$70,800
“Convertible Flying Tourbillon" Glashütte Original, Glashütte in Sachsen, "Julius Assmann - Tourbillon 3", No. 7/25. Made in a limited edition of 25 examples circa 2003. Very fine and rare, convertible, skeletonized, 18K gold gentleman's pocket and wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator in the style of Alfred Helwig, retrograde date, power-reserve indication and an 18K pink gold Glashütte Original buckle. Accompanied by a special, wooden fitted box and a certificate. Four-body, solid, polished, ribbed bezel, triangular lugs, hinged back cover over transparent case back, sapphire crystals. 18K white gold, graduated ring dials for the hours and minutes at 6 and the flying tourbillon regulator with its subsidiary seconds hand at 12, sectors for the retrograde date and the up-and-down indication. Blued steel "alpha" hands. Notes Julius Assmann To celebrate the 175th birthday of one of Germany’s most significant watchmakers, Glashütte Original introduced the “Julius Assmann 3 ”tourbillon watch in 2002. Born in Stettin on Oct. 2, 1827, young Julius learned watchmaking and then moved to Berlin, from where he journeyed to Glashütte in 1850 to perfect his craft. At the time, the industry in the small struggling town in Saxony’s Müglitz valley was just 5 years old and Assmann found employment with Ferdinand Adolph Lange, who had started the trade to improve the economical situation in the area. After 2 years, Julius founded his own business, the “Jul
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-09-20
