It pays to know people and definitely pays to have luck on your side too. Such is the case on how I came across this gem of a pocket watch.
I was in Hong Kong and chanced upon an old shop selling vintage timepieces and when I visited the shop and saw a Lange enamel dial sitting in the showcase. I asked the proprietor who told me he was restoring the pocket watch. I took his card and that was that. Some time later, I was still thinking of the pocket watch and wrote to him and he sent me the pictures of the finished item. What a beauty!
I sent the images to Manfred Weber of Lange and he told me it looked authentic - good enough for me! So I called my friend George in HKG who promptly picked it up for me and passed it to Stefan who brought it back to Singapore for me. Friends indeed!
What a find! A beautiful double hunter case pocket watch dating back to 1908!
The condition was pristine when I received it. A rose gold case that was restored.
In this example, the enamel dial is flawless.
And the hands are gorgeous!
And as I have mentioned, it comes with a double hunter case. Polished to an excellent shine and the case shows the number and the matching movement too.
The movement shows the movement number matching the case. As I understand it, this is not the highest grade movement of the times.
And the close up of the balance wheel and the swan neck adjustment.
Another look at the movement
Another look at the pocket watch.
I have been searching for a second piece with the same finishing or for that matter something close. No luck. I guess all owners of the Lange pocket watches are so happy with theirs that they prefer to keep them. And the search continues...
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