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Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

LOT 242

"Lange 1 Tourbillon" A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. Sachsen, "Lange 1 Tourbillon", No. 44/250. Made in a limited edition of 250 examples in 18K pink gold and 150 in platinum. Extremely fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, off-center hour dial, oversized date, power-reserve and an 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle.

USD 110,000 - 140,000

EUR 90,000 - 115,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, push button on the band to correct the date, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné, solid silver, subsidiary off-center hour dial with applied pink gold Roman numerals and dart indexes, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial at 9, sector for the up-and-down indication at 3, apertures for the oversized date at 1and for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 5. Pink gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. L 9611, Glashütte 3/4 plate, maillechort, "fausses côtes" decoration, 49 jewels including 7 in screw-mounted gold châtons, 2 diamond endstones in screw-mounted gold châtons, lateral lever escapement with 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.


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?Lange 1 Tourbillon? In 1900, at the World Exposition in Paris, Emil Lange presented a pocket watch with one-minute tourbillon regulator to the assembled panel of experts. It was his determination to enter the new century with an outstanding horological masterpiece that inspired Lange & Söhne to great the 21st Century in the same maner, launching the new Lange 1 Tourbillon 100 years later. These watches were produced in a limited edition of 250 watches in pink gold, and 150 in platinum between 2000 and 2003. The Tourbillon assembly consits of 72 parts and is held in place by two diamond endstones, a trait of the firm?s earlier 1A quality pocket watches. This movement which demonstrates the oustanding abilities and cumulative knowledge of the A. Lange & Söhne watchmakers, is composed of a total of 378 empecably finished parts and can truly be considered one of the masterpieces of 21st Century watchmaking.