Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 278

"Lange 1 Tourbillon" A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte in Sachsen, "Lange 1 Tourbillon", No. 43/150, Ref. 704.025. Production of this reference started in 2000. Made 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 buckle. 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 thedate, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné solid silver, subsidiary off-center hour dial with applied Roman numerals, painted radial indexes andsubsidiary seconds dial at 9, sector for the up-and-down indication at 3, apertures for the oversized date at 1 and for the tourbillon regu-latorunder a polished steel bridge at 5. White gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. L 9611, Glashütte plate, nickel silver, "fausses côtes" decora-tion,49 jewels including 7 in screw-mounted gold châtons, 2 diamond endstones in screw-mounted gold châtons, lateral lever escape-mentwith 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-engraved balance bridge.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.