German half hunting cased pocket watch in quality 1A Circa 1896

Gold Glashütte pocket watch by A. Lange & Söhne
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A very fine, extremely rare Glashütte half hunting cased pocket watch – manufactured in quality 1A, circa 1896.
Polished 18-carat rose gold case, blue enamel numerals, screwed monogram CS, gold dome with presentation engraving: Marion von Weber – viribus unitis (With United Forces). Signed white enamel dial with radial Arabic numerals, outer minutes track, subsidiary dial for the seconds, and gold Louis XV hands. 3/4 plate movement, gold screw compensation balance.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 115 g
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Signed: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte B/Dresden
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Marion von Weber Inspired by his affection for Marion von Weber, the wife of a grandson of Carl Maria von Weber and by the novel Titan by Jean Paul, Gustav Mahler needed only six weeks in 1888 to compose his Symphony No. 1 as well as several songs for “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”, a much-loved collection of folk poems.