{"product_id":"seltenste-carl-w-hohnel-glashutte-taschenuhr-glashutter-bauart-ca-1930","title":"Rarest Carl W. Höhnel Glashütte Pocket Watch Glashütte Type ca. 1930","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl W. Höhnel super rare original Glashütte SA pocket watch, gold-plated, circa 1930\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmong connoisseurs and collectors of original Glashütte pocket watches, a genuine Carl W. Höhner pocket watch is as rare to find as a needle in a haystack\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHöhnel initially trained as a watchmaker at what was then the world's best watch manufacturer: Lange \u0026amp; Söhne in Glashütte. After subsequently passing his master craftsman's examination, he set up his own manufacturing business and, above all, made a name for himself with precision pendulum clocks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom about 1920, Höhnel also produced high-quality pocket watches, such as the example in this offer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCase diameter: 50mm, 20 micron gold-plated, triple-case watch with inner movement dust cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGolden dial with inner, Arabic 12-hour scale and outer, continuous 24h scale, elegantly blued hands, gold-plated case finely guillochéd with Art Deco rhombus pattern (see photos)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhotos and details of the movement to follow shortly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe magnificent piece of watchmaking history starts and runs (accuracy not tested) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 class=\"trixum-text-center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: 2 normal, visible signs of age and wear, dial unrestored with hardly visible signs of age or wear, highly precise movement sparkling clean, all covers close tightly and flush, the magnificent artifact starts and runs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory of the small Glashütte watch manufacture Carl W. Höhnel Glashütte SA:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarl Wilhelm Höhnel (1885–1936)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn on\u003cspan\u003e 21 April 1885 in Altenberg (Saxony)\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0d0d0d;\"\u003eIn 1904, he completed an apprenticeship at A. Lange \u0026amp; Söhne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and later passed his master craftsman's examination as a watchmaker. Interestingly: In a staff list of A. Lange \u0026amp; Söhne from 1904, he actually appears as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Höhnel, Carl”, watchmaker, 19 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0d0d0d;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5d5d5d; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn 12 July 1916, he founded his \"Workshop for Watchmaking, Precision Hard Turning and Fine Mechanics\" in Glashütte, initially at Markt 11, later at Hauptstraße 60. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5d5d5d; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong other things, he manufactured precision pendulum clocks, mantel clocks and pocket watches. His Glashütte mantel clocks with chimes, which he produced from about 1922 onwards, became particularly well known. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5d5d5d; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis company used, among others, the designations \"K. Höhnel \/ Glashütte\" and \"H \/ Karl W. Höhnel \/ Glashütte i.Sa.\". \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5d5d5d; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarl Wilhelm Höhnel died on\u003cspan\u003e 27 December 1936\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sammler-Uhren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52268167594280,"sku":null,"price":1695.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/7628\/3176\/files\/aa5.webp?v=1787257694","url":"https:\/\/sammler-uhren.com\/en\/products\/seltenste-carl-w-hohnel-glashutte-taschenuhr-glashutter-bauart-ca-1930","provider":"Sammler-Uhren","version":"1.0","type":"link"}