Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 374

Platinum Lange 1 A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. Sa., "Lange 1," No. 5882, case No. 115824, Ref. 111.025. Made in the 1990's. Very fine and rare, platinum wristwatch with off-center hour dial, oversized date, power-reserve indication and a platinum A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and proof of purchase.

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 11,000 - 14,000 / CHF 16,000 - 22,000

Sold: USD 24,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, curved straight lugs, push button on the band for the big date, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver, off-center dial for hours and minutes with applied white gold radial Roman numerals and indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds, power reserve sector between 2 and 4, double aperture for the oversized date at 1. Blued steel alpha hands. M. Cal. L 901.0, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver, 2 spring barrels, fausses cotes decoration, 53 jewels, including 9 in screw mounted gold chatons, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swan neck regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm. Property of an East Coast collector


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 111.025 is known to collectors as the "kleine" or baby Lange 1. It varied from the regular version due to its slightly smaller size (36 mm rather than the usual 38 mm) but also lacked the quickset button for the big date preventing accidental forwarding. It was produced for only a short period of time, making this model one of the most desirable variations after the rarest steel Lange 1.