Lot 266

G. Gerstenberger, Glashütte i/Sa, Movement No. 204, 180 x 175 x 180 mm, circa 1950
Glashuette ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve
Case: oak. Dial: silvered. Movm.: brass movement, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, "Griesbach"-chronometer balance with 4 weights and 2 screws.
A fine and unpretentious model created by the famous Glashütte maker, in excellent condition. Unfortunately the original key has been lost sometime over the years.
Gustav Gerstenberger was born in Breslau in 1886 and also completed his apprenticeship as a watchmaker there. From 1905 he attended the German Watchmaking School in Glashuette and worked for several years with J. Assmann, which gave him the opportunity to refine his skills. He changed to the upcoming Glashuette precision watch company in 1909. Being highly interested in all technical matters, he attended evening lectures by Prof. Strasser. He was with IWC Schaffhausen from 1912 to 1914; after his return to Glashuette he worked for A. Lange & Sons as a freelancer and devoted himself completely to chronometry. Gustav Gerstenberger died in 1983 near Dresden.
Lit.: "Glashütte und seine Uhren" by Kurt Herkner, Dormagen 1978.

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