425 - Alexander Hüning - Chronograph

Alexander Hüning - Chronograph A collection of 5 gold hunting case pocket watches and 1 gold pocket watch A fine and heavy Geneva hunting case pocket watch with chronograph Case No. 19933, Dimensions 56 mm, circa 1900, Weight 126 g, Total gold weight 660 g, Origin Schweiz Case: 14 K red gold, tiered, reeded bezels, case maker's punch mark "F&H". Dial: Enamel. Movm.: Bridge movement, lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance. Alexander Hüning (1855-1931) was most likely a native of Germany who went to Geneva around 1880 after completing his apprenticeship; he became a citizen of Geneva in 1898. In 1893 Hüning and Emile Fiebiger established the company Fiebiger & Huening at the Rue de Lévrier 13 in Geneva together, which Hüning continued on his own after Fiebiger’s death. He was particularly known for his fine, complicated pocket watches of supreme quality. An overview of Hüning’s life and his work is available in Klaus Pöhlmann’s "Alexander Hüning, ein deutscher Uhrmacher in der Schweiz" (a German maker in Switzerland), Klassik Uhren 1/2010, p. 24 ff. Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.