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.
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.
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