A. Lange & Söhne - The Geneva Watch Auction: XVII Geneva Saturday, May 13, 2023 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: A. Lange & Söhne
    Year: 2018
    Reference No: 414.028
    Movement No: 121'344
    Case No: 234'056
    Model Name: 1815 Chronograph
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. L951.5, 34 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Alligator
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold A. Lange & Söhne pin buckle
    Dimensions: 39.5mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne International Guarantee and service booklet dated 07th March, 2018, product literature, polishing cloth, leather folio, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present 18K white gold 1815 Chronograph with black dial is an early generation example produced between 2004 and 2008, and is a wonderful representation of A. Lange & Söhne's brand values. The watch combines traditional watchmaking with 21st century engineering with the caliber 951, their renowned chronograph movement first introduced in 1999 in their Datograph model. The flyback mechanism allows the hands to reset at zero for immediate new measurements.

    The dial has incredible dimensionality, with the pulsations scale, hour track, and inner dial all on slightly different levels. Well-proportioned at 39.5mm diameter, it feels comfortable yet substantial like the watch of substance that it is. Furthermore, it is accompanied with its original paperwork and presentation box.

  • 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.

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Ref. 414.028
A rare and attractive white gold flyback chronograph wristwatch with black pulsations dial, certificate, presentation box and outer packaging

2018
39.5mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
CHF30,000 - 60,000 
€31,200-62,500
$34,300-68,500

Sold for CHF57,150

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XVII

Geneva Auction 13 - 14 May 2023