German brass marine chronometer with lever escapement Circa 1945

Marine chronometer in mahogany box
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A numbered marine chronometer in two cases rare made by A. Lange & Söhne in Glashütte bei Dresden, Germany, circa 1945. The inner mahogany box is numbered and glazed and the brass open faced chronometer case is mounted with a gimbal suspension and has the A. Lange & Söhne maker’s mark. The white enamel dial is numbered, has Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at six o’clock and gold hands. The chronometer movement has a  rare version Glashütte lever escapement, a very large chronometer balance and a device for electric impulse transmission.
Inner box, case and dial have matching numbers and the dial and movement are signed.
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Dimensions: 240 x 240 x 230 mm (outer protective box); 180 x 180 x 180 mm (inner glazed box)
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte  B/Dresden