A. Lange & Söhne - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: ONE Hong Kong Monday, November 30, 2015 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: A. Lange & Söhne
    Year: Circa 2011
    Reference No: 404.035
    Movement No: 67'834
    Case No: 177'833
    Model Name: Double Split Flyback
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Mechanical, L.001.1, 40 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Grey A. Lange & Söhne crocodile leather strap
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum A. Lange & Söhne folding deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 43 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With A. Lange & Söhne Garantie dated July 2011, instruction manual, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    A. Lange and Söhne marked a ‘new era of chronography’ in 2004 when they created the world’s first flyback chronograph wristwatch with a double rattrapante mechanism.

    The watch contains two separate chronograph seconds hands, which performs ‘split timing’ up to 30 minutes. This means the Double Split has the ability to perform lap-time measurements, time comparisons, and fastest/slowest lap measurements. The hefty watch also displays an up/down power reserve indicator with a 38 hour power reserve.

    The watch comprises of 465 parts, which makes a truly intricate mechanism and is offered in excellent overall condition.

  • Artist Biography

    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.

    View More Works

Σ334

Ref. 404.035
A very fine and rare platinum double split second flyback chronograph wristwatch with power reserve

Circa 2011
43 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$400,000 - 600,000 

Sold for HK$500,000

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2001
thomasperazzi@phillips.com

Ziyong Ho
Specialist
+852 9386 2032
ziyongho@phillips.com

Jill Chen
Specialist
+852 2318 2033
jillchen@phillips.com

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: ONE

Hong Kong Auction 1 December 2015 11am