Contemporary, Limited Edition and Col...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 13, 1999

LOT 170

A. Lange & Sane, Glashiitte, Lange 1, No. 101.022, sold on January 5, 1996. Very fine and rare, water-resistant down to 3 atm., 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with offcenter hour dial, date and 72 hours power reserve, leather strap and 18K yellow gold Lange buckle.

USD 12,000 - 14,000

Sold: USD 11,040

C. three body, massive, polished, satin g , back with screws, curved straight lugs, push-button on the band for the date correction, flat sapphire glass. D. two-tone silver with painted radial Roman numerals and indexes, auxiliary off-centered hour dial on the 9, seconds on the 5 and power reserve sector on the 3, patented outsize aperture for the on the 1. "Lozenge" blued steel hands. M. 13"' rhodium plated nickel silver, 53 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, 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 model is the first watch of the modern era. It appears si mple, but it has unique characteristics representing a high level of watchmaking. In addition to the "outside date", the movement has a twin mainspring barrel winding system: rare for a wristwatch. In homage to the famous five minute digital clock of the Dresden's Semper opera, planned and built in 1841 by Walter Lange's father-in-law Johann Christian Friedrich Gutkaes, the Lange 1 is characterized by the "outside date", a particular patented device of the German House.