https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Benutzer_Diskussion:LinneaPerrin&feed=atom&action=history Benutzer Diskussion:LinneaPerrin - Versionsgeschichte 2024-03-28T08:46:09Z Versionsgeschichte dieser Seite in Watch-Wiki MediaWiki 1.35.14 https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Benutzer_Diskussion:LinneaPerrin&diff=470442&oldid=prev Torsten: Die Seite wurde neu angelegt: „Election watch? I've got an Election wrist watch and it is indeed very hard to find any information about the brand. In addition to the information above, ple…“ 2014-03-17T01:31:32Z <p>Die Seite wurde neu angelegt: „Election watch? I&#039;ve got an Election wrist watch and it is indeed very hard to find any information about the brand. In addition to the information above, ple…“</p> <p><b>Neue Seite</b></p><div>Election watch?<br /> <br /> I've got an Election wrist watch and it is indeed very hard to find any information about the brand. In addition to the information above, please see my results below. <br /> <br /> In 1950 Election is acquired by Marvin Watch Company, which is founded in 1850 in Saint-Imier (Schweiz) and moved to the famous wacht-village/valley La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1894. The brand Election is used until somewhere in the sixties where it silently went out of production.<br /> http://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Marvin<br /> <br /> Their final model is (probably) the Superdate Deluxe. Although they became especially famous for their pocket watches and their quality, they also had a famous Grand Prix line in wrist watches which is (also) rare and still popular under a small group of enthusiasts.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, I don't know the heritage of the Grand Prix line. Till 1914 Grand Prix were only held once a year in France (Lyon), so that has nothing to do with Berne and the Swiss Grand Prix was only included in the championship in 1934. Now-a-days is the Grand Prix of Berne a famous 10 miles run, but this just started in 1982. There does exists some kind of an Expo that is a 'presentation of Switzerland'. This is a rare happening and was also held in 1914 in Berne. The history has only know a few dates for this 'presentation of Switzerland': 1883-Zürich, 1896-Genf, 1914-Bern, 1939-Zürich, 1964-Lausanne (Expo), 1991-'Innerschweiz' (CH91), 2002-Biel and Neuchâtel (Expo.02) and a planned one 2020-Gottardo. So, this wasn't a Grand Prix, but nicknames were made for this. I couldn't find if Grand Prix was nickname as well, but at the moment this looks the most appealing explanation for me!<br /> http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...0090208192835&amp;<br /> <br /> About your pocket watch:<br /> If I compare logo's, then your watch is made between 1914 and 1919 (can have been sold afterwards of course).<br /> Mikrolisk - The horological trade mark index</div> Torsten