Contemporary, Limited Edition and Col...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Dec 01, 1999

LOT 202

Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I. SA., Tourbillon "Pour le Mérite", No. 32/50, 1990's.Very fine and extremelly rare, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with "Tourbillon escapement", 36 hours power reserve, crocodile strap and platinum Lange & Söhne buckle.

USD 25,000 - 30,000

Sold: USD 72,900

C. three body, massive, polished and brushed, transparent back, sapphire crystal. D. matte solid silver with painted Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds and the power reserve indication of the main spring barrel, aperture with bâton shaped bridge across the tourbillon cage. "Alpha" blued steel hands. M. Cal. L 902.0 - No. 291, Glashütte three-quarter plate, movement decorated and engraved by hand, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels including 5 in screw-mounted gld chatons, fusée, tourbillon cage bearing two diamond endstones, glucydur screw balance, one minute tourbillon, regulator with polished-steel equidistent three-arm carriage Nivarox balance-spring with overcoil invented by Prof. Strasser, power equalization with chain and fusee, maintening power, and stepped planetary gearing, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.


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Case: 2

Very good
Movement: * 1
Dial: 1 - 01

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Production in limited edition of 150 pieces in gold, 50 in platinum, and 1 in stainless steel.This tourbillon chronometer is without exception the most prestigious of all wristwatches produced by Lange & Söhne. It represents the culmination of over 150 years of experience in the production of high quality precise watches. As far as we know, this is the only model produced today, utilizing power equilization with chain and fusee.