A. Lange & Söhne Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Hunter Case Pocket Watch

Technical characteristics

Type

Hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar pocket watch

Calibre

Cal. 43

Dimensions

56mm diameter

Case Number

62’507

Case Material

18K pink gold

Place recorded

Germany

Movement Number

62’507

Maker / attribution

A. Lange & Söhne

Production Quantity

One of 7 examples made

Design

Visible features

• Open hunter front cover revealing a white enamel dial with German calendar script • Ornate pierced Louis XV-style hour and minute hands • Four sub-dials showing month/leap year, date, constant seconds with moon phase, and day of the week • Polished pink gold hunter case with crown, bow, and repeater slide on the band

Dial and Mechanism Details

Opening the hunter front cover reveals a white enamel dial with German calendar script and pierced Louis XV-style hands. Complications are arranged across four subsidiary dials showing the day of the week, calendar date, month paired with a leap-year cycle, and constant seconds combined with a moon-phase aperture. The movement is identified in the specifications as a manual Calibre 43 featuring jewelled bearings and a diamond endstone. While the movement itself is not shown in the primary photograph, the catalogue describes it as an A1-classified calibre with a German three-quarter plate and an engraved balance cock with a swan neck regulator, completed and adjusted by German watchmaker Hugo Müller.

Case Construction and Origin

The pocket watch is cased in 18K pink gold measuring 56 mm in diameter, with a stated weight of 122.5 grams. Visible external components include a crown, bow, and a repeater slide positioned along the case band. The auction essay notes cross-border origins for the housing and assembly: the case carries Swiss Helvétia hallmarks reflecting importation from Switzerland, while German assembly is marked by a German imperial hallmark. Signatures are recorded on the case, cuvette, dial, and movement.

Object Identity and Documentation

This A. Lange & Söhne hunter case pocket watch carries movement number 62’507 and matching case number 62’507, with cataloguing dating it to circa 1911. The auction catalogue states the timepiece is accompanied by a certificate and a letter dated 10 November 2016 from the German Watch Museum Glashütte. According to the museum letter cited in the catalogue essay, this specific configuration is one of seven examples recorded by the firm between 1884 (number 13'404) and 1911 (number 99'902). The essay further reports that the watch originally sold in 1911 for 2,258 German marks.

Identification

Serial number

62’507

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

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