Beschreibung:

UHRENFABRIK UNION. A MAGNIFICENT AND IMPORTANT GOLD AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL PERPETUAL CALENDAR WITH MOONPHASE, SPLIT SECOND CHRONOGRAPH WITH INSTANTANEOUS MINUTE RECORDER, FLYING FIFTHS OF A SECOND, MINUTE REPEATING, GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE KEYLESS CLOCKWATCH Signed Uhrenfabrik Union, Glashütte i/S., No. 43216,5, 1896 The frosted gilt two-train lever movement jewelled throughout, with bimetallic balance, gold timing screws, swan-neck regulation, the split-second chronograph work planted on the top plate with gold alloy wheels, repeating and striking on two gongs, the repeat mechanism activated by a slide in the band, striking mechanism selected by two levers under the bezel, the movement under glass and hinged gold cuvette, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary rings for day and date, four year cycle indicating months and leap year combined with instantaneous minute recorder, aperture for the moon with lunar calendar combined with running seconds and also incorporating flying fifths of a second hand, decorative gold hands, two sweep centre seconds hands activated by three buttons in the band with outer red pulsations ring, calendar work set by four levers under the bezel, additional levers for "still/schlag" (strike/silent) and "Viertel" and "Stunde & Viertel" (petite/grande sonnerie), heavy decorative chased and engraved gold case, with painted cloisonné and champlevé enamel plaques to front and back covers, the front cover with monogram OW surmounted by a crown and flanked by cornucopiae with ivy and oak leaf surround, the reverse depicting a young lady seated holding a rose and laurel branch in each hand, flanked by a snow covered mountain and a blue globe with outline of Africa, on stylised plinth with cartouche containing the date 1897 , all surrounded by oak leaf and ivy wreath, the centre partly of finely matted gold, all covers bearing the trademark of Uhrenfabrik Union and number, dial signed, movement stamped 5771 under the dial 71 mm. diam., case weight 252 grams