Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 10, 2013

LOT 550

LANGE 1 TOURBILLON PLATINUM A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., "Lange 1 Tourbillon", No. 81/150, movement No. 16109, case No. 129331, Ref. 704.025. Made in a limited edition of 150 pieces, sold on June 29th, 2001. Extremely fine and rare platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, off-center hour dial, oversized date, power reserve indication and a platinum A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by the original box, warranty and manual.

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, pushbutton on the band for date correction, sapphire crystals. Solid silver, subsidiary off-center hour dial with applied radial Roman numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, sector for the up and down indication, apertures for the double-digit oversized date and tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge. White gold alpha hands. Cal. L 961.1, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver, fausses cotes decoration, double barrel, 49 jewels including 7 in screw-mounted gold chatons, 2 diamond end stones in screw-mounted gold chatons to hold the tourbillon cage shaft, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, cage with 3 equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, 2 hand-engraved bridges. Dial, case and movement signed.