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  • Manufacturer: A. Lange & Söhne
    Year: 2006
    Reference No: 403.032
    Movement No: 47'530
    Case No: 154'233
    Model Name: Datograph
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. L951.1, 40 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 39mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne Guarantee dated August 2006, leather folio, instruction manual, product literature, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - The A. Lange & Söhne Datograph was launched in 1999, it was the brand’s first modern chronograph movement and it was regarded as one of the finest modern chronograph wristwatches produced by any firm.

    - First generation Datographs feature a 39mm diameter case without the power reserve indication giving the dial a clean and minimalist appeal. While early first generation Datograph features what collectors called the "METER" dials, like the present example, production from 2006 onwards sees a change of text update to "METERS" dial. Certainly more grammatically correct with the addition of the "S", first generation Dataograph were in production until 2011.

    - In 2012, the firm upgraded the model featuring a more significant 41mm diameter case and implemented an up/down power reserve indication at 6 o’clock, featuring baton indexes instead of Roman numerals.

    - The present example A. Lange & Söhne Datograph in pink gold from 2006 sits in excellent condition and features the highly collectable "METER" dial, it is further accompanied by its full set of accessories.

  • 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. 403.032
A very fine and attractive pink gold flyback chronograph wristwatch with large date, tachymeter scale, guarantee and presentation box

2006
39mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
CHF25,000 - 50,000 
€25,800-51,700
$28,100-56,200

Sold for CHF44,450

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