Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 30, 2014

LOT 178

LANGE REF. 401.031 MEDICAL 1815 FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH PINK GOLD A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA., "1815 Chronograph," No. 45988, case No. 155947, Ref. 401.031. Production of this reference started in 2004. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with square button fly-back chronograph, register, pulsometer and an 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by a box.

USD 15,000 - 20,000

HKD 116,000 - 155,000 / CHF 13,000 - 18,000

Sold: USD 27,500

Three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Black, made from solid sterling silver with painted white Arabic numerals, subsidiary silver dials for the 60-second and 30-minute registers, outer pulsometer graduation. Pink gold alpha hands. Cal. L 951.0, Glashütte 3/4 plate, maillechort, fausses côtes decoration, 34 jewels including 4 in screw-mounted gold châtons, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm. Property of a Gentleman