German 14K gold full hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1910

Gold hunting cased pocket watch by Urania company
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A fine, rare German hunting cased pocket watch, circa 1910, made for Andreas Huber, purveyor to the court in Munich.
Polished 14-carat gold case with case maker’s punch mark F&H (A. Hüning, Genf). Signed white enamel dial with radial Arabic numerals, outer minutes track, subsidiary dial for the seconds, and gold Breguet hands. Bridge movement, screw compensation balance.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 90 g
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Signed: Urania Präcisionsuhr – Andreas Huber – Kgl. Bayer. Hof -Uhrenfabrik, Munich
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The Urania company for precision watches (Präzisionsuhrenfabrik Urania) was founded by Andreas Huber in Munich in 1865 and was the first German business to offer pocket watches with crown winding systems. Grand clocks were produced by order of King Ludwig II, and in 1880 the company was declared a purveyor to the court. After taking over management, Huber’s son Josef began making precision pocket watches in 1885. In 1910 Josef Huber turned to the production of chronometers and submitted watches in competitions of the Munich observatory and the naval observatory in Hamburg.