94th Auction
2016/11/12
Lot 75
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, "LANGE 1 TOURBILLON EWIGER KALENDER HANDWERKSKUNST", Movement No. 99559, Case No. 212609, Ref. 720.048FE, Lange automatic manufacture calibre L082.1, 41,9 mm, circa 2014
An important automatic Glashuette wristwatch in new condition, with tourbillon with patented stop-seconds mechanism visible on the back side, perpetual calendar with outsize date, retrograde day-of-week display, peripheral month ring and leap-year display, day/night indicator and moon phase - limited platinum edition no. 09 of 15 - with original box and integrated watch winder, operating instructions, guarantee, signed certificate of the master engraver, Lange booklet, setting pin, loupe and cleaning cloth
Case: platinum, screwed on sapphire glazed back, hand-engraved case and edition serial numbers on the caseback, recessed pushers for adjusting all of the calendar indications or for individual corrections of month, weekday and moon phase, Lange platinum deployant clasp. Dial: solid white gold, rhodié, tremblage and relief engraving techniques by hand, eccentric radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, large double window for date with hand-painted blue numerals, white gold leaf hands. Movm.: one-way winding 21k gold and platinum micro rotorwind; relief-engraved rotor, tourbillon and intermediate wheel cocks, 5 adj., 75 rubies and 1 diamond, 14 screwed gold chatons, Gyromax balance with in-house balance spring, hand-engraved balance cock.
This is the first time ever a watch of this kind is being presented at an auction!
This Handwerkskunst edition, limited to 15 watches in platinum cases, has a solid white-gold dial. It is lavishly decorated with tremblage and a manually executed, remarkable three-dimensional relief engraving. The hand-painted numerals of the characteristic outsize date are noteworthy as well. Inside the movement, the tourbillon and intermediate wheel cocks as well as the rotor are hand-engraved. The three segments of the three-quarter plate are decorated with solarisation.
The solid white-gold dial of the "LANGE 1 TOURBILLON EWIGER KALENDER HANDWERKSKUNST" is decorated with elaborate tremblage and relief techniques. The calendar displays with the patented peripheral month ring are harmoniously embedded in the dial. It delivers at-a-glance readings of the date, day of week, month, leap year and moon phases.
To prevent any impairment of the good legibility of the dial, the tourbillon mechanism with the patented stop-seconds function is visible only from the caseback side of the Lange 1 "Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst". The relief-engraved tourbillon and intermediate wheel cocks frame the tourbillon ensemble that is composed of 69 individual parts. The upper part of the tourbillon cage is graced with black polishing, probably the most challenging type of finissage.
The large central rotor in 21-carat gold with a platinum centrifugal mass features a free-hand engraving. It generates a fully-wound power reserve of 50 hours. Each of the three train bridges is embellished with solarisation.
Source: https://www.alange-soehne.com/en/timepieces/lange-1/#lange-1-tourbillon-perpetual-calendar-handwerkskunst, as of 08/17/2016.
An important automatic Glashuette wristwatch in new condition, with tourbillon with patented stop-seconds mechanism visible on the back side, perpetual calendar with outsize date, retrograde day-of-week display, peripheral month ring and leap-year display, day/night indicator and moon phase - limited platinum edition no. 09 of 15 - with original box and integrated watch winder, operating instructions, guarantee, signed certificate of the master engraver, Lange booklet, setting pin, loupe and cleaning cloth
Case: platinum, screwed on sapphire glazed back, hand-engraved case and edition serial numbers on the caseback, recessed pushers for adjusting all of the calendar indications or for individual corrections of month, weekday and moon phase, Lange platinum deployant clasp. Dial: solid white gold, rhodié, tremblage and relief engraving techniques by hand, eccentric radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, large double window for date with hand-painted blue numerals, white gold leaf hands. Movm.: one-way winding 21k gold and platinum micro rotorwind; relief-engraved rotor, tourbillon and intermediate wheel cocks, 5 adj., 75 rubies and 1 diamond, 14 screwed gold chatons, Gyromax balance with in-house balance spring, hand-engraved balance cock.
This is the first time ever a watch of this kind is being presented at an auction!
This Handwerkskunst edition, limited to 15 watches in platinum cases, has a solid white-gold dial. It is lavishly decorated with tremblage and a manually executed, remarkable three-dimensional relief engraving. The hand-painted numerals of the characteristic outsize date are noteworthy as well. Inside the movement, the tourbillon and intermediate wheel cocks as well as the rotor are hand-engraved. The three segments of the three-quarter plate are decorated with solarisation.
The solid white-gold dial of the "LANGE 1 TOURBILLON EWIGER KALENDER HANDWERKSKUNST" is decorated with elaborate tremblage and relief techniques. The calendar displays with the patented peripheral month ring are harmoniously embedded in the dial. It delivers at-a-glance readings of the date, day of week, month, leap year and moon phases.
To prevent any impairment of the good legibility of the dial, the tourbillon mechanism with the patented stop-seconds function is visible only from the caseback side of the Lange 1 "Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst". The relief-engraved tourbillon and intermediate wheel cocks frame the tourbillon ensemble that is composed of 69 individual parts. The upper part of the tourbillon cage is graced with black polishing, probably the most challenging type of finissage.
The large central rotor in 21-carat gold with a platinum centrifugal mass features a free-hand engraving. It generates a fully-wound power reserve of 50 hours. Each of the three train bridges is embellished with solarisation.
Source: https://www.alange-soehne.com/en/timepieces/lange-1/#lange-1-tourbillon-perpetual-calendar-handwerkskunst, as of 08/17/2016.
Sold
estimated
230.000—320.000 €
Price realized
297.600 €