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Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 93

"Lange 1 Tourbillon" A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte in Sachsen, "Lange 1 Tourbillon", movement No. 16082, case No. 129276. No. 26 of a limited edition of 150 examples. Made in 2000. Extremely fine and rare platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, off-center hour dial, oversized date, power reserve and a platinum A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by a certificate of origin and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, pushbutton on the band to correct the date, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné solid silver, subsidiary off-center hour dial with applied Roman numerals, painted radial indexes and subsidiary seconds dial at 9, sector for the up and down indication at 3, apertures for the oversized date at 1 and for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 5. White gold alpha hands. M. Cal. L 9611, Glashütte 3/4 plate, maillechort, fausses côtes decoration, 57 jewels including 7 in screw-mounted gold chatons, 2 diamond endstones in screw-mounted gold châtons, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, cage with 3 equidistant polished steel arms, free-sprung, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hand engraved balance bridge. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.