Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
LOT 128
GRAND LANGE 1 "LUMEN" REF. 117.035 PLATINUM A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA, "Grand Lange 1 Lumen" No. 033 / 200, movement No. 101575, case No. 200329, Ref. 117.035. Sold December 26th, 2013. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with off-center hour dial, oversized date, 72 hour power-reserve indication and a platinum A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, instruction booklet and warranty.
USD 45,000 - 90,000
HKD 350,000 - 700,000 / CHF 43,500 - 88,000
Sold: USD 81,250
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 6 screws, straight lugs, push button on the band for the quick date correction, sapphire crystals. Solid silver, black, partially skeletonized, off-center hour dial with luminous radial Roman quarter hour numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds dial at 5, sector for the up-and- down indication at 3, oversized aperture for the date at 1. Luminous white gold alpha hands. Cal. L 095.2, Glashütte 3/4 plate, 42 jewels including 7 in screw mounted gold châtons, 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.
