Marine chronometer: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte No. 946, 1930s - Cortrie Special-Auctions for Watches and Jewellery in Hamburg

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287-4245 Marine chronometer: A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte No. 946, 1930s

Original case 18 x 18 x 18 cm, later transport case, gimbal suspension, brass case No. 946, spring-driven chronometer movement No. 946, helical hairspring, dial No. 946, gold hands, power reserve indicator, movement intact.

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Sold 287-4124 Pocket watch: A. Lange & Söhne 18K gold pocket watch, Glashütte 1903 Ca. Ø49mm, ca. 82g, 18K pink gold, case and movement bear the same number 40003, case and movement signed, precision lever movement with gold lever and gold escape wheel, fine adjustment missing, signed enamel dial, pink gold hands, in working order, case with dents. Hammerprice: 2.400 €
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Sold 287-4125 Pocket watch: very early A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte quality DUF with extract from the archives, 1884 Ca. Ø47mm, ca. 77g, 18K gold case without hallmark but identical to movement number 24033, early A. Lange & Söhne precision lever movement with gold lever and gold escape wheel, unsigned enamel dial, steel hands, movement intact. This watch is a very early ‘DUF’ from the first years of production. It is not clearly documented why the case is not, as is customary, 14K gold but 18K and unsigned, although the number matches. Despite this deviation from the norm, the watch was issued with a current excerpt from the archives containing a corresponding note. According to the following bibliographical reference, this is a rarity, featuring the still unsigned 18K case and the unsigned dial (https://www.cortrie.de/go/EeZ). Hammerprice: 2.600 €
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Sold 287-4126 Pocket watch: early gold savonnette, A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte, circa 1890 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 97g, 18K gold, hunting case pocket watch, engine-turned, case and movement matching number 29308, A. Lange & Söhne precision lever movement with gold lever and gold escape wheel, enamel dial, steel hands, in working order. Hammerprice: 4.000 €
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Sold 287-4127 Pocket watch: well-preserved, large pink gold hunting case pocket watch A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte No. 72112, ca. 1913 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 109g, 14K pink gold, savonnette à-goutte, case and movement bear the same number, heavy-duty case construction, A. Lange & Söhne precision lever movement with gold lever and gold escape wheel, DUF quality, fine regulation, perfectly preserved enamel dial, overall in very good condition, merely 2 minimal dents on the case, otherwise as if hardly worn, collector’s watch! Hammerprice: 3.300 €
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Sold 287-4130 Pocket watch: previously unregistered A. Lange & Söhne Anker chronometer with original papers! Ca. Ø53mm, ca. 108g, original silver case with gold hinges, Anker chronometer movement No. 40005, top-grade 1A movement quality with gold lever, gold escape wheel, fine-adjustment mechanism and diamond endstone, Glashütte chronometer balance wheel, original enamel dial in immaculate condition, steel hands, very good condition, movement requires cleaning. This watch is proof that the Glashütte archive is, unfortunately, not entirely complete. It is also unusual that the case bears no number. The watch was previously unknown or unregistered, but comes with historically valuable original papers; it is one of the coveted A. Lange & Söhne Anker chronometers. Hammerprice: 3.100 €
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Sold 287-4131 Pocket watch: an absolute rarity, DUS Glashütte pocket chronometer, Oswald Firl 1921 Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 131g, Original silver case, hallmarked A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte 1921; Glashütte spring detent chronometer in first-class quality, signed "Meisterstück Oswald Firl Erfurt 1921", original silvered dial, also signed, steel hands, in very authentic original condition, in working order, sensationally rare. According to our research, only around 15 pocket chronometers were manufactured at the Glashütte School of Watchmaking. Oswald Firl was a court watchmaker in Erfurt and author of the book ‘Die handwerkliche Feinstellung der Uhren’ (The Art of Fine-Tuning Watches). Hammerprice: 7.000 €
