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Watches and Wristwatches / A. Lange & Söhne. An 18K gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch Circa 1890
Lot 37
A. Lange & Söhne. An 18K gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch
Circa 1890
17 May 2022, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,187.50 inc. premium
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A. Lange & Söhne. An 18K gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch
Date: Circa 1890
Movement: Gilt 3/4 plate Swiss lever, cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, No.31992
Dial: White, black Roman numerals, black outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued steel spade hands
Case: Polished hinged, crest to front, monogram to back, inscription to cuvette, No.31992
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 54mm
Movement: Gilt 3/4 plate Swiss lever, cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, No.31992
Dial: White, black Roman numerals, black outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued steel spade hands
Case: Polished hinged, crest to front, monogram to back, inscription to cuvette, No.31992
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 54mm
Footnotes
The current lot was owned by the vendor's great uncle, Siegfried Popper, who was an eminent naval architect with the Austro Hungarian navy and designed their warships (equivalents of the British Dreadnoughts) at the turn of the twentieth century. He was awarded the rank of Technical Admiral- a first for any naval architect. It is rumoured that a similar watch was made for Kaiser Wilhelm II.