Below are some results from an auction that occurred today in Hong
Kong:
(1) A platinum Langematik "Anniversary" ref. 302.025 sold for HKD 425,000
($54,800 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 302.025 Enamel Dial Anniversary Langematik
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. Sa., “Anniversary Langematik”,
No. 494/500, No. 22437, case No. 132494, Ref. 302.025.
Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces to celebrate the new
Millennium in 2000, sold on October 2nd, 2004.
Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant platinum
wristwatch with enamel dial, zero-reset function, and a
platinum A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by fitted
box, warranty and instruction booklet.
Property of a Japanese Collector
M. Cal. L921.7 “Sax-O-Mat”, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver,
fausses
cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement,
monometallic
balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat
balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator, 21K gold micro-rotor
with
platinum segment, hand-engraved balance bridge, zero-reset function.
Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 8.5 mm. D. White
enamel with black radial Roman numerals and red “XII”, subsidiary
seconds dial, outer minute track. Blued steel alpha hands. C.
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, straight lugs,
transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals."
(2) A rose gold Emil Lange 1815 Moonphase ref. 231.031 sold for HKD 350,000
($45,100 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"A. Lange & Söhne 1815 - Emil Lange - Moon Phase
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA, “1815 - Emil Lange - Moon
Phase”, No. 149/250, movement No. 14112, case No. 124149,
Ref. 231.031. Made in a limited edition of 250 examples in
2000. Sold on August 15th, 2000.
Very fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K pink
gold wristwatch with moon phases and an 18K pink gold A.
Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by a Lange & Söhne
fitted box, Certificate, instruction manual and push pin.
Property of a Japanese Collector
M. Cal. L 943.1, German silver, fausses-côtes and oeil-
de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, including 6 in screw
mounted gold châtons, straight-line lever escapement,
monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock
absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swan-neck
micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge.
Dial, case and movement signed.
DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 8 mm. D. Black with applied pink gold dot and star indexes and
an Arabic 12, outer minute track, subsidiary off-center seconds
dial at 5, aperture for the moon phases decorated with
a constellation of stars on the sides. Pink gold alpha hands. C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6
screws, curved straight lugs, sapphire crystals."
(3) A platinum Tourbograph Pour le Merite ref. 702.025 sold for HKD 2,660,000
($342,850 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"LANGE & SÖHNE TOURBOGRAPH POUR LE MÉRITE LIMITED EDITION PLATINUM
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/SA., “Tourbograph Pour le Mérite,” movement No. 40073, No. 35/51, case No.
150035, Ref. 702.025F. Made in a limited edition of 51 pieces in 2007.
Extremely fine and equally rare, platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, split
second chronograph, registers, 36-hour power reserve and an platinum A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp.
Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee, instruction booklet, Tourbograph book and magnifying glass.
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved straight lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws,
sapphire crystals.
D. Solid satiné silver with painted Arabic numerals, sunk subsidiary guilloché dials for the 30-minute registers
and the up and down indication, outer minute track, outer most 1/5th of a second divisions, aperture
with polished steel bridge for viewing the tourbillon. Blued steel Alpha hands.
M. Cal. L 903.0, Glashütte 3/4 plate, maillechort, fausses cotes decoration, 41 ruby jewels including 5 in
screw-mounted gold chatons, power equalization with chain and fusée maintaining power and stepped
planetary gearing, tourbillon cage bearing 2 diamond endstones, lateral lever escapement with one-minute
tourbillon regulator with equidistant polished steel three-arm carriage, Glucydur balance with screws
adjusted to 5 positions, Nivarox balance-spring with Strasser overcoil, shock-absorber, self-compensating
Breguet balance-spring, hand engraved balance bridge.
Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41.2 mm. Thickness 15 mm."
(4) A rose gold Richard Lange Pour le Merite ref. 760.032F sold for HKD 1,460,000
($188,200 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. [NOTE: I believe this is the only standard-production, non-limited-edition Pour Le Merite that Lange has ever made.] Lot description is as
follows:
"A. LANGE & SOHNE Ref.760.032f RICHARD LANGE
TOURBILLON POUR LE MERITE PINK GOLD
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. Sachsen, “Richard Lange Tourbillon
Pour le Merite”, movement No. 94629, case No. 204532, Ref. 760.032F.
