German high quality 14K gold keyless pocket watch Circa 1928

Gold lever from the German Watchmaking School Glashütte
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A German 14 carat gold open faced pocket watch made by Hans Abeler at the German Watchmaking School in Glashütte, circa 1928. The glazed ¾ plate movement with a piston tooth lever escapement and gold screw compensation balance. Silvered dial with applied gold indices, an outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and gold kite hands. The case with bezels featuring engraved laurel and leaf tendril decoration. Dial signed, case numbered, movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 96 g
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Signed: Hans Abeler D.U.S. Glashütte, Sa.
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This watch is an outstanding piece of the best quality, as can hardly be expected from school clocks from Glashütte.
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Hans Abeler was the son of the German watchmaker and jeweller Heinrich Abeler (1871-1948) and Paula Anna Fränken (1877-1922) from Münster, Westphalia. He completed training at the German Watchmaking School in Glashütte from 1927 to 1928 and 1935.
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In addition to this pocket watch, Hans Abeler also made, among other things, a marine chronometer and a tourbillon gear model. For his achievements, he received a cash reward of 40 Reichsmarks from the Georg Jacob Foundation, awarded by the Society of Friends of Apprenticeships. Hans Abeler was a member of Saxonia and founded his own business in Neuss.