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Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 193

1815 - Emil Lange - Moon Phase A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA, ?1815 - Emil Lange - Moon Phase?, No. 188/250, case No. 124188, Ref. 231.031. Made in a limited edition of 250 examples in 2000. Very fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with moon phases and an 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and gold push pin.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, curved straight lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied pink gold dot and star indexes and an Arabic 12, outer minute track, subsidiary off-center seconds dial at 5, aperture for the moon phases decorated with a constellation of stars on the sides. Pink gold alpha hands. M. Cal. L 943.1, German silver, fausses-côtes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, including 6 in screw mounted gold châtons, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swanneck micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.