Ticking Way
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140 Year Old Lange
Feb 06, 2019,19:28 PM
Very nice engraving on a pocket watch I picked up recently. I date the watch somewhere around 1880 but I am not sure what the significance of the 20 is?
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140 Year Old Lange
By: Ticking Way : February 6th, 2019-19:28
Very nice engraving on a pocket watch I picked up recently. I date the watch somewhere around 1880 but I am not sure what the significance of the 20 is? ...
Exquisite.
By: Chromatic Fugue : February 6th, 2019-19:54
The “20” appears to refer to the number of jewels (“rubin” = rubies).
Can you please post the pics of the dial and movement?
By: serg70 : February 10th, 2019-07:57
Your watch is not ordinary pocket watch. It was made in 1878 (according the case number) as Fu (=Futter), it means 1a quality (Fu was used instead 1a before 1893). It should be a pocket watch with date and central date hand. In 1877 Lange produced 3 date ...
Thank you!
By: Ticking Way : February 10th, 2019-11:40
I really appreciate this info, Serge. The watch does have a date complication but is not central. Here are additional pictures. ...
Thank you, you have really stunning watch!
By: serg70 : February 11th, 2019-05:30
At that time Lange produced mainly central date hand watches, as below (1st made in 1876, 2nd with seconds subdial - in 1882) WBR Serge ...
True...
By: serg70 : February 22nd, 2019-07:26
And as I see these timepieces, I'm desperately waiting for 1815 with central data hand ))) WBR Serge