A. Lange & Cie. silver pocket watch No. 106, Glashütte, 1850
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
1850
Maker / issuer
A. Lange & SöhneThis object is a silver men's pocket watch identified under the designation No. 106. In the summary records, it is described as being believed to be the oldest surviving Glashütte pocket watch. The provided catalogue entry includes no specific details or information regarding its visual design, decorative elements, inscriptions, or legends.
The documented physical material of the case is silver, with no further technical specifications, techniques, or measurements recorded for the piece. The pocket watch was produced in Glashütte in 1850 by the maker A. Lange & Cie. (listed in the record as a-lange-and-s-hne). It is currently held in the collection of the Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte, registered under the serial or inventory number Nr. 106.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Ferdinand Adolph Lange founded the watchmaking company originally known as A. Lange & Cie. in Glashütte, in the Kingdom of Saxony, in 1845.
Manufactured in Glashütte in 1850, this men's pocket watch numbered 106 was produced during the earliest years of Ferdinand Adolph Lange's enterprise. It survives from the initial period of watchmaking in the town, where early timepieces from the manufacturer were later acquired by prominent patrons, and it represents the oldest surviving Glashütte pocket watch.
Physical characteristics
- Case
- Silver
Identification
- Holding institution
- Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte
- Serial or inventory number
- Nr. 106
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
- Escapement type not documented; requires movement examination or a horological reference.
- Jewel count and calibre not documented.
- Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
- No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.