Lot 293

Louis Auch jun. à Louisbourg (Ludwigsburg), 53 mm, 89 g, circa 1800
A historically important astronomical verge pocket watch with date, weekday and moon phase and cylinder escapement
Case: 20k pink gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, five-arm balance.
The large, open-work balance cock of this slim pocket watch covers almost all of the movement plate and also conceals the signature "Auch jun. à Louisburg".
Jakob and Louis (Ludwig) Auch
Jakob Auch was born in Echterdingen on February 22, 1765, and died in Weimar on March 20, 1842. He lived in Echterdingen until 1787 and later in Vaihingen and Seeberg before moving to Weimar in 1798 to become engineer to the court. Auch was one of the most able pupils of Philipp Matthaeus Hahn and created many pocket watches in the style of his famous master. He probably took his son Louis (Ludwig) into his business before 1800. One of the pocket watch is signed "J. Auch und Sohn, Weimar" (J. Auch and Son, Weimar).
Source: Juergen Abeler, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, Wuppertal 1977, p. 45

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