Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Stopwatch In Original Carton, With Case, By Junghans Auction Archive measuring 18 mm x 20

measuring 18 mm x 20 mm

inscribed “AVITO VIRET HONORE” (Latin - It blooms in Honour)

white leather strap stitched in place to the white leather underside

multiple stampings from India on the foldout passport

the obverse a Maltese cross with a central silvered black enamel medallion inscribed in silvering with “Verdun

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Stopwatch In Original Carton, With Case, By Junghans Auction Archive measuring 18 mm x 20(Wehrmacht Stoppuhr). A well preserved and functional Wehrmacht stopwatch, constructed of a patinated magnetic steel case, topped by a ring and functional push button ribbed wind up dial, the obverse featuring a white face with a 60 second dial graded in seconds and marked in intervals of 5, with an additional 30 second face situated at the top, marked JUNGHANS for the Schramberg based watch and clockmaker, measuring 50 mm in total diameter,