A. Lange & Söhne - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVIII Hong Kong Friday, May 24, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: A. Lange & Söhne
    Year: Circa 2022
    Reference No: 363.068
    Movement No: 149’265
    Case No: 255’830
    Model Name: Odysseus
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. L155.1, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Rubber
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold A. Lange & Söhne pin buckle
    Dimensions: 40.5mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne guarantee stamped A. Lange & Söhne Singapore dated 1st April 2022, instruction manual, cloth, product literature, leather holder, adjustment tools, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus represents the Saxon manufacturer's first foray into luxury sports watches. Launched in 2019, the stainless steel ref. 363.179 (See previous lot) featured a bright blue dial and integrated bracelet, showcasing Lange's signature proportions and refined finishing with a dash of youthful flair.

    Its opulent white gold counterpart, ref. 363.068, followed in 2020 with a seductive grey dial and matching rubber strap for everyday comfort. This modern heirloom showcases Lange's meticulous finishing, from the textured grey dial with stellate embossing to the sapphire caseback revealing the hand-polished cal. L155.1 movement.

    With continuous surging demand for the Odysseus and limited availability of this model, the present example preserved in “like-new” condition protected by its original stickers and accompanied by its original accessories delivers a rare opportunity for collectors to secure an elegant yet sporty icon designed for the modern connoisseur.

  • 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. 363.068
A “like-new” and attractive white gold wristwatch with small seconds, oversized day and date display, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2022
40.5mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
HK$240,000 - 400,000 
€28,700-47,900
$30,800-51,300

Sold for HK$355,600

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVIII

Hong Kong Auction 24 - 25 May 2024