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a recent wempe "marine-quarz" chronometer
The frosted silver dial signed MARINE-QUARZ WEMPE, CHRONOMETERWERKE, HAMBURG and numbered 13068, Arabic hour numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel hands, the movement mounted in square brass baffle plate hinged at the front edge, the whole beneath the battery comparment, in polished mahogany two-tier box with glazed top and applied maker's metal plaque to front at bottom section, recessed brass carrying handles
dial 9.3cm. diam.; box 19cm. square
The frosted silver dial signed MARINE-QUARZ WEMPE, CHRONOMETERWERKE, HAMBURG and numbered 13068, Arabic hour numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel hands, the movement mounted in square brass baffle plate hinged at the front edge, the whole beneath the battery comparment, in polished mahogany two-tier box with glazed top and applied maker's metal plaque to front at bottom section, recessed brass carrying handles
dial 9.3cm. diam.; box 19cm. square