$8,050
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte, No. 27531. Sold in 1881 for 750 Reichsmarks.Very fine, half hunting-cased, keyless, 18K gold watch awarded with a timing certificate fromthe Deutsche Sternwarte in Hamburg. Accompanied by the original leather fitted box, original certificate and a copy of the records from the Sternwarte Observatory. five-body, “bassine”, solid, engine-turned case back with small initial in the center, gold hinged cuvette. white enamel with Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel “double spade” hands. Cal. 44 mm (20’’’), Glashütte 3/4-plate, frosted gilt, 20 jewels, the top ones in gold-flushed chatons, straight line Glashütte lever escapement with gold escape wheel and pallet fork banking in a pin hole, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and mean time screws, roller jewel inserted in the arm, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 55 mm. Notes The Sternwarte Observatory in Hamburg is the German equivalent of the Observatories in Geneva and Kew.ew.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-03-24
