Heavy German 18K gold hunting cased lever pocket watch Circa 1890

Gold Glashütte full hunter by Friedrich August Adolf Schneider
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Heavy and rare Glashuette gold hunting cased pocket watch for the US-American market, manufactured in quality 1A – with the original certificate, circa 1890. Nickel 3/4 Plate movement glazed movement with striping, club-tooth lever escapement, cut bimetallic gold screw compensation balance, engraved balance cock and four in gold screwed chatons.
White enamel dial with Roman hours, outer minute divisions and sunk subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock.
Plain case, both lids with engraved monograms. Dial signed, case numbered, movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 149 g
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Signed: Adolf Schneider Dresden
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Friedrich August Adolf Schneider (1824-1878) was born in Dresden in 1824 and began his apprenticeship with Gutkaes in 1841. In 1845 Schneider decided to follow his friend and future brother-in-law Adolph Lange to Glashuette and be a foreman in his newly set-up watch manufacturer. After working with Lange for 6 years, Schneider went on to start his own watchmaking company in 1851. He produced key winding pocket watches at first but changed to winding crowns around 1865 when Lange’s patented winding crown system was established. Schneider exported a large number of watches to the US; his local agent was Max Freund & Co. in New York. After Schneider’s sudden death in 1878, his son continued the business. All in all the company produced about 3,000 pocket watches of the finest quality.
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Very good, slightly rubbed. Comes with original certificate.
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Reference 0015000