101st Auction

2019/11/16

Lot 530

A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte B/Dresden, Movement No. 11818, Case No. 11818, 46 mm, 83 g, circa 1877
A very rare Glashuette pocket watch - manufactured in quality 1A - with hand setting by pressing the crown, sold on 1877/08/22 to company Charles William Schumann in New York for 145 Marks - with Lange extract from the archives
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "CWS" (Charles William Schuhman), glazed movement. Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, gold screw compensation balance.
Due to the unusual hand setting system – which is operated by pressing the crown – this is a true rarity.

Sold

estimated
3.6005.000 €
Price realized
3.400 €