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1709294036Code 7818 Pocket CompassAmerican Army officer's pocket compass during the First World War in chromed brass in the shape of an onion clock, signed WITTNAUER. The compass has a snap-lock lid with a release button inside the ring. Rose at eight winds. In excellent condition, fully functional. Diameter 4.5 cm, thickness 1.5 cm.
The Wittnauer company was founded in the United States by Swiss emigrant Albert Wittnauer in 1890, who had begun working as soon as he arrived in America in 1872, at the age of sixteen, for his cousin who imported luxury watches from Switzerland. In 1880 he created his own brand in partnership with his brother, immediately enjoying considerable success. During the First World War he worked for both the navy and the air force, producing watches for the military and compasses for the officers.
The first historical notes on the use of magnetic directive force in Europe date back to the end of the century. XII or at the beginning of the XIII and attribute the exploitation of the properties of the magnet to the Amalfitans. The gimbal suspension made its first appearance around the middle of the century. XVI. An exact description can be found in the short compendium “De la esfera y de la arte de navegar”, by Martin Cortés (1551), which gives precise guidelines for the construction of the compass. The great discoveries of new lands from the middle of the century can largely be attributed to the improvements of the instrument. XV onwards.
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