Unique German gold watch with grande sonnerie Circa 1895

Important Glashütte hunting cased pocket watch
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An unique and important German 18 carat rose gold hunting cased pocket watch with quarter hour/hour selfstrike, grande sonnerie, circa 1895. 3/4 Plate movement, gold screw compensation balance, 2 hammers/2 gongs. Glazed movement. Plain case. White enamel dial with gold decorative hands. Comes with original box and certificate.
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Diameter: 61 mm
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Weight: 215 g
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Signed: Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte Sachsen
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This striking pocket watch was produced in 1895, only two years after the establishment of the watch manufactory Union in Glashütte – we could call it a kind of ‘warm-up’ for the two timepieces that should come only two numbers later: the famous 400 g Glashütte anniversary watch no. 43216 and her equally remarkable sister no. 43216.5. This piece was originally designed as exhibit for the anniversary exhibition ’50 Jahre Glashütter Uhrenfertigung’ (50 years of watchmaking in Glashütte), where it was intended to demonstrate the performance and achievements of the Union watch company. The watch was priced at a hefty 2,400 goldmarks. The 18 carat gold case weighed 138.95 g and the ebauche had been supplied by Louis Elysse Piguet. The movement was then finished in Glashütte and fitted with the new gold lever escapement Professor Ludwig Strasser had developed and first presented in the magazine ‘Deutsche Uhrmacherzeitung’ on January 1, 1890.
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This is a truly unique timepiece, there is no other like it, kindly supported by Mr. Bernd Schaarschmidt.