Made in 2013.
Extremely fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with visible
one-minute tourbillon, off-center hour dial, large central minute
dial and an 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne deployant buckle.
Accompanied by fitted box, instruction booklet and warranty.
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, transparent
case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals.
D. Satiné, solid silver, subsidiary off-center hour dial with black
painted Roman numerals, large central minute dial with outer minute
divisions with red 15-minute markers, aperture for the tourbillon
regulator at 7. Pink gold alpha hands
M. Cal. L 072.1, maillechort, fausses cotes decoration, 31 ruby
jewels including 3 in screw-mounted gold chatons, power equalization
with chain and fusée maintaining power and stepped planetary
gearing, tourbillon cage, lateral lever escapement with one-minute
tourbillon regulator with equidistant polished steel three-arm carriage,
Glucydur balance with screws adjusted to 5 positions, Nivarox
balance-spring with Strasser overcoil, shock-absorber, self-compensating
Breguet balance-spring, hand engraved balance bridge.
Dial, case and movement signed. Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 41.9 mm. Thickness 12.2 mm."
(5) A platinum Richard Lange Referenzuhr ref. 250.025 sold for HKD 350,000
($45,100 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"A. LANGE & SÖHNE REF. 250.025
RICHARD LANGE REFERENZUHR PLATINUM
Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., “Richard Lange Referenzuhr”, limited edition
No.40/50. No. 81191, case No. 191178, Ref. 250.025. Made in a limited series of
50 pieces in 2010.
Very fine and rare, platinum wristwatch with small second, square button to reset
second. an platinum A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted
box, guarantee, and instruction booklet.
C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire
crystals.
D. Silver with painted radial Roman numerals, outer 1/5th seconds graduation
with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds register dials, power
reserve indicator at 4. White gold alpha hands
M. Cal. L 033.1, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver, fausses cotes decoration,
34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber,
self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator,
hand-engraved balance bridge, hack mechanism.
Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 11 mm."
(6) A platinum Zeitwerk ref. 140.025 sold for HKD 788,000
($101,600 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"A. LANGE & SÖHNE REF. 140.025 ZEITWERK PLATINUM
Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., “Zeitwerk”, limited edition No.151/200.
No. 86711, case No. 196758, Ref. 140.025. Made in a limited series of 200
pieces in 2009.
Very fine and rare, platinum wristwatch with hour and minute indicator, power
reserve indicator an platinum A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp. Accompanied
by the original fitted box, guarantee, instruction booklet, and cloth.
D. Silver with subsidiary seconds register dials, hour and minute indicator on
time bridge. Power reserve indicator at 12.
D. Silver with subsidiary seconds register dials, hour and minute indicator on
time bridge. Power reserve indicator at 12.
M. Cal. L 043.1, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver, fausses cotes decoration,
68 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber,
self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator,
hand-engraved balance bridge, hack mechanism.
Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm."
(7) A platinum Lange 1 limited edition "pinstripe" made for Sincere ref. 112.049 sold for HKD 212,500
($101,600 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 112.049 Sincere Limited Edition Lange 1 Platinum
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA, Lange 1, No. 35272, case
No. 148424, Ref. 112.049. Made in a limited edition of 100
pieces circa 2003 for the Sincere Watch Co. in Singapore.
Very fine, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with
engraved white gold off-center hour dial, oversized date,
power reserve indication and a platinum A. Lange & Söhne
buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, guarantee, instruction
booklet and hang tag.
Property of a Japanese Collector
M. Cal. L 901.0, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 53 jewels
including
9 in screw mounted gold chatons, straight-line lever escapement,
monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber,
self-compensating
flat balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, hand-engraved
balance bridge.
Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38.5 mm. Thickness 10 mm. D.
Texture engraved white gold with guilloché off-center hour dial with
radial Roman numerals and indexes, guilloché subsidiary seconds dial at
5,
sector for the up-and-down indication at 3, oversized double aperture
for the
date at 1. White gold alpha hands. C. Three-body, solid, polished and
brushed, transparent case back with
6 screws, curved straight lugs, push button at 10 for the date
correction,
sapphire crystals."
(8) A rose gold "Dresden Set" of two watches sold for HKD 620,000
($80,000 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"A.
