Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2014
LOT 176
LANGE REF. 223.032 1815 UP & DOWN, WALTER LANGE EDITION, PINK GOLD A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., No. 04 / 50, No. 31523, case No. 171104, Ref. 223.032. Made in a limited edition of 50 pieces in 2006. Very fine, elegant and very rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with power reserve indicator and an 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate and manual.
USD 12,000 - 18,000
HKD 95,000 - 140,000 / CHF 10,500 - 16,000
Sold: USD 36,250
Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, hinged outer back with Walter Lange's signature engraved inside, sapphire crystals. Solid silver with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 45-hour power reserve indication at 9. Blued steel alpha hands. Cal. L 942.1, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels including 6 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, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |