Lot 109

A. Lange & Söhne

A rare Glashuette Ankerchronometer of the German Navy with 35h power reserve indication

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In 1936 Lange & Söhne began producing a series of lever chronometers with serial numbers 1000 - 1430; the design changed slightly with number 1165, when the lever wheel was reduced from 20 mm to 18 mm. All chronometers had a barrel without chain or fusee and a lateral device for setting the hands. When the German standard chronometer was introduced in 1942, the production of lever chronometers was discontinued.
While the lever chronometers were indeed a simpler version of the classic spring detent chronometer and their power reserve was based on the shorter time on duty of the ships they were intended for, they remain fine examples of German chronometer making. Especially the large lever of almost 20 mm with its red ruby pallets siting in the gilt movement is truly impressive to look at.