Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Nov 30, 2025
LOT 32
A. LANGE & SÖHNE, MILITARY OBSERVATION POCKET WATCH, SILVER
HKD 8,000 - 12,000
EUR 900 - 1,350 / CHF 850 - 1,250 / USD 1,050 - 1,550 / JPY 160,000 - 238,000
Sold: HKD 42,500
A fine, large, keyless, silver deck and pocket lever chronometer pocket watch with power-reserve indication and Guillaume balance.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand A. Lange & Söhne
Model Observation watch
Year circa 1944
Movement No. 204555
Case No. 204555, 1087615
Caliber 48
Diameter 59.5 mm.
Weight 165gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the archive dated 7 Sept, 2000.
Notes
This Extract from the Archive from A. Lange & Söhne, dated September 7, 2000, verifies the authenticity of a silver deck and pocket chronometer with caliber 48, model ALS, movement number 204555, and case number 204555. It was sold to Deutsche Seewarte Hamburg, Gesundbrunnen Branch, on August 31, 1944.
The chronometer features a case with an open design, a fineness of 0.900, a «Lucia» case style, a nickel-steel movement, power reserve indicator, and a plexiglass crystal. The watch passed quality control at production stage 3 on March 17, 1944.
The chronometer features a case with an open design, a fineness of 0.900, a «Lucia» case style, a nickel-steel movement, power reserve indicator, and a plexiglass crystal. The watch passed quality control at production stage 3 on March 17, 1944.