Julius Assmann. A Heavy Gold Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1880s

Julius Assmann. A Heavy 18ct Yellow Gold Keyless Lever Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1880s

Dial: The beautiful silver and gold dial with raised gold floral garlands to the centre of the dial and gold floral garlands on the outer edge of the dial. The fully signed dial J. Assmann Dresden above the subsidiary second dial. The black Gothic Roman numerals with outer minute track. The subsidiary seconds dial has Arabic numeral at ten second intervals. The superb original blued steel Fleur de Lys hands complementing the dial beautifully.

Case: The crisp heavy 18ct yellow gold case with engine turned front cover with vacant shield cartouche surrounded by a ribbon. The edge of the case has raised floral engraving as does the bow. The back of the case is crisply engine turned. The inner cover is engraved J. Assmann Dresden, Aker with ruby and diamond jewels. It also has the serial number engraved. The cases are hallmarked and numbered.

Movement: The stunning A Quality polished nickel finished movement with gold train, gold anker, compensation balance, blued steel overcoil hairspring and fully jewelled with screwed in chatons to the centre abor. The movement is fully signed J Assmann Dresden and numbered. This was the finest movement made by Julius Assmann.

Julius Assmann (1827-1886) came to Glashütte to work for A Lange. In 1852, Assmann founded his own factory – the J. Assmann Deutsche Anker Uhren Fabrik – for the manufacture of precision pocket watches. Assmann was good at his job, and in their time his watches were as well regarded as Lange’s. This company remained in business until 1926. This watch is one of the finest example of his craftsmanship. It would make a great addition to ones collection. We sell this watch with our own certificate of authenticity.