Austrian automatic winding square silver watch Circa 1900

Automatic winding pedometer watch by August von Loehr
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An Austrian square pocket watch with automatic winding by oscillating weight pedometer system, circa 1900.
The silver case is lavishly florally engraved with raptorial bird decoration. The dial is white enamel with Roman numerals for hours, Arabic for the minutes, subsidiary seconds, and a power reserve indicator. It has a square movement, a pedometer system with oscillating weight and a gold screw compensation balance.
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Diameter: 48 x 48 mm
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Weight: 126 g
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Signed: August von Loehr, Remontoir Automatique, Vienna
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Always an eye-catcher: The square-cased pocket watches by August von Loehr (1847-1917) are always beautifully decorated. Loehr’s patents intended to eliminate some of the weak points of the self-winding mechanism by improving the system’s design (which had been around for several decades); he sold several thousands of his watches, which is remarkable for this type of timekeeper.