Hermann Becker (HB) founded in Dietlingen near Pforzheim / Germany a watch factory, which was directed after his early death in the beginning 1950s by its widow and later by its children, Joachim Becker an his sister. The watch factory was active until 1979.
The watches presented here and left to the archive come from the possession of Joachim Becker. They are inhouse watches as well as watches which don’t have any connection to HB.
We start with the two oldes watches of the collection, which presumably have no relation with HB:
Para ladies' watch (Felsa 107)
Ormo gents watch (DuRoWe 410)
HB movements were not only used in inhouse cases, but also under many brand names like "Geneve", "Anker" or "Clipper":
two Geneve ladies' watches (?? & HB 110)
three Anker ladies' watches (HB 90)
While HB was in the 1950s very much present with their own cases (often with HB hallmark on the back), in then 1970s, HB watches are rather rare items, especially those, where the HB logo is printed on the dial. In most cases, inhouse HB movements were used, but also some foreigh movements, like a selfwinding movement for ladies' watches, which HB did not have in their program. Probably these watches were presentation models for new, modern cases, which were up to date that time:
three inhouse HB watches (HB 90)
HB ladies' automatic (ETA 2671)
Also the following watches, part of them under their own brand names, others with foreign brands were very modern that time:
two Pierre Bourquard watches (HB 11x)
two almost identical ladies' watches from HB and Clipper (HB 90)
At the example of the following Clipper watches you can see the enormous bandwidth of the cases. From the fragile, classical ladies' watch to the ultra-modern, rugged ladies' watch with direct read indication, the bandwidth ranged, including also massive sports watches with screw back:
three Clipper ladies' watches (HB 90 / HB 90 dig)
The collection of Joachim Becker contains also a few movements, where the PUW 1075 is even a foreign one, but since it carries a "Clipper" dial, it is still connected to HB.
HB produced only a small number of movements. The begin was the caliber 115, which allowed HB a fantastic start after World War II. However, the two most important caliber series must have been caliber HB 90 for ladies' watches and the series HB 111 (windup) resp. HB 112 “Ultramatic” in several generations.
spare movements (PUW 1075, HB 313, HB 111))
spare parts for the HB 90
The following quartz watches of the collection were probably used privately, they have nothing to do with HB:
two Seiko watches (Seiko 41A & Seiko 4303A)
quartz watches and bracelets