100th Auction
2019/11/15
Lot 27
THREE HOROLOGICAL MILESTONES - "165 Years - Homage to F. A. Lange"
On the occasion of the company’s 165 year anniversary in 2010, A. Lange & Söhne commemorated the spiritual legacy of company founder Ferdinand Adolph Lange with a trilogy of timepieces with exceptional complications and named it "165 Years - Homage to F. A. Lange". The individual limited models were available independently and only 21 sets consisting of the three timepieces "1815 MONDPHASE", "TOURBOGRAPH 'Pour le Mérite'" and "LANGE 1 TOURBILLON" were sold in total. All three watches carry the limited edition number 46 on the back and are made of 18K honey gold, a novel type of gold alloy of unprecedented hardness developed exclusively for A. Lange & Söhne. The set comes in an exclusive real wood case accompanied by a Lange book with the Lange guarantee seal, the limited edition number and the operating instructions for each watch.
This is only the second set ever to appear on the international auction market!
1. - A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, "TOURBOGRAPH Pour le Mérite", Movement No. 40101, Case No. 150146, limited edition serial number 46/50, Ref. 712.050, Cal. L903.0, 41 mm, circa 2010
An important and extremely rare Glashuette wristwatch in mint condition, with visible one-minute tourbillon and split seconds chronograph. It is the first one-minute tourbillon in a wristwatch format with a fusée-and-chain transmission as well as an additional rattrapante chronograph - produced in a special series limited to only 50 pieces in 18k honey gold
Case: 18k honey gold, sapphire glass screwed on back, edition serial number on the caseback, original chestnut brown alligator leather strap with 18k honey gold buckle. Dial: solid gold, argenté, window for tourbillon cage, engine-turned centre, blued steel hands and rhodium-plated split seconds gold hand. Movm.: bridge movement, German silver, 43 rubies, 6 screwed gold chatons and 2 diamonds, very finely ground and bevelled chronograph steel parts, twin barrel, chain/fusee with planetary gearing, 465 movement parts, Glucydur screw balance with in-house balance spring.
2. - A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, "LANGE 1 TOURBILLON - Homage to F. A. Lange", Movement No. 82102, Case No. 192071, limited edition serial number 46/150, Ref. 722.050, Cal. L961.2, 38,5 mm, circa 2010
An important and extremely rare Glashuette wristwatch in mint condition with visible one-minute tourbillon with patented seconds stop device, regulator off-center hour dial, oversized date and 72h power reserve indicator - produced in a special series limited to only 150 pieces in 18k honey gold
Case: 18k honey gold, sapphire glass screwed on back, edition serial number on the caseback, original chestnut brown alligator leather strap with 18k honey gold buckle. Dial: solid gold, argenté, engine-turned centre, window for tourbillon cage, mirror-polished bar made of honeycoloured gold, large double window for date, gold hands. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, German silver, screwed gold chatons, twin barrel, 49 rubies, 6 screwed gold chatons and 2 diamonds, finely executed mirror-polished steel tourbillon cage, tourbillon and intermediate wheel cocks of honey-coloured gold decorated with hand-engravings, crown wheel cock with sunburst finish, Glucydur screw balance with in-house balance spring.
3. - A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, "1815 MONDPHASE - Homage to F. A. Lange", Movement No. 84133, Case No. 194158, limited edition serial number 46/265, Ref. 212.050, Cal. L943.2, 37,5 mm, circa 2010
An important and extremely rare Glashuette wristwatch in mint condition, with moon phase - produced in a special series limited to only 265 pieces in 18k honey gold, with 2 setting pins, loupe and cleaning cloth
Case: 18k honey gold, sapphire glass screwed on back, edition serial number on the caseback, original chestnut brown alligator leather strap with 18k honey gold buckle. Dial: solid gold, argenté, auxiliary seconds with seconds stop device, engine-turned centre, moon disc of solid honey gold, blued steel hands. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, German silver, sunburst finish, 26 rubies, screwed gold chatons, Glucydur screw balance with in-house balance spring, very finely hand-engraved balance cock, index spring fine adjusting device.
