39Σ︎
A. Lange & Söhne
Ref. 206.032
1815
A well-preserved pink gold wristwatch with guarantee and presentation box
Full-Cataloguing
• Well-preserved Time Only Wristwatch
• Early Inaugural Model
• Full Set, Property of the Family of the Original Owner
- A Lange & Söhne’s 1815 collection debuted in 1995 as a tribute to Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s (1815-1875) legacy, honoring his precision standards and characterized by three-quarter plate movements, Arabic numerals, railway track minute scales, and blued steel hands. The reference 206.032 was a classic manual time only wristwatch setting the foundations for a line of highly collectible and desirable timepieces still offered by the brand today.
- The Lange 1815 is a tribute to traditional watchmaking values, elegance, and constancy. It is a collection based on precision Saxon pocket watches with timeless beauty. The present 18K pink gold reference 206.032 is a first generation model in production from 1995 to 2008. It is offered in excellent original condition with crisp hallmarks and case back engravings. Offered for the first time by the original owner’s family – a renowned American collector - the watch is complete with its original accessories with the International Guarantee dated 2002 and retailed by Cellini.
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.