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A. Lange & Söhne
Ref. 145.029
Zeitwerk Striking Time
An innovative white gold hour and quarter striking wristwatch digital time display, hack feature, power reserve, guarantee, and presentation box
- Estimate
- $50,000 - 100,000
$101,600
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- A. Lange & Söhne
- Year
- Circa 2018
- Reference No
- 145.029
- Movement No
- 130’299
- Case No
- 234’493
- Model Name
- Zeitwerk Striking Time
- Material
- 18K white gold
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. L.043.2, 78 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K white gold A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 44mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
- Accessories
- Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne guarantee and service booklet, Zeitwerk instruction booklet, service literature, polishing cloth, leather folio, fitted presentation box, and outer box.
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
In 2009, A. Lange & Söhne introduced their Zeitwerk collection with an innovative digital jump hour “Time Bridge” display. It was a technical marvel combining an aesthetically pleasing design with an impressive movement. Housed within a 44mm case, the caliber incorporates a constant-force escapement and remontoire to ensure each digital display instantaneously changes at every passing minute, ten minute, and hour.
The brand expanded the collection and introduced the Zeitwerk Striking Time in 2011 – a highly complicated timepiece with instantaneous digital display, but now also incorporating a striking mechanism chiming the hours and quarters hours. A hybrid petite Sonnerie, the in-house caliber L043.2 mechanism features visible gongs and hammers on the dial side that chime the quarters using a high pitch gong on the right, while the hours are chimed by a lower pitch gong on the left.
The present, highly exclusive Zeitwerk retains its original accessories for the discerning collector.
The brand expanded the collection and introduced the Zeitwerk Striking Time in 2011 – a highly complicated timepiece with instantaneous digital display, but now also incorporating a striking mechanism chiming the hours and quarters hours. A hybrid petite Sonnerie, the in-house caliber L043.2 mechanism features visible gongs and hammers on the dial side that chime the quarters using a high pitch gong on the right, while the hours are chimed by a lower pitch gong on the left.
The present, highly exclusive Zeitwerk retains its original accessories for the discerning collector.
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.