A. Lange & Söhne - The Beauty in Everything: Single Owner Online Auction Hong Kong Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: A. Lange & Söhne
    Year: Circa 2000s
    Reference No: 308.025
    Movement No: 24’884
    Case No: 122’002
    Model Name: Langematik Big Date
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. L921.4, 45 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum A. Lange & Söhne pin buckle
    Dimensions: 37mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by undated A. Lange & Söhne guarantee stamped Sincere Watch Hong Kong, instructions manual, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    This piece drew me in at first with its beautiful movement, featuring an unusual 3/4 rotor. The dial side reminds me of an attentive assistant - with clear and pragmatic time indices, an oversize date window and lumed hands. - Mark Cho

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    - Introduced in 1997, the Langematik Big Date boasts distinct design codes that perfectly aligns with the manufacture's DNA.

    - Flaunting a clean and legible dial, the frosted rhodium canvas is adorned with applied white gold baton indexes with a perimeter minute scale, and white gold alpha hands with luminous inserts. