This is an Union Horlogere pocket watch. This pocket watch still ticks and works beautifully though the has a little wear it's still intact.
Founded in 1883 under the initiative of the most renowned manufacturers and distributors of the time, UNION HORLOGERE was originally a joint Swiss collaboration, with the aim of making joint purchases and establishing a network of distributors around the world.
By 1890, the company established itself in the watchmaking city of Bienne and in 1917 was located Rue de l’Union.
UNION HORLOGERE rapidly developed its own movements. The basic movements were made in Geneva, and the watches were then completed in BIENNE.
Already in 1890, the name UNION HORLOGERE BIENNE - GENEVA decorated the dials of a lot of pocket watches. In 1901, the watch brand was registered under this name as a company.
Subsidiaries were opened in Paris and New York. A large network of distributors was developed in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and in many countries of the East and West. UNION HORLOGERE became one of the largest producers of pocket watches at that time. The brand gained a reputation due to its silver and gold model watches.
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