109th Auction
2023/11/18
Lot 21
Lothar RodewaldTourbillon
A rare escapement model with flying tourbillon regulator and pivoted detent escapement, made in Jüterbog by a student of the German Watchmaking School Glashuette
Sold
estimated
6.000—10.000 €
Price realized
8.800 €
specific features
Case
Brass plate, laquered, tourbillon cage, signed, not cut bimetallic balance with two screws and two weights. Wooden base by cabinet maker Arthur Guricke, Glashütte i. Sachsen with glass dome.
Dial
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Movement
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Diam.205 mm
Circa1915
Ctry.Germany
Wt.1800 g
Lothar Rodewald was born on April 28, 1891, he lived in the town of Pasewalk; he attended the watchmaking school at Glashütte during the 1910/11 term as student no. 888, the work recorded for him is as follows: 1 (pocket-) lever escapement watch, open with 45 lines, 1 chronoscope and an astatic needle pair.
It is worth noting that Lothar Rodewald followed in his father’s footsteps when choosing his trade; his father was a master watchmaker and member of the examination board at Glashuette.