Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 13, 2016

LOT 448

A. LANGE & SOHNE REF. 760.025 RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON POUR LE MERITE PLATINUM A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. Sachsen, "Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Merite," movement No. 94729, case No. 198389, No. 045 / 100, Ref. 760.025F. Made in a Limited Edition of 100 pieces sold in July 2014. Extremely fine and rare platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon, off-center hour dial with pivoting dial segment, large central minute dial and a platinum A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, a travel box, instruction booklet and warranty.

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Matte solid silver, subsidiary off-center hour dial with pivoting dial segment, black painted Roman numerals, large central minute dial with outer minute divisions with red 15-minute markers, aperture for the visible tourbillon regulator at 7. Blued steel alpha hands Cal. L 072.1, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels including 3 in screw-mounted gold chatons, power equalization with chain and fusée maintaining power and stepped planetary gearing, tourbillon cage, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with equidistant polished steel three-arm carriage, Glucydur balance with screws adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hand engraved balance bridge.