Germany, Heer. A Serviceman’s Wristwatch, by Grana, Allied Retrieval from Buchenwald Archive The ID photo of Schmelzer

The ID photo of Schmelzer is missing

measuring 75 mm (w) x 70 mm (l) x 24 mm (h)

a maker’s mark of “BR

and the Fleet Air Arm

The gorget was abolished by William IV in August 1830 but permitted to be worn by Officers at home up to Christmas 1831 and up to 1832 by those abroad

Germany, Heer. A Serviceman’s Wristwatch, by Grana, Allied Retrieval from Buchenwald Archive The ID photo of Schmelzer(Heer Dienstuhr). A Heer servicemans wristwatch, constructed of a plated steel casing with a black dial, featuring hour marks 1 12 in Arabic numerals, with an additional 60 second stopwatch at the lower half, retaining all hands and the majority of its luminescent radium paint to both the hands and numerals, with a functional crown emanating from the side, the caseback stamped with a mark of STAHLBODEN (STEEL BOTTOM), a serial number of 277002 flanked