The wall clock watch from the museum’s collection was made at the turn of the 20th century in Germany by Hamburg Amerikanische Urenfabrik. This is evidenced by a stamp in the form of two crossed arrows on the dial and a stamp on the back of the watch. The opening round lid with convex glass is framed by a gold-colored rim. In the lower part of the case, there is a door with a hook that locks the lid. This door serves as an opening for chains. There are no chains or weights on this clock watch.
In Russia, German high-quality watches in the French style were in great demand and were actively imported into the country. They were inexpensive and accessible to the general population. At the same time, outwardly such watches vaguely resembled solid Austrian regulators, which were much more expensive and better.
Above the hands of the presented clock watch, there is the following inscription: “Le roi a Paris”, which means “King of Paris” in French. This was the name of a famous French firm that had existed since the end of the 18th century. The idea to use the inscription “Le Roi a Paris” on the dial was an advertising ploy of the Germans, which was supposed to attract the attention of potential buyers. At first, this trademark was not even officially registered in Germany, and the Germans managed to use the name of the French company without consequences.
The watch face shows a trademark in the form of an eight-pointed star with the inscription “Junghans”. This suggests that the clockwork is made at the factory of the Junghans brothers, which was founded by Erhard Junghans in 1861 in the German town of Schramberg. The company quickly began to occupy a leading position in the watch market. The first German wristwatches, the first German chronograph, and the first German quartz watches were produced by this company.
In 1903, Junghans became the largest watch factory with branches all over the world. The company name was perceived as a symbol of German quality and reliability. In 1930, the factory started producing men’s and women’s wristwatches using its own mechanisms. Products under the Junghans brand cover all types of watches known today, whether they are watches with manual and automatic winding, with a power reserve, with calendars and moon phases, precise chronographs, or quartz movements.
In Russia, German high-quality watches in the French style were in great demand and were actively imported into the country. They were inexpensive and accessible to the general population. At the same time, outwardly such watches vaguely resembled solid Austrian regulators, which were much more expensive and better.
Above the hands of the presented clock watch, there is the following inscription: “Le roi a Paris”, which means “King of Paris” in French. This was the name of a famous French firm that had existed since the end of the 18th century. The idea to use the inscription “Le Roi a Paris” on the dial was an advertising ploy of the Germans, which was supposed to attract the attention of potential buyers. At first, this trademark was not even officially registered in Germany, and the Germans managed to use the name of the French company without consequences.
The watch face shows a trademark in the form of an eight-pointed star with the inscription “Junghans”. This suggests that the clockwork is made at the factory of the Junghans brothers, which was founded by Erhard Junghans in 1861 in the German town of Schramberg. The company quickly began to occupy a leading position in the watch market. The first German wristwatches, the first German chronograph, and the first German quartz watches were produced by this company.
In 1903, Junghans became the largest watch factory with branches all over the world. The company name was perceived as a symbol of German quality and reliability. In 1930, the factory started producing men’s and women’s wristwatches using its own mechanisms. Products under the Junghans brand cover all types of watches known today, whether they are watches with manual and automatic winding, with a power reserve, with calendars and moon phases, precise chronographs, or quartz movements.
