German 14 Carat gold Urania precision pocket watch Circa 1910

Open faced watch with precision movement
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A Urania 14 Carat gold precision watch crafted by the royal watchmaker Andrea Huber in München, Germany, circa 1910. This watch has a plain open faced 14 Carat gold case with a signed dust cover, a white enamel dial with high quality gold Breguet hands and a very fine precision movement with an anchor escapement and fine adjustment.
Dial and dust cover signed.
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Diameter: 49.5 mm
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Weight: 80 g
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Signed: Urania Präcision Uhr, Andreas Huber, K.Gl.Bayer. Hof-Uhrenfabrik
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On October 13, 1856 Andreas Huber founded, after he had just received a legacy of 3,000 florins, with this money a watch shop in Munich in the Roeckl house on Karlsplatz (Stachus) number four. The day before, he had married his childhood sweetheart, Xaviera, which in the following years becomes an indispensable employee of his company. Because she skillfully builds new business relationships with the major clientele of nobility and upper classes. The Bavarian royal family is aware of the company Huber. King Ludwig II. orders precious ceremonial watches in heavy French bronze watch cases. 1912 the title “Hofuhrenfabrik” (official watch factory of the court) is given to the company by the Bavarian prince regent and so till today, they may be called “Ehem. Königlich Bayerischer Hofuhrmacher” (Former Royal Bavarian Court Clockmaker). 

In Munich vernacular is always spoken of as “Uhren Huber”. In the second generation, the company is passed to Joseph Huber, who introduces the first pocket alarm clock in Germany and also has many great business plans, even abroad, for it is ‘Gründerzeit’ (years of rapid industrial expansion in Germany around 1900) and everywhere the fever of success is rampant. Joseph Huber devises a new sales and sales system to sell watches in the army and to officers. After a short time, Huber watches belong to the most popular in these customer groups.