Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

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LOT 219

A. LANGE REF. 760.032F RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON POUR LE MERITE PINK GOLD A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. Sachsen, "Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Merite," movement No. 88599, case No. 198527, Ref. 760.032F. Sold June 8th, 2012. Extremely fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon, off-center hour dial, large central minute dial and an 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne deployant buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, instruction booklet and warranty.

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000 / USD 104,000 - 155,000

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Satiné, solid silver, subsidiary off-center hour dial with black painted Roman numerals, large central minute dial with outer minute divisions with red 15-minute markers, aperture for the tourbillon regulator at 7. Pink gold 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.


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Grade:
Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1*

As new

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 42 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm.