German yellow gold open-faced pocket watch Circa 1910
- Kenmerk
- SA0724
- Diameter
- 45 mm
- Estimate
- € 3.000 - 5.000
- Price sold
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Fine yellow gold open-faced pocket watch
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A fine German yellow gold open-faced watch, circa 1910, manual winding 3/4 plate nickel lever movement.
Gold brushed dial with painted black Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds, outer minute track with 24-hour Arabic numerals.
Polished 14k yellow gold case with engraved scrolls to both bezels, snap-on case back, dial, case and movement signed.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte
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A. Lange und 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.
In 1948, the post-war Soviet administration nationalized the company’s property, and the Lange brand ceased to exist. However, in December 1990, following German reunification, the founder’s great-grandson Walter Lange, together with watch industry executive Günter Blümlein, restored the company with the assistance of several Swiss watch manufacturers, including IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre. The refounded Lange, again operating from Glashütte, presented its first range of wristwatches in 1994. Today, A. Lange und Söhne wristwatches are sold globally and Lange, like IWC, is a member of the Richemont group.
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A fine German yellow gold open-faced watch, circa 1910, manual winding 3/4 plate nickel lever movement.
Gold brushed dial with painted black Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds, outer minute track with 24-hour Arabic numerals.
Polished 14k yellow gold case with engraved scrolls to both bezels, snap-on case back, dial, case and movement signed.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte
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A. Lange und 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.
In 1948, the post-war Soviet administration nationalized the company’s property, and the Lange brand ceased to exist. However, in December 1990, following German reunification, the founder’s great-grandson Walter Lange, together with watch industry executive Günter Blümlein, restored the company with the assistance of several Swiss watch manufacturers, including IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre. The refounded Lange, again operating from Glashütte, presented its first range of wristwatches in 1994. Today, A. Lange und Söhne wristwatches are sold globally and Lange, like IWC, is a member of the Richemont group.
Signed: A. Lange und Söhne Glashütte
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