German pink gold splendour hunting cased watch Circa 1908

Heavy Gold lever pocket watch 
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An impressive, extremely heavy Glashütte pink gold splendour hunting cased watch with unique original case decoration, Ankerchronometer by A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte with extract from the archives, circa 1908. An 18K gold, hunting cased watch-à-goutte, original ornamental engraving on both sides with leaf scenes, very finely chiselled, intricately engraved, spring lid with monogram CM, the dome with anniversary inscription: 1885-1910 Steinkohlenbauverein Gottes Segen zu Lugau, case and movement matching numbers, glazed movement, Ankerchronometer movement of the highest class, quality 1A, gold lever, gold escapement wheel, fine adjusting device, screwed gold chatons, diamond endstone, large Glashütte chronometer balance wheel, original, flawless enamel dial, pink gold Louis XV gold hands, in working order and excellent, completely original, little used original condition. An extract from the archives accompanies the watch and is a masterpiece of Glashütte’s watchmaking, fortunately in this museum quality condition.

This Glashütte chronometer was sold to Robert Pleissner Dresden on 27.11.1908. With this special engraving and particularly heavy design, it belonged to a series of the highest quality.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Weight: 164 g
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte
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Robert Pleissner was one of the most famous Dresden/Glashütter area watchmakers. He was also a well-known watch collector. In 1909, the Mathematisch-Physikalische Salon in Dresden acquired the Robert Pleissner Collection, the first time that pocket watches in significant numbers entered the museum collection. The hard coal mining industry in Lugau made headlines worldwide in 1867 as a result of a terrible accident. On July 1st, 1867, a shaft was broken in which all 101 miners lost their lives. The misfortune led to a worldwide solidarity action for widows and orphans. In 1869, the Lugauer Steinkohlenbauverein was founded, which began on October 6th 1869, to rebuild the crushed shaft under the name Vertrauenschacht (shaft of confidence). In July 1872, miners who died in the accident were found and buried in a communal grave.