Lot 25

A. Lange & Söhne

A very fine, early Glashuette hunting case pocket watch, manufactured in quality 1A and sold on September 7, 1877 to Dürrstein & Co., Dresden

Sold

This gold hunting case watch was made in quality 1 standard and delivered to wholesale dealer Dürrstein & Co. in Dresden on September 7, 1877.
At that point in time, cases did not yet bear the imperial crown mark, which was compulsory from 1886 on. The index spring fine adjustment device as well as the Lange trademark were not introduced until years later.

At the beginning of his career Johannes Dürrstein worked with wholesaler Ludwig & Fries; in 1874, however, he established his own business together with his brother Friedrich. The company traded as Dürrstein & Co. of Glashütte and sold Swiss products as well as watches by A. Lange & Söhne. Nearly 20 years later, in 1893, Dürrstein founded the "Uhrenfabrik Union".