GUB Glashütte gents wristwatch with date, 20 micron gold-plated, c. 1965
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1965
This gentleman's wristwatch was produced by the VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe (GUB) in East Germany circa 1965. The watch features a 34 mm diameter case with 20-micron gold plating and a stainless steel back, manufactured by Feingerätewerk Weimar.
The silver-coloured dial displays 'Glashütte 17 RUBIS' branding, applied gold-coloured wedge and baton indices with black inlays, a dot minute track, and a framed date aperture positioned at 3 o'clock. Timekeeping is managed by gold-coloured lance hands with black centre lines and a sweeping centre seconds hand. The watch is powered by a 17-jewel hand-wound movement, likely the GUB calibre 69.1, and features a fluted gold-coloured crown.
The case back is inscribed with 'WASSERGESCHÜTZT', 'EDELSTAHLBODEN', and 'PLAQUE 20 µm', along with the case maker's mark 'W'. The timepiece is fitted with a brownish-red leather strap adorned with a gold-coloured crest appliqué and a folding clasp.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Height
- 10 mm
- Diameter
- 34 mm
- Case back
- stainless steel
- Strap length
- 22 cm
- Case material
- 20 micron gold-plated
- Strap material
- leather
Technical characteristics
- Jewels
- 17
- Calibre
- GUB 69.1 (likely)
- Features
- date, centre seconds
- Movement
- hand-wound
Design
- Dial
- silver-coloured
- Hands
- gold-coloured lance hands with black centre lines
- Indices
- applied gold-coloured wedge and baton with black inlays
- Inscriptions
- Glashütte 17 RUBIS, WASSERGESCHÜTZT, EDELSTAHLBODEN, PLAQUE 20 µm
- Strap adornment
- gold-coloured crest appliqué
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- GUB (Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe)
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.