German 14 carat gold hunter cased enamel dial watch Circa 1914

Pocket watch with extremely rare repeater “Silencieuse”
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A gold hunter cased watch with extremely rare, one of 44 examples, repeater “Silencieuse”, made by A. Lange & Söhne in Glashütte, Saxony Germany, circa 1914. The numbered case of this watch is crafted from 14 carat gold and has a spring lid with a dedication: Für Gordon F. Monson, 22.10.68, Kurt Weideman. The white stepped enamel dial has Arabic hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and original gold hands. The numbered glazed movement has an extremely rare A. Lange & Söhne quarter repeater lever escapement Silencieuse, a gold lever, a gold escape wheel and a fine adjusting device.
Case and movement have matching numbers and case, dial, movement and box are signed.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 106 g
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Signed: Deutsche Uhrenfabrikation, Glashütte I/SA, A. Lange & Söhne
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The watch presented here comes with the extract from the archives confirming the originality and the year of manufacture 1914. The watch is still in its original box with replacement glass and replacement mainspring. This Lange & Söhne gold hunting case watch is technically highly interesting, as only 44 examples were equipped with this rare repeater. In addition, the watch has a historical background. It comes from the estate of the graphic designer Kurt Weidemann.
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Weidemann
Kurt Weidemann (1922-2011) was a German graphic designer, typographer, author and university lecturer. Weidemann revised or designed the corporate identities of many well-known companies, including co op, Zeiss, Merck, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler-Benz, Deutsche Aerospace, Porsche and Deutsche Bahn. He also designed books for the Büchergilde Gutenberg and the publishing houses Ullstein, Propyläen, Ernst Klett and Thieme. In the 1960’s, Kurt Weidemann gave the watch to the pilot Gordon F. Monson out of gratitude after a successful emergency landing of his flight in Stuttgart. After Monson’s death, his widow returned the watch to Weidemann.