As some of you know, I am collecting pocketwatches, IWC only.
Far from saying that my collection is a museum collection but I am proud to
have found some nice and rare pieces over time.
Some of the pocketwatches are common, easy to find on the market, sometimes in
better condition than mine, but some I have are gems.
So in these crazy times, as the museum in Schaffhausen is closed, why not open
one here on the forum.
As long as the museum is closed, I will post here daily a pocketwatch from my
collection.
I hope I don't run out of pieces before the virus is beaten. Fingers crossed
for all of us.
I will post them in a random order, with some comments, feel free to join.
Keep safe all.
DAY 94, Pallweber hunter bis.
I have a few Pallwebers in my collection. I love these ticking and clicking,
great noise.
What strikes me with the Pallweber watches is that it is very hard to find
similar dials, looks like every dial was made on its own.
Sometimes, like today there is nothing on the dial except the hours and
minutes, some otheres have "International watch Co" written on it, some on the
topn some at the bottom of the dial. Others have the mention "Patent Automatic
Timekeeper", some have painted dials.
They also came in a lot different languages, proof that even in the early
years it really was the International Watch company.
I love the heavy silver case, with stamps of the Swiss bear on the covers and
case.
What I also liked on this one was that there was a picture inside the cover.
Suddenly, an object becomes more personal. I once saw a dial with a picture of
a couple, a Jones calibre. And then the speculating begins, is it Jones ?, Who
is it ?
Well let us say that this lady must have been fortunate to have a watch like
this, or to have had such a loving husband that kept a picture of her in a
precious possesion like a Pallweber watch.
Hidden under the gear, you can see the words "Patent Pallweber" on the
movement .
With cal number 161XX, it is one of my "younger" Pallweber watches in the
collection.
