Posted 9 years ago
kerry10456
(206 items)
The Graf Zeppelin – The first flight of an airship around-the-world. William Randolph Hearst financed the flight in 1929. These watches and matching fob are to commemorate that event. There are 2 variants of graphics....The standard White dial and the Black "Luminous" version. These were produced by Westclox, circa 1929
Thanks for looking
Kerry
Thanks gargoylecollector, you've been quick on these today....Thanks again
Thank you...Thank you Sean , very appreciated!!
anytime Kerry!!! ;)
Thank You:
aghcollect,
Dave
and
fortapache
for stopping by and showing the support, very appreciated!!
Thanks Mani, these were hanging on the edge of the bottomless pit xoxox
Great finds, Kerry, what are the odds, a Zepplin watch or two!
Thanks David and Perry,
@ Perry, I have 4 of the watches, they're hard to come by, but the Fob is piece that is non existent now days.
Thanks again, very appreciated!!
Thank you VETRAIO50, always a pleasure to see you've been looking :-)
Thank you:
bludderbuss2,
racer4four
and
mikelv85
for stopping by, very appreciated!!
Thank you Stammy for stopping by and looking around. Always very appreciated!!
Who was selling these at that time 1929 ?
Eye4, "Thanks".....these were for sale at the "Gift Shops" aboard the ship and docking towers. I've researched though several magazines of the era and never found any references to these, but would guess some major chain store carried them, but that's just a guess
I am always thinking about who was the target market ... Ok, it was a great adventure, but to buy a watch ? Maybe I am too practical?
It had to be a "capture the moment" impulse buy for someone to buy this ...
LOL, that's how I bought them....impulse...seen this one that one and bid high, lol
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Thank you Trey & Mickey for looking and showing all the support
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