Early German 18 K gold full hunter cased lever watch Circa 1881

Gold hunting cased anker chronometer
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An early German 18 Carat gold full hunter cased anker chronometer in quality 1A with patent regulating device, circa 1881.
Plain case, monogrammed CK. Cuvette with dedication. Case and movement with matching numbers. Rare Lange & Söhne anker chronometer movement, large chronometer balance with gold screws, gold lever, gold escape wheel, fine adjusting device so called Patentrücker, diamond endstone, screwed gold chatons, blued steel screws, main plate signed and numbered. White enamel dial with black Arabic hours and red minute register, gold hands.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 138 g
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte B/Dresden
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Lange & Söhne was founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in the town of Glashütte, near Dresden, in the state of Saxony. Under Ferdinand, and then, following his death, his sons Emil and Richard, Lange produced quality pocket watches, the company’s very best products generally being given the ‘1A’ designation. Under subsequent generations of the Lange family, the company continued to produce pocket watches and, like many German watchmakers, produced oversized wristwatches for use by German airmen in World War II.
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Until 1882 there were only four anker chronometer watches made with this special fine adjusting device.