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A. Lange & Söhne 14K Pink Gold Hunting Cased Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This 14K pink gold hunting cased pocket watch, serial number 77709, was manufactured circa 1910 by the Glashütte firm A. Lange & Söhne. The watch features a four-body bassine case with a polished finish and a hinged gold cuvette. Its white enamel dial displays black Arabic numerals, an outer minute track, and a subsidiary seconds dial, complemented by blued steel spade hands. The movement is a frosted gilt, Glashütte 3/4-plate caliber containing 16 jewels. It is equipped with a straight-line Glashütte escapement, a gold pallet fork, and Lange's signature Guillaume-type balance with timing screws, alongside a blued steel Breguet balance spring and a swan-neck micrometer regulator. The timepiece is signed on the dial, case, and movement. It is accompanied by a fitted box. The diameter of the watch is 53 mm. The auction description notes that the movement requires an overhaul and that the dial has a hairline crack.

14K pink gold hunting cased pocket watch, serial 77709, showing the open dial and inner cuvette markings.
14K pink gold hunting cased pocket watch, serial 77709, showing the open dial and inner cuvette markings. — Antiquorum. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
catalog.antiquorum.swiss
Category
Pocket watch · Hunting-cased pocket watch
Maker / attribution
A. Lange & Söhne
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
201
Source-reported date
circa 1910
Source-reported place
Germany
Source-reported serial
77709

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case and Dial

The watch is housed in a four-body, bassine-style case crafted from 14K pink gold. It features a polished exterior surface and includes a hinged gold cuvette protecting the movement. The dial is constructed from three-piece white enamel, featuring Arabic numerals for hour markers and a dedicated subsidiary seconds dial. An outer minute track encircles the periphery of the dial.

The hands are composed of blued steel in a spade configuration. The auction description identifies the presence of a hairline on the enamel surface of the dial, and the hands are documented as original to the timepiece.

Evidence for this section
  • “Four-body, bassine, polished.”
  • “Hinged gold cuvette.”
  • “Three-piece white enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial.”
  • “Hairline”

Movement and Escapement

The movement is a Glashütte 3/4-plate caliber finished in frosted gilt with 16 jewels. The watch operates via a keyless winding mechanism. It features a straight-line Glashütte escapement, which utilizes a gold pallet fork. Technical regulation is managed by a swan-neck micrometer regulator, and the balance assembly incorporates Lange’s Guillaume-type balance with timing screws and a blued steel Breguet balance spring.

The auction description specifies that an overhaul for the movement is recommended for the next owner. The movement, alongside the case and dial, is signed by the manufacturer.

Evidence for this section
  • “Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense”
  • “Dial, case and movement signed.”

Provenance and Condition

The watch is listed under Lot 201 and is accompanied by a branded Lange fitted box. The auction house provided a grading system for the object, assessing the case as "very good" and the movement as "good" (3*), while the enamel dial is also categorized as "good".

The auction house explicitly notes that the watch requires servicing and that the enamel dial contains a hairline. The signatures remain intact on the dial, case, and movement, and the hands are described as original.

Evidence for this section
  • “Accompanied by a Lange fitted box.”
  • “Grading System Grade: A Good Case: 2 Very good Movement: 3* Good”
  • “Hairline”

Open research questions

  • What specific model of movement caliber is used within this 3/4-plate configuration?
  • Has the watch undergone any internal restoration since the recorded overhaul recommendation?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for A. Lange & Söhne 14K Pink Gold Hunting Cased Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
MakerA. Lange & Söhne“A. Lange & Söhne”
Serial Number77709“No. 77709”
Datecirca 1910“Made circa 1910”
Case Material14K pink gold“14K pink gold hunting cased pocket watch”
Movement TypeGlashütte 3/4-plate, frosted gilt, 16 jewels“Glashütte 3/4-plate, frosted gilt, 16 jewels”
EscapementStraight line Glashütte escapement“straight line Glashütte escapement”
BalanceLange's Guillaume-type balance“Lange's Guillaume-type balance”
Diameter53 mm“DIAM. 53 mm.”

Visible details

  • Case diameter is 53 mm
  • Blued steel spade hands
  • Arabic numerals on enamel dial

Research qualifications

  • Movement overhaul recommended by the auction house
  • Presence of a hairline crack on the enamel dial

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

A. LANGE & SÖHNE POCKET WATCH PINK GOLD Deutsche Uhrenfabrikation, A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/Sa, No. 77709. Made circa 1910. Fine, keyless, 14K pink gold hunting cased pocket watch with Lange's Guillaume-type balance. Accompanied by a Lange fitted box.

Reviewed 2026-10-26 · Record 6eb69850ad

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