97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 37

A collection of an Urania minute repeater and an Urania watch movement
Deutsche Präcisionsuhrenfabrik Urania, Munich / LeCoultre & Co., Brassus, Movement No. 1955, Case No. 11545, 55 mm, 143 g, circa 1900
An impressive and heavy minute repeating hunting case pocket watch in the style of Glashuette
Case: 14k pink gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: 4/5 plate movement, 2 mirror-polished hammers / gongs, large gold screw compensation balance.
The Präzisionsuhrenfabrik Urania (Urania company for precision watches) was founded by Andreas Huber in Munich in 1865 and was the first German business to offer pocket watches with crown winding systems. Grand clocks were produced by order of King Ludwig II, and in 1880 the company was declared a purveyor to the court. After taking over management Huber's son Josef began making precision pocket watches in 1885. In 1910 Josef Huber turned to the production of chronometers and submitted watches in competitions of the Munich observatory and the naval observatory in Hamburg.

Sold

estimated
4.0008.000 €
Price realized
5.600 €