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Fritz Edouard Roskopf
Fritz Edouard Roskopf, "L'Heure Nationale Belge", Case No. 97111, 54 mm, 132 g, circa 1912
A pompous pocket watch made for the world exhibition. The watch was made to commemorate the introduction of the universal time in Belgium in 1892 "L'Heure Nationale Belge"
Case: silvered, the back cover with a engraved and chased coat of arms and names of the federal states in Belgium; bezel with chased lettering: "L'Heure Nationale Belge", dome with chased decor and engraved world exhibition location and dates: "Exposition Universelles Paris 1900, Liege 1905, Milan 1906". Dial: enamel. Movm.:2/3 plate movement, "Patent Swiss 18632", engraving "Exposition Universelle 1900 Montre Primée à Paris", pin-pallet escapement, three-arm ring balance.
Fritz Edouard Roskopf was born in La Chaux de Fonds on December 13, 1835 and died in 1927. In 1855 he and his father Georg Friedrich Roskopf established the company ROSKOPF, GINDRAUX & Co. together with Henry Gindraux. Two years later he left the company and started his own business in Geneva. After the death of his father Roskopf began making his own watches and registered the thistle as his mark in 1897.
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