German 18K rose gold half hunting cased lever Circa 1905

Rose gold half hunter by A. Lange & Söhne
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A very fine, large and heavy 18 carat rose gold half hunting cased Glashütte lever pocket watch, circa 1905. ¾ Plate movement, a piston tooth lever escapement and gold screw compensation balance. The gold cuvette inscribed Hans Braun Gotha. White enamel dial with Arabic hours, an outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and Luis XIV hands. A guilloché Louis XV case, the front with inlaid black enamel Arabic numerals on a polished chapter ring, an engraved family crest on the back with the motto Edel durch Art., plain bezels and band. Dial signed, case and movement signed and numbered, movement and case with matching numbers.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 125 g
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte B/Dresden
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The former property of aristocrats.
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The former owner of this half hunter, Hans Braun, was a descendant of Wilhelm von Braun (1790-1872), who was ennobled by Duke August of Saxe-Gotha in the mid 19th century and whose family had close ties to the ducal family. The family crest shows three brown horse heads and the motto ‘Edel durch Art.’, which means something like ‘Noble through Performance’ and should refer to the horses and the newly ennobled Braun family.