Ludwig Hoffmann pocket watch for world and local time, Berlin, circa 1888
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
circa 1888
This pocket watch was made in Berlin circa 1888 by Ludwig Hoffmann (marked No. 1) for the simultaneous display of world time and local time according to a design by Wilhelm Foerster. The object is held in the collection of the Deutsches Uhrenmuseum.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Identification
- Holding institution
- Deutsches Uhrenmuseum
- Serial or inventory number
- 2000-095 (museum inventory); Nr. 1
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Maker not stated on the source photograph page; requires a signed movement or case examination.
- Escapement type not documented; requires movement examination or a horological reference.
- Jewel count and calibre not documented.
- Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
- No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.