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A. Lange & Söhne
Ref. 116.025
Lange 1 Zeitzone
A very fine and attractive platinum dual time wristwatch with large date, double day/night indication, power reserve indication, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF20,000 - 40,000€21,200 - 42,500$22,300 - 44,500
CHF33,020
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- A. Lange & Söhne
- Year
- 2018
- Reference No
- 116.025
- Movement No
- 105'933
- Case No
- 206'578
- Model Name
- Lange 1 Zeitzone
- Material
- Platinum
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. L031.1, 54 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- Platinum A. Lange & Söhne buckle
- Dimensions
- 42mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne Guarantee dated January 8, 2018, instruction manual, leather folio, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- One of the four pieces originally released in 1994 when A. Lange & Söhne was re-launched, the Lange 1 model features all the traits now eponymous with A. Lange & Söhne: above all, the large double-window date indication and the asymmetrical dial disposition.
- The present iteration of the Lange 1 makes the model even more desirable with one of the most useful complications available: a second time zone. While the most common way of indicating a second time zone is a second central hand, A. Lange & Söhne approached the second time zone in a completely different way and dedicated an entire subsidiary dial - the one at 4 o’clock - to the local time, and also adding a city ring to the outer rim of the dial. The small arrow in the local time dial points at the city the local time is currently set on. Operationally, the piece features a quick-setting pusher at 10 o’clock, and a second pusher at 8 o’clock. This second button allows for quick-setting of the date, which is extremely useful in case the date at the destination does not match the one at the departing location.
- Preserved in excellent condition, the present watch is accompanied by its A. Lange & Söhne Guarantee dated January 8, 2018, instruction manual, leather folio, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
- The present iteration of the Lange 1 makes the model even more desirable with one of the most useful complications available: a second time zone. While the most common way of indicating a second time zone is a second central hand, A. Lange & Söhne approached the second time zone in a completely different way and dedicated an entire subsidiary dial - the one at 4 o’clock - to the local time, and also adding a city ring to the outer rim of the dial. The small arrow in the local time dial points at the city the local time is currently set on. Operationally, the piece features a quick-setting pusher at 10 o’clock, and a second pusher at 8 o’clock. This second button allows for quick-setting of the date, which is extremely useful in case the date at the destination does not match the one at the departing location.
- Preserved in excellent condition, the present watch is accompanied by its A. Lange & Söhne Guarantee dated January 8, 2018, instruction manual, leather folio, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
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.