Pocket watch · Savonette pocket watch

Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte 14k Gold Savonette Pocket Watch

Partially verified

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.

Front view of the Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte 14k gold hunter pocket watch with the front cover open — Lempertz. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source: www.lempertz.com
Category: Pocket watch · Savonette pocket watch
Maker / attribution: Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte
Reference: Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier: 225
Source-reported date: ca. 1900
Country: Germany
Source-reported serial: 76676

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

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.

Evidence for this section

“A 14k gold Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte Savonette pocket watch.”
“Glashütte, Germany, ca. 1900.”
“⌀ 55 mm.”
“Weight 117.15 g.”
“white metal dial, subsidiary second at 6 o'clock, black Breguet numerals and gold Louis XV hands.”
“Dial, case and movement signed.”

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.

Evidence for this section

“Manual winding.”
“Movement no. 76676, cal. 18.90M, case no. 76676.”
“Breguet escapement, swan neck regulator, three-quarter plate.”

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.

Evidence for this section

“With synthetic watch glass”
“Glass replaced.”
“Watch cannot be set.”

Open research questions

What is the specific nature of the mechanical obstruction preventing the watch from being set?
Does the 'three-quarter plate' construction refer to the specific 18.90M movement architecture?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte 14k Gold Savonette Pocket Watch
Field	Source-reported value	Source quotation
Movement number	76676	“Movement no. 76676”
Case number	76676	“case no. 76676”
Calibre	18.90M	“cal. 18.90M”
Escapement	Breguet escapement	“Breguet escapement”
Regulator	swan neck regulator	“swan neck regulator”
Diameter	55 mm	“⌀ 55 mm”
Weight	117.15 g	“Weight 117.15 g.”
Maker	Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte	“A 14k gold Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte Savonette pocket watch.”

Visible details

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.

Research qualifications

Source explicitly notes the glass is a synthetic replacement.
Source notes a mechanical defect: 'Watch cannot be set.'
Movement details and interior case marks are reported by the source but not visible in the photograph.

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

Consulted source

A 14k gold Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte Savonette pocket watch. - Lot 225

Reviewed 2026-10-22 · Record d5a27d95e3

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