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A. Lange & Söhne
Ref. 403.032
Datograph
A very fine and attractive pink gold flyback chronograph wristwatch with large date, tachymeter scale, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF25,000 - 50,000€25,800 - 51,700$28,100 - 56,200
CHF44,450
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- A. Lange & Söhne
- Year
- 2006
- Reference No
- 403.032
- Movement No
- 47'530
- Case No
- 154'233
- Model Name
- Datograph
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. L951.1, 40 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 39mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne Guarantee dated August 2006, leather folio, instruction manual, product literature, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- The A. Lange & Söhne Datograph was launched in 1999, it was the brand’s first modern chronograph movement and it was regarded as one of the finest modern chronograph wristwatches produced by any firm.
- First generation Datographs feature a 39mm diameter case without the power reserve indication giving the dial a clean and minimalist appeal. While early first generation Datograph features what collectors called the "METER" dials, like the present example, production from 2006 onwards sees a change of text update to "METERS" dial. Certainly more grammatically correct with the addition of the "S", first generation Dataograph were in production until 2011.
- In 2012, the firm upgraded the model featuring a more significant 41mm diameter case and implemented an up/down power reserve indication at 6 o’clock, featuring baton indexes instead of Roman numerals.
- The present example A. Lange & Söhne Datograph in pink gold from 2006 sits in excellent condition and features the highly collectable "METER" dial, it is further accompanied by its full set of accessories.
- First generation Datographs feature a 39mm diameter case without the power reserve indication giving the dial a clean and minimalist appeal. While early first generation Datograph features what collectors called the "METER" dials, like the present example, production from 2006 onwards sees a change of text update to "METERS" dial. Certainly more grammatically correct with the addition of the "S", first generation Dataograph were in production until 2011.
- In 2012, the firm upgraded the model featuring a more significant 41mm diameter case and implemented an up/down power reserve indication at 6 o’clock, featuring baton indexes instead of Roman numerals.
- The present example A. Lange & Söhne Datograph in pink gold from 2006 sits in excellent condition and features the highly collectable "METER" dial, it is further accompanied by its full set of accessories.
A. Lange & Söhne
German | 1845Originally founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in Glashütte, Dresden, Germany, the firm established an entire watchmaking culture and industry in Glashütte. The brand quickly became Germany's finest watchmaker, first creating dependable, easy-to-repair watches before going on to produce some of the world's finest complicated pocket watches, including Grande Sonnerie watches, tourbillon watches and Grande Complications.
On the final day of World War II, their factories were destroyed by Russian bombers, and in 1948 the brand was confiscated by the Soviet Union. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, Ferdinand's great grandson Walter Lange re-established the brand with the objective to once again produce top-quality luxury watches. Now part of the Richemont Group, its original vintage and modern creations are highly coveted by collectors. Key models from the modern era include the Lange 1, Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon and the Zeitwerk.
Browse MakerOn the final day of World War II, their factories were destroyed by Russian bombers, and in 1948 the brand was confiscated by the Soviet Union. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, Ferdinand's great grandson Walter Lange re-established the brand with the objective to once again produce top-quality luxury watches. Now part of the Richemont Group, its original vintage and modern creations are highly coveted by collectors. Key models from the modern era include the Lange 1, Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon and the Zeitwerk.