Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 30, 2014

LOT 170

LANGE REF. 115.046 GRAND LANGE 1 WHITE GOLD A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. Sa., "Grand Lange 1," No. 55722, case No. 167708, Ref. 115.046. Made circa 2006. Very fine, large, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with off-center hour dial, oversized date, power-reserve indication and an 18K white gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by the certificate and manual.

USD 12,000 - 18,000

HKD 95,000 - 140,000 / CHF 10,500 - 16,000

Sold: USD 21,250

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, curved straight lugs, pushbutton at 10 for date correction, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Matte solid sterling silver, off-center dial for hours and minutes with applied blued steel radial Roman numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, power reserve sector at 3, aperture for the oversized date. Blued steel alpha hands. Cal. L 901.2, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver, fausses cotes decoration, 53 jewels, including 9 in screw-mounted gold chatons, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 42 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm. Property of a Gentleman