Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 22

Lange & Söhne - Platinum Sax-O-Mat - PerpetuaL Calendar A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., "Langematik Perpetual," movement No. 54022, case No. 159665, Ref. 310.025 E. Made in 2007. Production of this reference started in 2001. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, leap year indication, oversized date, 24-hour indication, moon phases and a platinum Lange buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted winding carrousel box, setting pin, manuals and guarantee.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals, correctors on the band. D. Solid silver with applied radial white gold Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months, the leap year, the 24 hours with day/night indication and the seconds, apertures for the oversized date at 12 and the moon phases at 6. Luminous white gold alpha hands. M. Cal. L922.1 "Sax-O-Mat" with zero-reset feature, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver, fausses cotes decoration, 43 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator, 21K gold bi-directional micro-rotor with platinum segment, hand-engraved balance bridge. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 10.5 mm.