A coworker brought this in today for me to identify. I am no scholar by any means, but I thought I was better than this. See the pictures and ask all the questions. Appreciate any help!
I'm sorry, we won't be able to even guess until we can see the movement and the inner case back markings. The case says "Germany" but that is no guarantee either - the two (case and watch) might not necessarily have left the shop together. All I can say at this stage is that it's from around the 1920s or early 1930s.....
Haupt-/Nebenuhren, elektrische Uhren; Berlin und München, Deutschland; 1903 Fusion zwischen Siemens und den Schuckert-Werken, heutige Siemens AG; registriert am 28.3.1944
Is this franken?
Elgin case(with all the engravings is sure American style) and Zeta marked movement(which does not look anything like American).
And one can spot that movement does not fit into the case perfectly, some gaps are visible
Well, the "Elgin" doesn't refer to the company by that name, it refers to the US city which seems to be the home of Illinois Watch Case Co. Having said that, it's definitely an American case and a Swiss movement - and not even the highest quality either. Cylindre escapement movement with six stones at a time that most others had switched to lever movements is a little anachronistic.....
Hartmut Richter
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