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3,000 CHF

Zurich Schuetzenfest, 1907 International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, No. 373913, case No. 400013. Made for the 1907 Schuetzenfest, Zurich, 1907. Fine and rare, silver, keyless pocket watch with a nielloed silver and silver gilt watch chain, original box inscribed Eidgenossisches Schutzenfest, Zurich 1907. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel moon hands. Notes ASchützenfest (German "marksmen's festival") is an annual traditional event celebrated in the Northwest regions of Germany, Bavaria, and Switzerland. It is a kind of fair featuring a shooting match among members of the local marksmen's association and usually takes place in summer. At a Schützenfest, contestants prove their shooting ability, for example by aiming at a wooden eagle. The winner becomes the 'Schützenkönig' ("king of marksmen") until the following year's competition.


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Date:
2008-03-16

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