German 14K gold open faced lever pocket watch Circa 1909

Gold open faced watch by Julius Assmann
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A 14 carat gold open faced lever Glashütte pocket watch, circa 1909. Delivered to Cuendet Constant in Budapest. Bridge movement, lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance. Silvered dial with Arabic hours, outer minute divisions and sunk subsidiary seconds. Plain case, monogrammed on the back, a dedication engraving Budapest 1904-1912. Dial signed, case numbered, movement signed and numbered, case and movement with matching numbers. Comes with the original presentation box and a certificate.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 87 g
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Signed: J. Assmann Glashütte i/Sachsen
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Julius Assmann was born in 1827 and died in 1886 at the age of 58. He was a passionate watchmaker in Glashütte, Germany. Assmann at one time was employed by his father-in-law, Ferdinand Adolph Lange, the man who laid the cornerstone of the German watchmaking industry in the 1840s. He founded his own company in 1852, the Julius Assmann Deutsche Präzisions-Taschenuhren-Fabrik (German Precision Pocket Watch Factory) producing key wound pocket watches. Assmann was soon awarded the gold medal by the German Trade Industry. Within two years, his watches progressed to crown winding and the three-quarter plates so characteristic of Glashütte. When he died his company was divided among the Assmann family.