Exceptional horologic works of art
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003
A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte, No. 60092, circa 1910. Very fine and rare 18K gold ?1A? grade half hunting-cased keyless dress watch.
C. five-body, ?bassine?, polished, front cover with ?vermicelli? chapter ring with blue enamel Arabic numerals, hinged gold cuvette. D. gilt, Arabic chapter ring, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 40 mm. (17.5''', 3/4-plate, 20 jewels, jeweled to the center in screwed gold chaton, straight line Glashütte lever escapement, gold fork and escape wheel, banking by a pin in a pin-hole, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and mean time screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, diamond endstone, ?swan neck? micrometer regulation.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 50 mm.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |