105th Auction

2021/11/13

Lot 50

J. Assmann

An important and extremely rare, heavy Glashuette hunting case minute repeating pocket watch with Carillon on three gongs

Sold

estimated
22.00035.000 €
Price realized
31.300 €
specific features
Case
18 K pink gold, glazed movement.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
3/4 plate movement, 3 hammers / 3 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
Case no.15973
Cal.Calibre Allemand
Diam.56 mm
Circa1900
Ctry.Germany
Wt.162 g


This heavy pocket watch is a distinct rarity, because only a few watches with carillon were produced in Germany at the turn of the century. No other watch of this type is known from J. Assmann.
This exceptional piece is distinguished by its immaculate, near mint condition.
This watch is illustrated and not correctly described in 100 Jahre Uhrenindustrie in Glashütte von 1845 - 1849, Reinhard Mais, 2011, Munich, pages 222/223. Unfortunately, the author overlooked the third hammer and the third gong, so he did not recognize the watch as a carillon.