German 14 carat gold lever precision pocket watch Circa 1900

Precision watch with dedication to Dr Hattemer
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A precision pocket watch, made by Julius Assmann in Glashütte, Germany, circa 1900. The numbered case of this watch was crafted from 14 carat gold and the cuvette has a dedication to “Dr Hattemer, Hamburg, 28.Febr.1887-1912”. The white enamel dial has Arabic red minute- and black hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and gold hands. The numbered movement has a Glashütte precision lever escapement, a gold lever, a gold escape wheel and a fine adjusting device.
Case and movement have matching numbers and dial and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 94 g
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Signed: J-Assmann, Glashütte ^I/Sachsen
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Assmann
Julius Assmann was born in 1827 and died in 1886 at the age of 58. He was a passionate watchmaker in Glashütte, Germany. Assmann at one time was employed by his father in law, Ferdinand Adolph Lange, the man who laid the cornerstone of the German watchmaking industry in the 1840’s. He founded his own company in 1852, the Julius Assmann Deutsche Präzisions Taschenuhren Fabrik (German Precision Pocket Watch Factory) producing key wound pocket watches. Assmann was soon awarded the gold medal by the German Trade Industry. Within two years, his watches progressed to crown winding and the three quarter plates so characteristic of Glashütte. When he died his company was divided among the Assmann family.