101st Auction

2019/11/16

Lot 634

A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, "LANGE 1", Movement No. 53, Case No. 110046, Ref. 101.001, Cal. L901.0, 38 mm, circa 1994
A heavy Glashuette wristwatch with power reserve indicator, oversize date, twin barrel and 72 hours power reserve - with original box, operating instructions and warranty certificate. This is one of the earliest LANGE 1 models of the first collection, which was presented in 1994. In 1994, the specially developed manual wind calibre L901.0 set a benchmark in terms of quality. While this model was originally designed with a solid back, few examples were actually delivered before the solid back was replaced by the transparent sapphire crystal requested by retailers and customers. For this reason the reference is different to the 101.021 that was used later for the yellow gold version of the LANGE 1.
Case: 18k gold, screwed on back, 18k gold L&S buckle. Dial: silvered.
The design of the LANGE 1 follows a coherent principle: the centres of the subsidiary seconds dial, the main dial and the outsize-date display are at the corners of an isosceles triangle. The proportions of the outsize-date display are harmonious as well: they respect the rule of the golden ratio.
Source: www.alange-soehne.com

Sold

estimated
10.00015.000 €
Price realized
40.000 €