104th Auction

2021/5/22

Lot 21

Nomos

A rare Glashuette hunting case pocket watch with chronograph and minute repeater

Sold

estimated
1.8004.000 €
Price realized
5.500 €
specific features
Case
14k pink gold, glazed movement.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
Case no.1307
Diam.57 mm
Circa1910
Ctry.German
Wt.129 g


"Nomos-Uhr-Gesellschaft, Guido Müller u. Co. Glashütte i/S" - under this name began the biggest advertizing campaign against the Glashuette industry at the time. The 92 page catalogue came out around 1909 and caused a court case initiated by A. Lange & Soehne which led to legal proceedings against Nomos, which were settled in 1910. Later Nomos was also forced to refrain from selling its products from Dresden, because the company did not abide by the rules of competition stipulated by the court of law. Nomos was selling very good Swiss basic movements matching Omega quality. Its cases were also comparable to Glashuette standards.
Source: "Glashuette und seine Uhren" by Kurt Herkner, Dormagen 1978, page 229.