Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 297

A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA.,"Lange 1 Tourbillon", No. 64/150, Ref. 704.025. Production of this reference started in 2000, sold in Jan. 2001. Produced in a limited edition of 250 examples in 18K pink gold and 150 in platinum. Extremely fine and rare, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, off-center hour dial, oversized date, power-reserve and a platinum A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, push button on the band to correct the date, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné solid silver, subsidiary off-center hour dial with applied Roman numerals, painted radial indexes and subsidiary seconds dial at 9, sector for the up-and-down indication at 3, apertures for the oversized date at 1and for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 5. White gold "alpha" blued steel hands. M. Cal. L9611, Glashütte three-quarter plate, nickel silver,"fausses côtes" decoration, 49 jewels including 7 in screw-mounted gold châtons, 2 diamond endstones in screw-mounted gold châtons, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, cage with 3 equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hand-engravedbalance cock.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.