German 18 carat gold hunting cased quarter repeater Circa 1899

Gold repeating full hunter watch 
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A large and heavy full hunter cased quarter repeating pocket watch made by A. Lange & Söhne in Glashütte near Dresden, Germany, circa 1899. The numbered case of this watch has three gold lids, all crafted from 18 carat gold. The white enamel dial has black Arabic hours, an outer minute track, red Arabic five minute numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock, a sunk center and gold hands. The glazed, numbered movement has a precision lever escapement, fine adjusting device, gold lever, gold escape wheel and a gold balance with screws.
The case and movement have matching numbers, the dial, case and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 55.5 mm
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Weight: 142 g
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte bei Dresden
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The extract from the archives confirms the originality of the watch, which was delivered to Hermann Grosch in Weimar in 1899.

Due to a minimal deviation of the Lange punches between the back lid and the spring lid, it is assumed that the inner part of the spring lid was renewed at A. Lange & Söhne during a service. This change is not visible, but is noted in the extract from the archives.