German 18K gold half hunting cased lever watch Circa 1890

Gold half hunter by Adolf Schneider
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An 18 carat gold half hunting cased quality 1A lever Glashütte pocket watch, circa 1890. ¾ Plate movement, lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with Roman hours, outer minute divisions and sunk subsidiary seconds. Engine turned case, the front with radial black Roman numerals.
Case numbered. Comes with the original presentation box.
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Signed: Adolf Schneider Glashütte B/Dresden
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Weight: 99 g
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Friedrich August Adolf Schneider was born in Dresden in 1824 and began his apprenticeship with Gutkaes in 1841. In 1845 Schneider decided to follow his friend and future brother-in-law Adolph Lange to Glashütte and be a foreman in his newly set-up watch manufacture. After working with Lange for six years, Schneider went on to start his own watchmaking company in 1851. He first produced key winding pocket watches but changed to winding crowns around 1865 when Lange’s patented winding crown system was established. Schneider exported a large number of watches to the US. His local agent was Max Freund & Co in New York. After Schneider’s sudden death in 1878, his son continued the business. All in all the company produced about 3,000 pocket watches of the finest quality.