German 14 Carat rose gold hunting cased lever watch Circa 1902

Rose gold full hunter by Uhrenfabrik Union
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A heavy German 14 Carat rose gold full hunter cased Glashütte pocket watch, circa 1902. Glazed ¾ plate movement, gold screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with black Arabic hours, gold Arabic five minute numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Plain Louis XV case.
Dial signed, case numbered, movement signed and numbered, case and movement with matching numbers. Comes with the original presentation box.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 121 g
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Signed: Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte bei Dresden
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Johannes Dürrstein was born on August 22nd, 1845 in Niederrad and died on May 7th, 1901. Dürrstein grew up in a middle class family and completed a commercial apprenticeship at the Frankfurt watch wholesaler Ludwig & Fries. He was a German entrepreneur and together with his brother Friedrich, he established his own business in 1874. He repeatedly travelled to Switzerland on business and got to know the important watch manufacturers in the country. The company traded as Dürrstein & Co Glashütte and sold Swiss products as well as watches by A. Lange & Söhne. Nearly 20 years later, in 1893, Dürrstein founded the Uhrenfabrik Union. The watches produced in this manufactory were of outstanding quality and could be made to order with high value complications of all kinds. The range included pocket chronometers, tourbillons and perpetual calendars and usually came with a rating certificate from the Hamburg Observatory. Dürrstein always tried to satisfy the universally strong demand for high quality timepieces and mainly used premium Swiss movements which he bought and cased before selling them to his customers.