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Sold 287-4136 Pocket watch: A. Lange & Söhne chronograph, chronometer test by Leipzig Observatory, 1916 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 163g, 18K gold, later second case of outstanding quality, specially made for this movement, case and movement share the same number 63296, A. Lange & Söhne precision lever movement with gold lever and gold escape wheel, fine adjustment, chronograph with 30-minute counter, original enamel dial (with fine hairline cracks), original gold hands, in working order but in urgent need of cleaning, good condition, formerly with a time record from the Leipzig Observatory. Hammerprice: 10.500 €
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Sold 287-4137 Pocket watch: extremely heavy A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte Chronograph 1A, 1897 Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 175g, 18K gold, later, second case of outstanding quality made specifically for this movement, case and movement share the same number 40329, glazed movement, A. Lange & Söhne precision lever movement with chronograph and counters, gold lever, gold escape wheel, gold wheels, fine adjustment, diamond endstone, the finest quality chronograph manufactured by Lange, perfectly preserved enamel dial, steel hands, as good as new condition! Hammerprice: 10.500 €
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Sold 287-4222 Pocket watch: extremely heavy gold tourbillon circa 1865, precursor to the Lange & Söhne tourbillon cage Ca. Ø59mm, ca. 226g, 18K gold, case made later for the movement, top quality by Parmigiani, glazed movement, early tourbillon movement circa 1865 with chain & fusee, rare tourbillon cage in the style of the later A. Lange & Söhne tourbillons, engraved bridge, inscribed Tourbillon, No. 2579, perfectly preserved enamel dial, steel hands, in working order. Hammerprice: 31.000 €
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287-4239 Marine chronometer: rare A. Lange & Söhne marine chronometer No. 2829, 1950s Original box ca. 18.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm, gimbal suspension, brass case No. 2829, spring detent chronometer movement 2829 with helical hairspring, original dial with power reserve indicator, matching case and movement numbers, movement intact. now only: 1.500 €
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Sold 287-4244 Marine chronometer: early A. Lange & Söhne war chronometer, tested by the German Naval Observatory, Hamburg, 1916/1917 Mahogany box No. 757, 18 x 18 x 18 cm, gimbal suspension, dial also No. 757, movement and case numbered 837, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, dial with power reserve indicator, metal hands, movement intact, rare! Hammerprice: 3.300 €
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Sold 287-4248 Marine chronometer: rare A. Lange & Söhne Anker chronometer No. 3162, wartime Wooden box 18.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm, gimbal suspension, black lacquered case with serial number 3162, rare No. 3162 anchor chronometer movement, helical hairspring, original Dial, also No. 3162, power reserve indicator, gold hands, movement intact, chain replaced by steel cable, electrical contact device, tested in 1956 by the German Hydrographic Institute. A. Lange & Söhne marine chronometers with a lever escapement are very rare and sought-after collector’s items! Hammerprice: 3.100 €
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Sold 287-4249 Important A. Lange & Söhne marine chronometer, supplied to H. Göring, Reich Minister of Aviation, 1935 Both original boxes with original Lange & Söhne No. 663 label, carrying case with strap, ca. 23.5 x 23.5 x 19 cm, inner case with sliding lid and glass cover, NO gimbal suspension, but fixed brass case, case with Lange & Söhne hallmark and serial number 663, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, No. 663, silvered dial with power reserve indicator No. 663, gold hands, with movement intact, extremely rare. The chronometer is supplied with an extract from the archives. It is one of 9 special chronometers without a gimbal suspension, commissioned by Hermann Göring, Commander-in-Chief of the German Air Force. Hermann Göring was Reich Minister of Aviation from 1933 to 1945 and, from 1935, Commander-in-Chief of the German Air Force. In these roles, he oversaw the development and deployment of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War, before being replaced by Robert von Greim shortly before the end of the war. To our knowledge, only two of these nine chronometers have resurfaced to date: number 659 and the chronometer presented here, number 663! Hammerprice: 13.000 €
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