EXTREMELY RARE ERNEST BOREL TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE FREE STATE CHAMBER OF MINES WATCH ISSUED TO A H REX IN 1954 STILL WORKING

AN EXTREMELY RARE WATCH AND A SMALL PIECE OF SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY!

AN ERNEST BOREL SWISS MADE TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE FREE STATE CHAMBER OF MINES BLYVOORUITZICHT ISSUED WRIST WATCH.

IN WORKING ORDER AFTER 68 YEARS!

THIS WATCH WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED TO A.(ALFRED) H.(HAROLD) REX MY GRANDDAD IN 1954 BY BLYVOORUITZICHT (A GOLD MINING COMPANY IN SOUTH AFRICA) AS A WINNER OF A SAFETY COMPETITION.

THE CALCOPYRITE FOOLS GOLD ORE I AM SELLING ALSO THIS WEEK MY GRANDDAD BROUGHT UP FROM THIS MINE.

THE WATCH FACE HAS A PICTURE OF A MINER UNDERGROUND PLACING A SUPPORT STRUT. HAS TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE FREE STATE. (BOTH PROVINCES HAVE NOW BEEN RENAMED, THE TRANSVAAL IS NOW CALLED "GAUTENG" A SOTHO NAME MEANING "A PLACE OF GOLD" AND THE ORANGE FREE STATE IS NOW JUST CALLED "FREE STATE".) CHAMBER OF MINES PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS COMMITTEE ON THE FACE.

THIS IS A 68 YEAR OLD FULLY WORKING WRIST WATCH.

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL EXTREMELY RARE WATCH.

Throughout the 20th century, wristwatches were awarded to employees of mines for their long service, for winning competitions and on rare occasions, for acts of bravery too.  Ernest Borel watches were branded by the Chamber of Mines, now known as the Mineral Council of South Africa and awarded for a number of reasons.
 
MARKINGS: ON FRONT: TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE FREE STATE CHAMBER OF MINES PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS COMMITTEE ERNEST BOREL
ON BACK: WINNER SAFETY COMPETITION A.H. REX BLYVOORUITZICHT 1954
THIS WAS MY GRANDDADS WATCH WHICH HE RECEIVED AFTER 25 YEARS OF WORKING IN THE BLYVOORUITZICHT MINE.
 
SIZE: 30MM DIAMETER
 
CONDITION: WINDED AND WATCH IS STILL TICKING AND WORKING. NO STRAP. BACK COVER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN. STILL CLEAN AND IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
ERNEST BOREL (1856-present):
Founded in 1856 In Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Swiss watch manufacturer Ernest Borel builds its reputation by 165 years of watchmaking with their excellent design and quality. They have traditionally focused on export markets outside Europe. In 1997, Ernest Borel was purchased by a group of investors from China. Ernest Borel currently produces traditionally styled automatic and quartz-movement wrist watches for men and women.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE AN OLD WESTCLOX POCKET WATCH FROM 1962 ALSO ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. ALSO A GREAT TREK CENTERNARY MEDAL OF 1938 AND SOME VINTAGE JEWELLERY.
 
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