I posted this on the European site but did not get any takers as to any information on it.

Watch sayss Hermann Schuppel Zeitz. Could be Schiippel - there are two dots above the U or i?

Watch is an award watch with the inscription in German. Inscription reads something like "Fur 25 jahrige treiu geleistete dienste. 5 August 1885/1910 Feitzer Eisengiesserei

Inscription is in script so some of the above may not be accurate.

Only marking on mechanism is SOLA

Has fancy hands and roman numerals with what appears to be a decal or painted numbers inside

Closer look at insides

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Regards,
Jerry

Bruce

The watch was made by Revue/Thommen Swiss 1910. The trademark SOLA with GT in oval was registered 1927.

Johann Schüppel (Schueppel) Zeitz must be jeweler/trader. I found a Hermann Schueppel Zeitz watches/clocks gold and silver merchandise owner Paul Schueppel in 1949.

Zeitz is a city in Germany near Leipzig.

The inscription says: For 25 years of loyal employment (service) Iron casting company Zeitz. 1885-1910. "Zeitzer Eisengiesserei und Maschinenfabrik AG ZEMAG founded 1855.

The case is silver and missing the back cover.

The red numbers are glued on decal. This was often done in the WWI time. Collectors often keep one good example and remove then from other dials.

The movement is a typical swiss 15j of that time.

If you do some cleanig oiling be aware the screw near the stem releases the stem and the small screw on the train bridge holds the second dial foot.

Regards Gerald

Thanks for the quick response. This group is fantastic. Learning more and more every day.