Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 28, 2014

LOT 495

A. LANGE & SÖHNE POCKET WATCH YELLOW GOLD A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte B/Dresden, Deutsche Uhrenfabrikation, No. 45482. Made circa 1912. Very fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K yellow gold, pocket watch.

Four-body, solid, polished, hinged gold cuvette, cover engraved with initials. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with 5-minute red Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold spade hands. 19''', Glashütte 3/4-plate, frosted gilt, 16 jewels, straight-line Glashütte escapement, gold pallet fork, gold escape wheel, Guillaume balance with gold timing screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge.