A. Lange & Söhne Marine B-Chronometer Caliber 48 Type B
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1943/1945
Maker / issuer
A. Lange & SöhneThis A. Lange & Söhne Marine B-Chronometer Caliber 48 Type B, also termed a makeshift chronometer, dates according to the auction house to 1943/1945. The auctioneer notes it was created as an alternative marine chronometer adapted from the firm's caliber 48 deck watch.
The unit measures approximately 110 mm in diameter and features a brass case fitted to a circular wooden mounting. Its silvered dial displays black Roman numeral hour markers, black lacquered hands, an up/down power reserve subdial beneath XII marked 'AB' and 'AUF', and a subsidiary seconds dial at VI bearing the numbers 208 and 015-B. Cortrie Spezial Auktionen reports a lever movement with a 56-hour power reserve.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Box chronometer
- Dimensions
- Approximately 110 mm diameter
- Dial Numbering
- Numbered 208/015-B
- Place recorded
- Germany
- Movement Caliber
- Lever movement caliber 48
- Case and Mounting
- Brass case with wood mounting
- Production Context
- Caliber 48 adaptation
- Maker / attribution
- A. Lange & Söhne
Design
- Visible features
- • Silvered dial inscribed 'A LANGE & SÖHNE' and 'GLASHÜTTE I/DRESDEN' • Power reserve subdial below XII calibrated 0 to 56 with 'AB' and 'AUF' • Subsidiary seconds dial at VI inscribed '208' above the arbor and '015-B' below • Circular brass bezel housed in a stepped round wooden base • Knurled brass winding or setting crown visible at the lower right side of the mount
- Construction and Exterior
- The instrument is approximately 110 mm in diameter. It is constructed with a brass case housed in a wooden mounting. A knurled brass crown, used for winding or setting, is located on the lower right side of the mount.
- Dial Details and Movement
- The silvered dial features black lacquered hands and is signed 'A LANGE & SÖHNE' and 'GLASHÜTTE I/DRESDEN'. It is numbered 208/015-B, with these digits appearing on a subsidiary seconds dial at the VI position. A power reserve subdial is located below the XII numeral and is calibrated from 0 to 56. The unit utilizes a caliber 48 lever movement.
- Identity and Historical Context
- This object is described as a 'Marine B-Chronometer caliber 48 Type B', referred to in auction records as a 'so-called makeshift chronometer'. The unit dates to the 1943/1945 period. According to the auctioneer, A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte adapted their caliber 48 deck watch to create an alternative marine chronometer due to a shortage of conventional chronometers. The documentation claims 246 such pieces were produced until May 8, 1945.
Identification
- Reference
- Caliber 48 Type B
- Serial number
- 208/015-B
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Internal movement is not visible in the supplied photograph; movement details rely on cataloguer description
- Research required: Outer box, transport case, or gimbal mountings (if originally issued) are not depicted