95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 86
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte B/Dresden, Movement No. 5373, 185 x 185 x 185 mm, circa 1944
A ship's chronometer of the German Navy with 56h power reserve "Deutsches Einheitschronometer"
Case: oak box, military engraving "M 3079", swastika, bakelite gimbals and bowl, case with sealing lugs. Dial: white. Movm.: brass movement, steel band/fusee, spring detent escapement, "Griesbach"-chronometer balance with 4 weights and 2 screws.
German oak replaces the mahogany and Bakelite is used instead of brass for the case and the cardanic system; the dial is varnished instead of silvered, a steel band replaces the chain and the already thinner plates are held in place by only three pillars: German chronometer makers such as Wempe or Lange and Söhne had a difficult time around the end of World War II. Lange and Söhne produced about 800 of this chronometer type since February 1943, with numbers between 5001 and 5870.
A ship's chronometer of the German Navy with 56h power reserve "Deutsches Einheitschronometer"
Case: oak box, military engraving "M 3079", swastika, bakelite gimbals and bowl, case with sealing lugs. Dial: white. Movm.: brass movement, steel band/fusee, spring detent escapement, "Griesbach"-chronometer balance with 4 weights and 2 screws.
German oak replaces the mahogany and Bakelite is used instead of brass for the case and the cardanic system; the dial is varnished instead of silvered, a steel band replaces the chain and the already thinner plates are held in place by only three pillars: German chronometer makers such as Wempe or Lange and Söhne had a difficult time around the end of World War II. Lange and Söhne produced about 800 of this chronometer type since February 1943, with numbers between 5001 and 5870.
Sold
estimated
2.700—4.000 €
Price realized
2.500 €