Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 224

"B-Uhr" German Military Navigators Aviation Wristwatch. A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA., No. FI 23883, case and movement No. 215224. Mark 2A. Made in the 1940s. Fine and rare, oversized, indirect center seconds, anti-magnetic nickel-silver military navigators wristwatch.

USD 6,500 - 7,500

EUR 5,000 - 5,700 / CHF 7,400 - 8,500

C. Three-body, brushed, numbered snap-on back, solid wire lugs, numbered to the band. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes in 60-minutes/seconds, concentric, in 12 hours, triangular index for the 60. Luminous lozenge hands. M. Cal. 21''', gilt brass, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Movement signed and numbered twice, case numbered to the inner and outer. Diam. 55 mm. Thickness 19.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-10-01

Good

Patinated

HANDS Original