102nd Auction

2020/6/29

Lot 8

A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte B/Dresden, Movement No. 31989, Case No. 31989, 51 mm, 90 g, circa 1893
A rare pocket watch in a "dust proof" case, sold on 05/31/1893 to company J. C. Schlund in Frankfurt a.M. for 306 RM - with Lange extract from the archives
Case: 18k pink gold, monogrammed. Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, gold screw compensation balance.
According to Huber’s book "Die Lange Liste" (the Lange list), only around 60 of these specific, two-part cases were ever made. The design protects the crown with an extra cork seal, which is still present in this model.

Sold

estimated
3.2005.000 €
Price realized
5.300 €