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A. Lange. An 18k Gold Hunter Case Keyless Lever Pocket Watch
Lot 297

A. Lange. An 18k Gold Hunter Case Keyless Lever Pocket Watch

SIGNED A. LANGE, DRESDEN, NO. 8753, CASE STAMPED WITH CASEMAKER'S INITIALS CWS FOR CHARLES WILLIAM SHUMAN, CIRCA 1870

Closed16 December 2011

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A. Lange. An 18k Gold Hunter Case Keyless Lever Pocket Watch
Signed A. Lange, Dresden, No. 8753, Case Stamped with Casemaker's Initials CWS for Charles William Shuman, Circa 1870
Three-quarter plate gilt-finished lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, diamond endstone, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, sunken subsidiary seconds dial, engine-turned case, coin-edge band, hinged back, movement and dial signed, case numbered stamped with casemaker's initials CWS for Charles William Shuman, cuvette numbered
57mm diam.

Specialist note

Ferdinand Adolph Lange established Lange in 1845 in Glashütte. His sons continued the family business, producing high-quality pocket watches. After World War II in 1948 the Soviets took over the manufacture and the company became defunct. After the fall of the regime, Walter Lange, Ferdinand's great-grandson, resurrected the company in 1990. In 1994 they introduced four new models, including the now iconic Lange 1 and the tourbillon "Pour le Mrite".