154 - J. Auricoste Paris - Royal Yugoslav Navy

J. Auricoste Paris - Royal Yugoslav Navy (*) A rare deck watch from the Royal Yugoslav Navy with its original wooden box Movement No. 13792, Caliber 52 mm, Case No. 13792, Dimensions 74 mm, circa 1925, Weight 294 g, Origin: France, Original box Case: Silver, engraving on the back lid: "KR. MOR. 88". Dial: Enamel, signed "KR. Mornarica Broj. 88". Movement: 3/4-plate movement, lever escapement, large Guillaume gold-screw compensation balance. The Royal Yugoslav Navy was the naval branch of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (originally called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes). It was established in 1921 and initially consisted of a few former Austro-Hungarian Navy vessels surrendered at the end of World War I and transferred to the new nation-state under the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The only modern seagoing warships transferred to the new state were twelve steam-powered torpedo boats, although it did receive four capable river monitors for use on the Danube and other large rivers. Significant new acquisitions began in 1926 with a former German light cruiser, followed by the commissioning of two motor torpedo boats and a small submarine flotilla over the next few years. When the name of the state was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929, the name of its navy was changed to reflect this. In the late 1920s, several of the original vessels were decommissioned. Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movement: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.