2,880 CHF
Two-Tone Dial Deutsche Uhrenfabrikation, A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/Sa, No. 91393. Made circa 1930. Very fine, keyless, 14K yellow gold pocket watch. To be sold without reserve Four-body, "Lucia", solid, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. Two-tone, brushed champagne with bold black Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel epee hands. Notes ALS-quality pocket watches signed: “A. Lange & Söhne, Glashutte b. Dresden”. ALS (A. Lange & Söhne) always denoted watches of first quality, whether under the “A. Lange, Dresden” signature or the later “A. Lange & Söhne, Glashutte-Sa”. Their movements had 16-20 jewels. Four jewels and the pallet-staff bearing were set in screw-held gold “chatons” and visible on the top plate. The balance staff had a diamond endstone. The balance cocks were engraved and the index had micrometer adjustment on a swan-neck spring. Only gold (and sometimes platinum) screws were used on the balance. According to the catalogue, Lange adjusted each movement in five positions.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-03-29