Lange & Söhne 800 Jahre Dresden Set of 2 Unique Pieces
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. Sa., “800 Jahre Dresden”, No. 2/8
SETS, Lange 1 Moonphase and 1815 Chronograph. Made in a limited edition
of
8 sets to celebrate the 800 Jahre Dresden in 2006 retailed by The Hour
Glass in Japan.
Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, 18K pink gold
wristwatches with 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied
by the
original fitted box, instruction manuals and setting pin.
A) Lange 1 Moonphase, No. 51635, case No. 161721, Ref. 109.033
B} 1815 Medical Chronograph, No. 57035, case No. 153553, Ref.
401.032
Property of a Japanese Collector
M. Cal. L 951.0, Glashütte 3/4 plate, maillechort, fausses cotes
decoration, 34 jewels including 4 in screw-mounted gold châtons,
straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5
positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring,
swan-neck micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge.
Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 39.5 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm. D. Silver, made from solid silver with painted black Arabic numerals,
subsidiary guilloché dials for the 60-second and instantaneous
30-minute registers, outer 1/5th second/ minute track, outermost
pulsometer graduation. Pink gold alpha hands. C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, transparent case back
with 6 screws, on the band engraved No.2/8 SETS, sapphire crystals."
(9) A yellow gold 1815 Up/Down ref. 221.021 sold for HKD 112,500
($14,500 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"Lange & Söhne Ref. 221.021 1815 YELLOW GOLD
A Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., “1815 Auf und Ab”, No.
30088, case No. 140134, Ref. 221.021. Made circa 2004.
Very fine and elegant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with
power-reserve indication an 18K yellow gold A. Lange
& Söhne buckle. Accompanied by a box, guarantee and
instruction booklet
C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with
6 screws, sapphire crystals.
D. Solid silver with painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary
dials for the seconds and up-and-down indication, outer
minute track. Blued steel alpha hands
M. Cal. L 942.1 in German silver, fausses cotes decoration,
27 jewels including 6 in screw-mounted gold chatons,
straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance
adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating
flat balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator,
hand-engraved balance bridge, hack mechanism.
Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm."
(10) A platinum 1815 ref. 206.025 sold for HKD 125,000
($16,100 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"A. Lange & Söhne
Ref. 206.025 1815 Platinum
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA, “1815”, No. 53720, case No.
167805, Ref. 206.025. Sold on May 1st, 2008.
Very fine and elegant, platinum wristwatch with a platinum A.
Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, warranty and
instruction booklet.
Property of a Japanese Collector
M. Cal. L 941.1, maillechort, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels
including 4 in screw-mounted gold chatons, straightline lever
escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock
absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, engraved balance
bridge.
Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 7.5 mm. D. Two-tone silver with painted black Arabic numerals, outer minute
track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued gold alpha hands. C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, straight lugs, flat
bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals."
(11) A rose gold Lange 1 Time Zone ref. 116.032 sold for HKD 250,000
($32,200 USD). That is total price, including buyer's premium. Lot description is as
follows:
"A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone World Time Pink Gold
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., “Lange 1 Time Zone,”
No. 50793, case No. 160394, Ref. 116.032. Sold on July
8th, 2005. Production of this reference started in 2005.
Very fine and rare, water-resistant 18K pink gold
wristwatch with “World Time” system, off-center hour
dial, oversized date, power reserve indication, night
and day indication for each time zone and an 18K pink
gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by the
original fitted box, certificate and instruction manual.
Property of a Japanese Collector
M. Cal. L 031.1, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver, 54 jewels
including 4 in screw
mounted gold chatons, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic
balance adjusted
to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring,
swanneck
micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance and intermediate wheel
bridges.
Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 12 mm. D. Solid
silver, at 9 main hour dial with subsidiary seconds and day/night
indication,
applied pink gold radial Roman numerals and indexes, at 5 second time
zone
with subsidiary day/night indication and pink gold index, at 3 sector
for the up-and
down indication, at 1 aperture for the oversized double digit date,
outer revolving
24-hour ring featuring names of 24 major cities. Pink gold alpha hands.
C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws,
curved straight
lugs, push buttons on the band to advance the quick date, the
independently adjustable
jump-type second time zone and city ring, sapphire crystal."
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