Swiss 14 carat gold high quality anker chronometer Circa 1910

Engine turned full hunter cased pocket watch
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A high quality Glashütte anker chronometer pocket watch, made by Union Horlogère in Biel – Genève, Switzerland, circa 1910. The numbered full hunter case of this watch was crafted from 14 carat gold, has thee gold lids and both front and back lids are engine turned with empty cartouches in the center. The white enamel dial has Arabic hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and later added gold hands. The movement has an Alpina chronometer escapement, a fine adjusting device and a chronometer balance.
The dial and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 102 g
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Signed: Union Horlogère, Bienne – Genève
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This chronometer calibre is matching the Glashütte chronometers of the Präzisions-Uhrenfabrik Alpina Glashütte.
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Union Horlogère
Founded in 1883 on the initiative of the most renowned manufacturers and distributors of the time, Union Horlogère was originally a joint Swiss collaboration, to make joint purchases and establish a network of distributors around the world. By 1890, the company established itself in the watchmaking city of Bienne and in 1917 was located in Rue de l’Union.
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Around 1909, the company founded the Präcisions-Uhrenfabrik Alpina Glashütte G.m.b.H. in Glashütte and from 1912 manufactured under the signature Präcisions-Uhrenfabrik Alpina Glashütte i/S.