German 14 carat gold repeating chronograph Circa 1910

Rose gold minute repeating chronograph by Nomos
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A rare 14 carat gold hunting cased minute repeating chronograph lever Glashütte pocket watch, circa 1910. Glazed movement bridge movement, two hammers, two gongs, lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, minute track and sunk subsidiary seconds. Plain case.
Dial and cuvette signed, case numbered.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 129 g
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Signed: Nomos-Uhr-Gesellschaft Guido Müller & Co Glashütte i/S
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Nomos-Uhr-Gesellschaft Guido Müller & Co Glashütte i/S. Under this name the biggest advertising campaign against the Glashütte industry at the time began. The 92 page catalogue came out around 1909 and caused a court case initiated by A. Lange & Söhne which led to legal proceedings against Nomos, which were settled in 1910. Later Nomos was also forced to refrain from selling its products from Dresden because the company did not abide by the rules of competition stipulated by the court of law. Nomos was selling very good Swiss basic movements matching Omega quality. Its cases were also comparable to Glashütte standards.