$34,500
“1815 - Emil Lange - Moon Phase” A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA, “1815 - Emil Lange - Moon Phase”, No. 39/250, Ref. 101.032. Made in a limited edition of 250 examples in 2000. Very fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with moon phases and an 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 6 screws, curved straight lugs, sapphire crystals. Black with applied pink gold indexes and an Arabic “12”, subsidiary off-center seconds dial at 5, aperture for the moon phases decorated with a constellation of stars on the sides. Pink gold “alpha” hands. Cal. L 943.1, German silver, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, including 6 in screwmounted gold châtons, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, “swan-neck” micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-12-07
