Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 334

A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte, No. 60092, circa 1910. Very fine and rare 18K gold ?1A? grade half hunting-cased keyless dress watch.

CHF 8,500 - 10,500

EUR 5,500 - 6,800

Sold: CHF 10,235

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.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 01