German 14 carat gold full hunter cased watch with repeater Circa 1920

Gold impressive precision watch
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An impressive and extremely rare hunting cased quarter repeating pocket watch made by the Deutsche Präzisions-Uhrenfabrik in Glashütte, Germany, circa 1920. The numbered case of this watch, crafted from 14 carat gold, has a front lid with the depiction of a boat and the initials HE on each side of the mast. The white enamel dial, marked Deutsche Präzisionsuhr “Original Glashütte”, has Arabic hour numerals, an outer minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and gold spade hands. The numbered, glazed, quality 1A movement features a Glashütte precision lever escapement, screwed gold chatons, a fine adjusting device and diamond endstone, repeating the quarter hours. Case and movement have matching numbers and the movement is signed.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 163 g
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Signed: Deutsche Präzisions-Uhrenfabrik Glashütte e.G.m.b.H.
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Only a few pocket watches with complications from the Deutsche Präzisions-Uhrenfabrik Glashütte are known. Especially the 1A quality and the impressive case make this watch an absolute rarity, much rarer than comparable watches by A. Lange & Söhne.
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Deutsche Präzisions-Uhrenfabrik Glashütte
The Deutsche Präzisions-Uhrenfabrik Glashütte e.G.m.b.H. (DPUG) was founded on November 9, 1918, in Glashütte, the center of German fine watchmaking in Saxony. The company was established as a registered cooperative with limited liability. Its goal was to uphold the tradition of precision watchmaking in Glashütte and to thrive in the difficult economic climate of the post-war period. The talented watchmaker and designer Hugo Müller was the technical director of DPUG and was instrumental in the development of the high quality watches.

DPUG produced fine pocket watches, often with 14 carat rose gold cases and typical Glashütte three quarter plate movements.

It was one of several watch companies in Glashütte of which the history dates back to the founding of the watchmaking industry by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in 1845. The town of Glashütte is renowned for its reputation as a hallmark of high quality German watchmaking.

Like many other Glashütte watchmaking companies, the DPUG was nationalized after World War II. In 1951, the companies were consolidated into the VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe (GUB), thus ending the DPUG’s existence as an independent entity.

Today, the legacy of Glashütte watchmaking is carried on by brands such as Glashütte Original and A. Lange & Söhne, which were re-established after German reunification.