Geneva, May 12, 2024
LOT 332
A. LANGE & SÖHNE, GERMANY, QUARTER-REPEATER, 1ST QUALITY MOVEMENT, 18K YELLOW GOLD
CHF 10,000 - 20,000
HKD 87,000 - 174,000 / USD 11,100 - 22,200 / EUR 10,200 - 20,400TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 12,500
A very fine and rare, 18k gold, manual wind hunting cased keyless pocket watch quarter-repeating watch, with 1st quality movement.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand A. Lange & Söhne, Germany
Year Circa 1910
Movement No. 49271
Case No. 49275
Diameter 56 mm.
Caliber 18''', Glashütte 3/4-plate, frosted gilt, 18 jewels, gold chatons with blued steel screws, straight line Glashütte escapement, gold pallet fork and escape wheel, banking with a pin and hole, Lange Guillaume-type balance with gold timing screws, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, the terminal stud adjustable by a screw, diamond endstone, engraved balance cock, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Notes
ALS-quality pocket watches signed: "A. Lange & Söhne, Glashutte b. Dresden". ALS (A. Lange & Söhne) always denoted watches of first quality, whether under the "A. Lange, Dresden" signature or the later "A. Lange & Söhne, Glashutte-Sa". Their movements had 16-20 jewels. Four jewels and the pallet-staff bearing were set in screw-held gold "chatons" and visible on the top plate. The balance staff had a diamond endstone. The balance cocks were engraved and the index had micrometer adjustment on a swan-neck spring. Only gold (and sometimes platinum) screws were used on the balance. According to the catalogue, Lange adjusted each movement in five positions.