German gold Glashütte hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1927

Rare gold keyless lever watch by Fritz Schüler
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Rare gold German apprentice keyless lever full hunter watch by German Watchmaking School Glashütte, in quality 1A, circa 1927. The watch features a frosted gilded 2/3 plate movement with gold lever and escape wheel, gold screwed chaton jewels, bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel overcoil spring, and decoratively engraved free sprung balance cock. It is signed and numbered by Fritz Schüler of Stendal, with the serial number 1927. The white enamel dial is adorned with Arabic numerals, an outer minute ring, a sunken centre, and a subsidiary seconds dial. It also includes gold moon hands and is signed by Deutsche Uhrmacherschule, Glashütte I/SA, and Fritz Schüler. The 14K gold case has plain polished covers and a gold cuvette, with a lever for hand setting beneath the bezel at 4 o’clock. The covers bear German control marks and are signed by K. Richter, Glashütte (SA), with the covers and cuvette numbered 3413.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 120 g
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Signed: Deutsche Uhrmacherschule, Glashütte I/SA, Fritz Schüler
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Glashütte apprentice watches are all unique. They are very rarely found with original gold cases.
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Movement runs smoothly and surfaces are in good aesthetic condition. The winding and setting functions operate smoothly. The dial is in good condition with a few minor scratches, and the case is also in good condition.
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Fritz Schüler completed the present watch while studying at the prestigious Deutsche Uhrmacherschüle. Students at this school were required to complete their own watch in order to graduate as watchmakers and restorers. In 1877, at the German Watchmaker’s Conference held in Wiesbaden, Mortiz Grossmann’s plans for the creation of a Deutsche Uhrmacherschule or German Watchmaking school were approved. Following the conference, a committee was formed that would later become the school’s supervisory board when it formally launched in 1878. The first committee members included Moritz Grossmann, Richard & Emil Lange, Adolf Schneider, Julius Assmann, and Ludwig Strasser.