German rose gold minute repeating lever pocket watch Circa 1899

Rose gold repeating full hunter
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A large and heavy 14 carat rose gold hunting cased minute repeating quality 1A Glashütte lever pocket watch, circa 1899. Cuvette inscribed Zur freundlichen Erinnerung Wilhelm Riehmer 1879.1.10.1899. Glazed 3/4 plate movement, two hammers, two gongs, gold screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with Arabic hours, outer minute divisions and sunk subsidiary seconds. Plain case, monogrammed on both sides. 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: 58 mm
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Weight: 168 g
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Signed: Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte in Sachsen
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The listed housing complex Riehmers Hofgarten in Berlin was built between 1880 and 1899 after the designs of Wilhelm Riehmer and Otto Mrosk. Attempting to be as different as possible to the usual dark and cramped tenements with tiny courtyards, the architects created a complex across three streets, which included 18 houses and a courtyard garden. Large apartments look out on the street from behind the grand neoclassic fronts, magnificent gateways lead to the courtyard, which the smaller apartments look out on. Even though parts of the area were destroyed during the war, Riehmers Hofgarten still counts as one of Berlin’s 100 most important architectural sites.
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Since the watch is inscribed with the monograms ‘WR’ as well as ‘OM’ and the dedication to Wilhelm Riehmer on the cuvette includes the years 1879 to 1899, which is almost exactly the period of time in which the housing complex was built, there is little doubt that this handsome pocket watch was given to the architect Wilhelm Riehmer by his partner Otto Mrosk.