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Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA., Tourbillon "Pour le Mérite", No. 42/150, Ref. 701.001. Produced in a limited edition of 150 pieces in 1996, sold in January 1998. Extremely fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 36-hour power reserve and an 18K yellow gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by a leather fitted box and certificate.
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved straight lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws to view the movement, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary sunk ?guilloché? silver dials for the seconds and the up-anddown indication, aperture with polished steel bridge to view the tourbillon cage. Blued steel "alpha" hands. M. Cal. L 902.0, Glashütte 3/4 plate, maillechort, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels including 5 in screw-mounted gold châtons, power equalization with chain and fusée maintaining power and stepped planetary gearing, tourbillon cage bearing 2 diamond endstones, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with equidistant polished steel three-arm carriage, Glucydur balance with screws adjusted to 5 positions, Nivarox balance-spring with overcoil invented by Prof. Strasser, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, hand-engraved balance bridge. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |