Decorative German 14K rose gold presentation watch Circa 1910

Rose gold hunting cased presentation watch by Saxonia
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A decorative German 14 carat rose gold hunting cased presentation pocket watch, circa 1910. 3/4 Plate movement, fully chatoned, screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with black Roman hours, red Arabic five minute numerals and aunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. The Swiss case is lavishly florally engraved on all sides with a magnificent coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
Dial signed, case numbered.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 101 g
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Signed: Saxonia
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Albrecht Költzsch was the founder of a manufactory for the production of timepieces in Gruna near Dresden. Together with pocket watches, alarm clocks and pendulum clocks, the company had diamonds as well as gold- and silverware for sale. In advertisements, Költzsch mentions that his company was founded in 1878, while the factory itself was only registered in Gruna in 1890. The company’s clientele was mostly railway employees. This customer base in combination with the fact that the cases of the timepieces were often decorated with relief images of railroad engines often lets today’s collectors think that timepieces made by Saxonia are railway watches and clocks, which is of course not correct. Around 1910 the company sold pocket watches with Swiss movement under the retail name Saxonia. Albrecht Költzsch promoted his Saxonia watches as specialities in the market segment of portable precision timepieces.
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This timepiece as all Saxonia watches, bears the mark of the crowned woman with shield and sword.