German gold full hunter manufactured in quality 1A Circa 1877

Gold hunting cased lever watch 
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A heavy German 18 carat gold hunting cased quality 1A pocket watch with an Extract from the Archives made by A. Lange & Söhne in Glashütte, circa 1877. The watch has a ¾ plate movement with a lever escapement and large gold screw compensation balance. A white enamel dial with radial Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and spade hands. The engine turned case with an engraved monogram on the back.
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Diameter: 51mm
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Weight: 127 g
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte B/Dresden
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Murphy’s Law
For incomprehensible reasons, the numbering of this watch is downright chaotic. The movement is numbered 11551, the inside cover bears the number 10951 and the number 10551 on the outside. Both covers have numbers.
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The Extract from the Archives shows that the movement was probably sold to the Albertverein (or Albert-Verein) on October 1st, 1877, but the entry in the workbook is not completely legible.

The Albertverein was a women’s association of the Red Cross founded in Dresden in 1867, an initiative of Princess Carolas of Saxony, who named it in honour of her husband, Prince Albert. The purpose was to care for the wounded in the war and thus to support the military medical services. In times of peace, its task was to train sisters (as the Albertine women were called) for times of war and to be active in charitable work in poor relief.