On the occasion of the company’s 165 year anniversary in 2010, A. Lange & Söhne commemorated the spiritual legacy of company founder Ferdinand Adolph Lange with a trilogy of timepieces with exceptional complications and named it "165 Years - Homage to F. A. Lange". The individual limited models were available independently and only 21 sets consisting of the three timepieces "1815 MONDPHASE", "TOURBOGRAPH 'Pour le Mérite'" and "LANGE 1 TOURBILLON" were sold in total. All three watches carry the limited edition number 46 on the back and are made of 18K honey gold, a novel type of gold alloy of unprecedented hardness developed exclusively for A. Lange & Söhne. The set comes in an exclusive real wood case accompanied by a Lange book with the Lange guarantee seal, the limited edition number and the operating instructions for each watch.
This is only the second set ever to appear on the international auction market!
1. - A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, "TOURBOGRAPH Pour le Mérite", Movement No. 40101, Case No. 150146, limited edition serial number 46/50, Ref. 712.050, Cal. L903.0, 41 mm, circa 2010
An important and extremely rare Glashuette wristwatch in mint condition, with visible one-minute tourbillon and split seconds chronograph. It is the first one-minute tourbillon in a wristwatch format with a fusée-and-chain transmission as well as an additional rattrapante chronograph - produced in a special series limited to only 50 pieces in 18k honey gold
Case: 18k honey gold, sapphire glass screwed on back, edition serial number on the caseback, original chestnut brown alligator leather strap with 18k honey gold buckle. Dial: solid gold, argenté, window for tourbillon cage, engine-turned centre, blued steel hands and rhodium-plated split seconds gold hand. Movm.: bridge movement, German silver, 43 rubies, 6 screwed gold chatons and 2 diamonds, very finely ground and bevelled chronograph steel parts, twin barrel, chain/fusee with planetary gearing, 465 movement parts, Glucydur screw balance with in-house balance spring.
2. - A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, "LANGE 1 TOURBILLON - Homage to F. A. Lange", Movement No. 82102, Case No. 192071, limited edition serial number 46/150, Ref. 722.050, Cal. L961.2, 38,5 mm, circa 2010
An important and extremely rare Glashuette wristwatch in mint condition with visible one-minute tourbillon with patented seconds stop device, regulator off-center hour dial, oversized date and 72h power reserve indicator - produced in a special series limited to only 150 pieces in 18k honey gold
Case: 18k honey gold, sapphire glass screwed on back, edition serial number on the caseback, original chestnut brown alligator leather strap with 18k honey gold buckle. Dial: solid gold, argenté, engine-turned centre, window for tourbillon cage, mirror-polished bar made of honeycoloured gold, large double window for date, gold hands. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, German silver, screwed gold chatons, twin barrel, 49 rubies, 6 screwed gold chatons and 2 diamonds, finely executed mirror-polished steel tourbillon cage, tourbillon and intermediate wheel cocks of honey-coloured gold decorated with hand-engravings, crown wheel cock with sunburst finish, Glucydur screw balance with in-house balance spring.
3. - A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, "1815 MONDPHASE - Homage to F. A. Lange", Movement No. 84133, Case No. 194158, limited edition serial number 46/265, Ref. 212.050, Cal. L943.2, 37,5 mm, circa 2010
An important and extremely rare Glashuette wristwatch in mint condition, with moon phase - produced in a special series limited to only 265 pieces in 18k honey gold, with 2 setting pins, loupe and cleaning cloth
Case: 18k honey gold, sapphire glass screwed on back, edition serial number on the caseback, original chestnut brown alligator leather strap with 18k honey gold buckle. Dial: solid gold, argenté, auxiliary seconds with seconds stop device, engine-turned centre, moon disc of solid honey gold, blued steel hands. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, German silver, sunburst finish, 26 rubies, screwed gold chatons, Glucydur screw balance with in-house balance spring, very finely hand-engraved balance cock, index spring fine adjusting device.
Sold
estimated
350.000—450.000 €
Price realized
456.300 €