{"product_id":"julius-assmann-glashutte-taschenuhr-ca-1883-in-faksimile-originaletui","title":"Julius Assmann Glashütte pocket watch c. 1883 in facsimile original case","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare, very early (c. 1883) pocket watch by Julius Assmann Glashütte in an even rarer original Urofa second case in a facsimile original case\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollectors need not be told that pocket watches from the Julius Assmann manufactory, although less well known than Lange\u0026amp;Söhne, are much, much rarer than those by Lange and thus command significantly higher prices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a rare, but interestingly original Glashütte combination: original Assmann movement and dial in an also original Urofa Glashütte second case\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObviously, the original gold case was melted down during or shortly after World War I, but the movement remained in Glashütte. There, it was later (after 1926, as Urofa did not exist in Glashütte before then) fitted into an original Urofa case, a well-known Glashütte watch manufactory from 1926, and put back into use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery rare combination of two absolute Glashütte traditional manufactories and not just \"an Assmann movement in a foreign case\". Interestingly, the original Assmann movement number was also stamped into the new Urofa case, which proves that the new fitting actually also took place at Urofa in Glashütte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase diameter: 48.5mm, weight 91g, solid silver case, Roman numerals, indirect seconds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLater Glashütte second case by the Urofa Glashütte brand, Urofa number 13907 plus Assmann number 9111, matching the movement number\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Assmann precision movement without fine adjustment yet, c. 1883, signed enamel dial, delicate steel hands, running, in a later (newer and thus not original) facsimile Assmann box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is assumed that the gold case of the watch was melted down during World War I or the post-war years and that this case was used in Glashütte as a replacement case\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe magnificent piece of watch history is running and going (accuracy not tested) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEZ: 2 normal, visible signs of age and wear, dial unrestored and well preserved, high-precision early Assmann movement clean, all covers close tightly and flush, the magnificent artifact is running and going\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory of one of the best German watch manufactories \"Julius Asmann\" in Glashütte:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssmann, Julius\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlashütte watchmaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssmann was born on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=2._Oktober\" title=\"2. Oktober\"\u003eOctober 2\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=1827\/de\" title=\"1827\/de\"\u003e1827\u003c\/a\u003e in Stettin and learned the watchmaking craft there. He acquired further knowledge with Berlin chronometer makers where he mainly engaged in new work. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the year \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=1850\/de\" title=\"1850\/de\"\u003e1850\u003c\/a\u003e, after various travels, he also came to Glashütte i. SA, where he worked at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=A._Lange,_Dresden_(A._Lange,_Cie)\" title=\"A. Lange, Dresden (A. Lange, Cie)\"\u003eA. Lange, Dresden company\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=1852\/de\" title=\"1852\/de\"\u003e1852\u003c\/a\u003e, on the advice of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=Lange,_Ferdinand_Adolph_(18.02.1815_-_03.12.1875)\" title=\"Lange, Ferdinand Adolph (18.02.1815 - 03.12.1875)\"\u003eF. A. Lange\u003c\/a\u003e, he opened his own watch manufactory \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=J._Assmann\/Glash%C3%BCtte_i.SA,_Deutsche_Anker-Uhren-Fabrik\" title=\"J. Assmann\/Glashütte i.SA, Deutsche Anker-Uhren-Fabrik\"\u003eJ. Assmann\/Glashütte i.SA, Deutsche Anker-Uhren-Fabrik\u003c\/a\u003e, which in a relatively short time acquired a good 'reputation through the excellence of the manufactory. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssmann's endeavor to make the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=Assmann,_Julius_(1827-1886)#\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\"\u003ewatches\u003c\/a\u003e more and more perfect and to bring them to a high level of perfection has contributed significantly to the elevation of the Glashütte watch industry. He belonged, until his death, to the supervisory board of the German watchmaking school.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssmann married on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=31._Juli\" title=\"31. Juli\"\u003eJuly 31\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=1853\/de\" title=\"1853\/de\"\u003e1853\u003c\/a\u003e the sister of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=Schneider,_Adolf\" title=\"Schneider, Adolf\"\u003eAdolf Schneider\u003c\/a\u003e. From this marriage with Emilie Auguste Schneider comes his son \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=Paul_Assmann\" title=\"Paul Assmann\"\u003ePaul Assmann\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter the death of his first wife, he married in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=1865\/de\" title=\"1865\/de\"\u003e1865\u003c\/a\u003e the daughter Marie of F. A. Lange and thus became his son-in-law.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulius Assmann died on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=15._August\" title=\"15. August\"\u003eAugust 15\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=1886\/de\" title=\"1886\/de\"\u003e1886\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/watch-wiki.org\/index.php?title=Glash%C3%BCtte\" title=\"Glashütte\"\u003eGlashütte\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sammler-Uhren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68013535330600,"sku":null,"price":1795.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/7628\/3176\/files\/julius-assmann-glashuette-taschenuhr-ca-1883-in-faksimile-originaletui-9013365.jpg?v=1793144111","url":"https:\/\/sammler-uhren.com\/en\/products\/julius-assmann-glashutte-taschenuhr-ca-1883-in-faksimile-originaletui","provider":"Sammler-Uhren","version":"1.0","type":"link"}