| Dating Lenzkirch Antique Clocks By Their Serial Numbers |
Important: Shown below are two distinctly different accounts of the serial numbering system said to have been used by Lenzkirch and with which you can date your clock. |
| The chart shown below is the most widely cited list of the serial numbers and their corresponding years of production. The source is Clock and Watch Trademark Index - European Origin by Karl Kochmann: |
| Serial Numbers |
Year |
4,600
21000
31,800
40,000
165,000
227,000
500,000
655,000
700,000
810,000
1,000,000
1,600,000 |
1851
1855
1860
1865
1870
1875
1880
1885
1890
1895
1900
1928 |
| The chart shown below is the most recent list of the serial numbers and their corresponding years of production. The source is Lenzkircher Uhren. 1851-2001 (150 Jahre). Aus der Geschichte einer bemerkenswerten Uhrmacherzeit. (Literal translation: "Lenzkirch clocks. 1851 - 2001 (150 years.) End of the story of a remarkable watchmaker time." This book was published in conjunction with a 2001 commemorative exhibit in Lenzkirch, Germany, of the founding of the Lenzkirch Factory one hundred and fifty years prior. Perhaps this will prove to be the more accurate date list - only time will tell (pardon the pun!) |
23,256
93,024
209,304
325,584
441,864
558,114
574,424
790,704
906,984
1,000,000
1,038,867
1,233,242
1,427,617
1,621,992
1,816,267
2,010,652
2,505,017
2,399,392 |
1852
1855
1860
1865
1870
1875
1880
1885
1890
1894
1895
1900
1905
1910
1915
1920
1925
1930 |
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