108th Auction
2023/5/20
Lot 107
A. Lange & Söhne
A very fine Glashuette hunting case pocket watch, manufactured in quality 1A and submitted to special testing at the Leipzig observatory and the naval observatory in Hamburg, sold in 1900 for 515 marks - with original certificate
Sold
estimated
4.000—6.000 €
Price realized
5.500 €
specific features
Case
18 K pink gold, engraved monogram "CW", case design "Louis XV".
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
3/4 plate movement, club-tooth lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance.
Case no.43375
Diam.53 mm
Circa1900
Ctry.Germany
Wt.112 g
According to Martin Huber’s "Lange Liste" (Lange list) this watch was submitted to special testing at the Leipzig observatory and the naval observatory in Hamburg. It was part of a series of circa 1,000 timepieces tested at the Leipzig observatory from 1883 to 1905; in the records, however, only about half of them were marked as "tested".