Swiss 14 carat pink gold lever chronometer watch Circa 1890

Hunting cased pocket watch by Alexander Hüning
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A Swiss 14 carat rose gold lever chronometer with box, circa 1890.
14 carat rose gold à goutte case with engraved monogram, gold dome and case maker’s punch mark “F&H”. White signed enamel dial with Arabic “Empire” numerals, sunk subsidiary dial for the seconds and gold Louis XV hands. Bridge movement, frosted, gilt, wolfteeth winding wheels, screw compensation balance, blued balance spring, index spring fine adjusting device, counterpoised “Moustache” lever.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 121 g
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Signed: Alexander Hüning, Genève
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Alexander Hüning (1855-1931) was most likely a native of Germany who went to Geneva around 1880 after completing his apprenticeship; he became a citizen of Geneva in 1898. In 1893 Hüning and Emile Fiebiger established the company Fiebiger & Huening at the Rue de Lévrier 13 in Geneva together, which Hüning continued on his own after Fiebiger’s death. He was particularly known for his fine, complicated pocket watches of supreme quality. An overview of Hüning’s life and his work is available in Klaus Pöhlmann’s “Alexander Hüning, ein deutscher Uhrmacher in der Schweiz” (a German maker in Switzerland), Klassik Uhren 1/2010, p. 24 ff.