, 2015 by 120RIR Typos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) Thanks Brian you always show nice gear. Try German Illuminism on the fob.Eric Edited July 14, 2015 by Hoss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric K. Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hey Chris did you find both the pocketwatch and the protective cover together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIR Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 .....Can anyone shed light on what the symbolism means? Four stacked skulls and the wording "WER WAR BETTLER, UND WAR WEISER, WER DER KOENIG, WER WAR KAISER" and there is an Egyptian sphinx on the other side. Loosely translated it comes out to something like this: Who was the beggar and who was wiser, who is the king who was the Kaiser. There's obviously some kind of context I'm missing. Any ideas?Hi 120RIR,take a look here: Bavarian Illuminati - Skull and Bones"From the German Chapter. Presented by Patriarch D.C. Gilman of D. 50". Above the vault is a German engraving which translates to, “Who was the fool, who the wise man, beggar or king?” This parallels the Bavarian Illuminati initiation ritual in which the initiate is presented with a human skeleton and asked if it is the skeleton of a king, a nobleman or a beggar. "Best regards,Jens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
120RIR Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Illuminati...well I'll be damned. Thanks for the insight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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