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A. Lange & Söhne

Ref. 421.032FE

1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar

An extremely rare and attractive pink gold split-seconds chronograph perpetual calendar wristwatch with small seconds, moon phases, leap year and power reserve indication, guarantee and presentation box

Estimate
HK$550,000 - 1,000,000
€64,400 - 117,000
$70,500 - 128,000
HK$850,900
Lot Details
Manufacturer
A. Lange & Söhne
Year
Circa 2014
Reference No
421.032FE
Movement No
99’683
Case No
213’342
Model Name
1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar
Material
18K pink gold
Calibre
Manual, cal. L101.1, 48 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Crocodile
Clasp/Buckle
18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp
Dimensions
41.9mm diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
Accessories
Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne guarantee stamped CJ Charles Jewelers California USA dated 20th November 2014, instruction manual, product literature, cloth, leather folio, setting pin, additional A. Lange & Söhne blue crocodile strap, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Catalogue Essay
In 2013, A. Lange & Söhne released the 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar, and this model was one of their most coveted and complicated timepieces. Built in the signature A. Lange & Söhne fashion, this watch is powered by a hand-wound movement cal. L101.1, comprised of 631 individual parts with hand-finished and hand-engraved bridges and plates. The mechanism of the perpetual calendar alone requires 211 components, and a further 206 account for the rattrapante chronograph. A movement that is already stunning on its own, the model is beautiful both inside and out.

The mechanical marvel at hand features a warm argenté dial encased in pink gold. The 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar embodies all the desired traits of the 1815 collection, including the rail-way minute track, Arabic numerals, the distinct three-dots motif over each quarter.

A true sight to behold, the present well-preserved pink gold A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar is offered with its complete original accessories as well as a rich blue crocodile strap to mix and match.

A. Lange & Söhne

German | 1845
Originally 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.
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