Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte 14k Gold Savonette Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1900
This 14k gold savonette pocket watch is documented by Lempertz as manufactured by Uhrenfabrik Union in Glashütte, Germany, circa 1900. Measuring 55 mm in diameter and weighing 117.15 g, the watch features a white metal dial with black Breguet numerals, gold Louis XV pierced hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
The source reports that it houses manual-winding calibre 18.90M with movement number 76676 and matching case number 76676, configured with a three-quarter plate, Breguet escapement, and swan-neck regulator. The auction catalog notes that the watch glass was replaced with synthetic material and that the watch cannot be set.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Hunter-case watch
- Weight
- 117.15 g
- Calibre
- 18.90M
- Diameter
- 55 mm
- Regulator
- swan neck regulator
- Escapement
- Breguet escapement
- Case number
- 76676
- Place recorded
- Germany
- Movement number
- 76676
- Maker / attribution
- Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte
Design
- Visible features
- • Hinged front hunter cover is open to the left, revealing the full dial. • White metal dial displaying black Arabic Breguet numerals and a perimeter minute track. • Ornate openwork gold Louis XV hour and minute hands. • Subsidiary seconds dial with Arabic tens positioned at 6 o'clock. • Signed dial below 12 o'clock reading 'UHRENFABRIK UNION GLASHÜTTE IN SACHS.' • Fluted winding crown and bow positioned at 3 o'clock.
- Object Identity and Configuration
- This Savonette (hunter case) pocket watch is attributed to Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte, Germany, and dated to approximately 1900. It is constructed of 14k gold, with a reported diameter of 55 mm and a weight of 117.15 g. The watch features a white metal dial with a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, black Breguet numerals, and gold Louis XV hands. The dial, case, and movement are documented as signed.
- Condition and Functional Limitations
- The source reports that the watch glass has been replaced with synthetic material. Additionally, the watch is recorded as having a functional defect, stating that the mechanism cannot be set.
- Mechanism and Internal Specification
- The timepiece utilizes a manual-winding movement, identified by the source as calibre 18.90M, with movement number 76676. The case bears the matching number 76676. Mechanical features described include a three-quarter plate, a Breguet escapement, and a swan-neck regulator.
Identification
- Serial number
- 76676
- 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: Source explicitly notes the glass is a synthetic replacement.
- Research required: Source notes a mechanical defect: 'Watch cannot be set.'
- Research required: Movement details and interior case marks are reported by the source but not visible in the photograph.