Lot 8

Saxonia

System Glashütte

A collection of 4 gold hunting case pocket watches
An ornamental presentation hunting case pocket watch with engravings in the style of Prof. Carl Ludwig Graff and a magnificent coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria

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In 1878 Albrecht Költzsch founded a manufactory for the production of timepieces in Gruna near Dresden. Around 1910 the company sold pocket watches with Swiss movements under the retail name Saxonia. The company’s clientele were mostly railway employees. This customer base in combination with the fact that the cases of the timepieces were often decorated with relief images of railroad engines often lets today’s collectors think that timepieces made by Saxonia are railway watches and clocks, which is of course not correct.
This watch with a fully chatoned movement in a marvelous Swiss gold case is a fine example of the high standard the company applied for its timepieces. As all Saxonia watches, it bears the mark of the crowned woman with shield and sword.