Lot 17

Carl Jentsch

An extremely rare and very fine Glashuette hunting case pocket watch with chronograph

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This is the only remaining piece made by Carl Jentsch. The chronograph function is operated by pressing the crown. Carl Jentsch is considered the most gifted maker of steel elements, i.e. maker of chronographs in Glashütte.
Moritz Grossmann honours maker Carl Jentsch of Glashütte in an article published by the Deutschen Uhrmacherzeitung (German horological magazine) in 1884 for his constant strive for "technical perfection and exquisite execution". In another article in the Allgemeines Journal der Uhrmacherei (general journal of watchmaking) of 1890, A. Engelbrecht writes about the tireless and diligent worker Carl Jentsch and his speciality to "turn key-wound watches into crown-wound timepieces". Die Handelszeitung für die gesamte Uhrenindustrie (trade journal for the horological industry) states on September 1, 1895: "The workshop established by Carl Jentsch in 1878 specialising in the production of winding mechanisms, fine complicated steel constructions and timepieces faltered in 1894 due to unfavourable economic conditions and the owner merged the company with all the staff and equipment into the Uhrenfabrik Union manufactory Dürrstein."