A. Lange & Sohne. A fine 18K pink gold hunter case quarter-repeating keyless lever watch

SIGNED A. LANGE & SOHNE, GLASHUTTE B/DRESDEN, NO. 40956, CIRCAS 1898

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A. Lange & Sohne. A fine 18K pink gold hunter case quarter-repeating keyless lever watch
Signed A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte B/Dresden, No. 40956, circas 1898
With Quality 1A gilt-finished fully jewelled lever movement, screwed gold chatons, bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, gold lever and escape wheel, swan neck regulator, diamond endstone, quarter repeating on two gongs, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gold Louis XV hands, subsidiary seconds, the Louis XV case with raised monogram to the front, hinged back, repeat slide in the band, case, cuvette and movement signed and numbered, dial signed
55 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

This watch was originally sold in 1898. It is listed in Die Lange Liste by Martin Huber, P. 169

Adolph Lange's simple keywound quarter repeater was patented in the U.S. in 1866. After his death, his son Richard Lange further developed the mechanism and in 1880 launched a second generation of repeating watches with parts made in Switzerland.

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