Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 179

1815 - Emil Lange - Moon Phase A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA, ?1815 - Emil Lange - Moon Phase?, No. 195/250, case No. 124195, Ref. 231.031. Made in a limited edition of 250 pieces in 2000. Very fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with moon phases.

USD 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 17,000 - 20,000

Sold: USD 36,580

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, maillechort, 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. Property of Various Owners


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original