• Movement: gilded ¾ plate, gold lever and escape wheel, bi-metallic 'chronometer' compensation balance, 15 jewels, ruby endstone, signed and numbered A. Schneider, Dresden, no.1725• Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, sunken subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands, signed Adolf Schneider, Glashütte B/Dresden• Case: 18ct gold, engine-turned covers, the front with blank cartouche to the centre, pusher for handset beside pendant, gold cuvette signed Adolf Schneider, Glashütte,engraved Chronometer-Unruhe with floral garlands above

Reinhard Meis, A. Lange & Söhne Watchmakers of Dresden Vol II, 2012, p.178, figs.452-454

Movement: running at time of cataloguing, surfaces appear to be in good clean condition. Dial: scratch to subsidiary seconds dial, couple of further feint scratches to the dial but generally appears in good condition. Case: some slight rubbing to the engine-turning at the edges of the covers but otherwise the engine-turning remains well defined. Slight depression to the upper left side of front cover.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. All dimensions in catalogue descriptions are approximate. Condition reports may not specify mechanical replacements or imperfections to the movement, case, dial, pendulum, separate base(s) or dome. Watches in water-resistant cases have been opened to examine movements but no warranties are made that the watches are currently water-resistant. Please note that we do not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts, such as wheels, hands, crowns, crystals, screws, bracelets and leather bands, since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. In particular, please note it is the purchaser's responsibility to comply with any applicable import and export matters, particularly in relation to lots incorporating materials from endangered species.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

**Please be advised that bands made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) are not sold with the watches and are for display purposes only. We reserve the right to remove these bands prior to shipping."

Adolf Schneider, along with Adolf Lange, Julius Assmann, and Moritz Grossman, is considered one of the founding members of the Glashütte watchmaking industry. Adolf Schneider, like Adolf Lange, was apprenticed to Gutkaes in 1841, and moved to Glashütte with Lange to establish the town's first watch manufacture.  Schneider left Lange and began his own watch manufacture in 1851. Schneider's most famous watch was made for King Ludwig II, lot 126 in this sale. For a further note on Schneider's work with Lange, see lot 126 in this sale.