Pocket watch damaged by a bullet in 1945, 1900

Pocket watch damaged by a bullet in 1945 is held by Museum Rotterdam (Netherlands), dated 1900. Description supplied by the holding institution: Pocket watch with bullet damage on the back.

Bronze-colored case. White enamel dial with black numerals for the hours and minutes. On the lower half of the dial is a separate dial for the seconds. Bronze-colored hands for minutes and seconds. No longer has an hour hand. On the top of the case is a rotary knob for setting the time. Attached to this knob is a loop for fastening to a chain. Back of the case has a decoration of small dots tapering towards the center.

In the center an image of a coat of arms in a circle. Coat of arms contains no image. At the bottom of the shield an image of a Fleur-de-Lis or French lily. On the right side of the case is a bullet impact. The collection record gives material recorded as Material: metal; Material: bronze; Material: enamel; measurements 7cm hg; 5cm br; 1.5cm dp. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.