A. Lange & Söhne - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVIII Hong Kong Friday, May 24, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: A. Lange & Söhne
    Year: Circa 2006
    Case No: 1/10
    Material: Leather
    Dimensions: 250mm length x 210mm width x 85mm height
    Signed: Presentation box and outer packaging signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Offered without reserve, the lot includes a specially crafted presentation box by A. Lange & Söhne, designed to hold a remarkable pair of timepieces: the 1815 "Cuvette" with references 323.046 and 323.047. Very well preserved, the box bears inscriptions inside that read "Limitierte Edition Set 1/10" and "Oeding-Erdel," indicating its significance as the first box made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the German retailer. It is worth noting that this exclusive box was created specifically for the first 10 limited edition pairs, allowing collectors at the time to acquire both watches together, with the limited edition number on each watch matching the set.

  • 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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Lot offered with No Reserve

A leather presentation box, numbered 1 of a limited edition of 10 pieces and made for the 1815 “Cuvette” to commemorate the 100th anniversary of German retailer Oeding-Erdel

Circa 2006
250mm length x 210mm width x 85mm height
Presentation box and outer packaging signed

Estimate
HK$10,000 - 20,000 
€1,200-2,400
$1,300-2,600

Sold for HK$16,510

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVIII

Hong Kong Auction 24 - 25 May 2024