93rd Auction

2016/5/14

Lot 22

A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, Tourbillon "Pour le Mèrite", limited edition 63/150, Movement No. 334, Case No. 110313, Ref. 701.001, Cal. L902.0, 38,5 mm, circa 1997
An important and extremely rare Glashuette wristwatch with visible tourbillon and 36h power reserve indicator - limited edition no. 63 of 150 pieces in yellow gold - with original box, operating instructions and guarantee
Case: 18k gold, sapphire glass screw on back, 18k "Lange" gold buckle. Dial: solid silver, argenté, Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds at "9", 36h power reserve indicator at "3", window for tourbillon cage, blued alpha hands. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, German silver, stripe-decorated, screwed gold chatons, 5 adj., 29 rubies and 2 diamonds, chain/fusee with planetary wheel movement, finely executed mirror-polished steel tourbillon cage, 953 movement parts, Glucydur screw balance with in-house balance spring, very finely hand-engraved balance cock, chatoned diamond endstones on balance.
This model made in 18k yellow gold has an elegant matte silver dial with blued hands. The overall aesthetic impression of the watch is outstanding - unrivalled elegance and understatement.
Tourbillon "Pour le Mérite"
The watch takes its name from the German order "Pour le Mérite" and boasts a design which has never before been used for a wristwatch: the train is driven via chain and fusée. The highly complicated mechanism optimizes the accuracy of the watch and can be watched through an aperture in the three quarter plate. An intricately assembled planetary gear system guarantees stability during winding. The model was produced as a limited edition from 1994 until 1998 (150 pieces being produced in gold).
Source: http://www.uhren-wiki.net/index.php?title=A._Lange_%26_S%C3%B6hne_Tourbillon_%22Pour_le_M%C3%A9rite%22, as of 03/13/2012

estimated
150.000220.000 €
Price realized
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