A. Lange & Söhne. A rare and early three quarter plate keyless lever movement with American made 18K pink gold half hunter case

SIGNED A. LANGE, DRESDEN, NO. 6170, RETAILED BY CHARLES WILLIAM SCHUMANN, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1868

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A. Lange & Söhne. A rare and early three quarter plate keyless lever movement with American made 18K pink gold half hunter case
Signed A. Lange, Dresden, No. 6170, retailed by Charles William Schumann, New York, circa 1868
Cal. 41, with fully jewelled gilt-finished three quarter plate lever movement, screwed gold chatons, blued screws, bimetallic compensation balance, diamond endstone, in plain American made Jrgens case with gold cuvette, inlaid black enamel Roman numerals to the aperture in the front, together with a later fitted A. Lange & Söhne presentation box, spare main spring and crystal, later certificate, Uhrenmuseum Glashtte certificate and copy from the registers, case and cuvette stamped and numbered by retailer, dial and movement signed by maker
52 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

This movement is one of Lange's first three quarter plate movements which later became typical for Glashtte movements. It was sold to Charles Schumann in New York on 28 October 1868.

Mr. Reinhard Reichel, Head of the Uhrenmuseum, confirms in his letter dated 13 February 1997 that for customs reasons, the American retailer Charles Schumann in New York used to order the movements only (mostly at a special price of 145 Marks). The cases were produced in the US following the Glashtte models.

The pendant of this watch is stamped Pat. May 15th 1866 which refers to the US Patent No. 54831 for watches wound through the crown. This patent is listed and illustrated in A. Lange & Söhne - Eine Uhrmacherdynastie aus Dresden by Reinhard Meis (p. 332 and 334).

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