German extremely rare hunter pocket watch in quality 1A Circa 1897

Gold Glashütte pocket watch by A. Lange & Söhne
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An exquisite, extremely rare Glashütte splendour hunting cased pocket watch, manufactured in quality 1A, with magnificent case decoration by Prof. Carl Ludwig Graff, circa 1897. Retailed by Le Palais Royal in Havana, Cuba.
The 18-carat rose gold case of this watch is exquisitely decorated with cartouches and ornamental flowers on the lid. The gold dome is engraved: Especiales para Les Palais Royal -Obispo 58 y 60- Habana. The dial is enamel and has radial Arabic numerals, outer minutes track with red five minutes numerals, subsidiary dial for the seconds, and gold Louis XV hands. The movement is a 3/4 plate movement with gold screw compensation balance. And the dial, dome, and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Weight: 110 g
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte B/Dresden / Palais Royal Habana
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Le Palais Royal
Le Palais Royal was the only official speciality retailer of watches, jewellery and silver in Havana, Cuba. Watches that were originally delivered to Le Palais Royal are exceptionally rare and hardly ever appear on the market. Prof. Karl Ludwig Theodor Graff, who was appointed director of the Institute of Applied Arts in Dresden (Dresdner Kunstgewerbeschule) in 1875, to create designs in this vein. From the 1880s onwards, more and more ostentatious decorations were created at Lange & Söhne company, where the medallion showed the image of the ancient Roman goddess Minerva, who had been worshipped as goddess of crafts, poetry and wisdom. Professor Graff then copyrighted his design which had won first prize in the Institute of Applied Arts’ 1890 competition for the design and decoration of pocket watch cases.