Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Dec 06, 2000

LOT 260

Lange & Sohne, Lange 1, No. 12748, Ref. 101.032, case No. 125189, sold on January 15, 2000.Very fine and rare, water-resistant to 3 atm., 18K pink gold, gentleman's wristwatch with off-center hour dial, date and 72 hours power reserve, leather strap and 18K pink gold Lange buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

USD 10,000 - 12,000

C. three body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent back with screws, curved straight lugs, push button on the band for date correction, flat sapphire crystal. D. satined and 'guilloché' silver with applied pink gold radial indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary off-center hour dial at the 9, seconds at the 5, and power reserve sector at the 3, patented 'oversized' aperture for the date on the 1, 'Lozenge' pink gold hands. M. 13''', rhodium plated, 53 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic baance, adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating twin-barrel balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch is the first model of the modern era. It appears simple, but it has unique characteristics representing a high level of watchmaking. In addition to the 'outsize date', the movement has a twin mainspring winding barrel system, which is rare for a wristwatch. In homage to the famous five minute digital clock of Dresden's Semper Opera, planned and built in 1841 by Walter Lange's father-in-law, Johann Christian Frederich Gutkaes, the Lange 1 is characterized by the 'outsize date', a partiular patented device of the German house.