Pocket watch for many years of loyal service from the Saargruben administration

Pocket watch for many years of loyal service from the Saargruben administration is held by Montanhistorisches Dokumentationszentrum. Museum description: Half-hunter pocket watch with 900 silver case, gilded rim, fluted and pull-out crown (crown-winding) and pendant with bow for attaching a watch chain at position 12.

The watch glass is set into a lid with bezel. Under the watch glass lies a white dial with Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial ("small seconds") at position 6, and gold-coloured hour and minute hands. In addition, it shows the emblem of the Saargruben at position 12. The hinged back cover with opening lip is guilloché on the exterior and decorated with a round cartouche for a monogram. On the interior are various stamped marks, including control and hallmark stamps (Reich silver mark / 0.900), maker's logo (buffalo mark), and number sequence (770474).

The movement is protected by a dust cover (cuvette) with dedication, on whose The museum record gives measurements height: 12 mm; length: 68 mm; diameter: 50 mm (length measured with bow). These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.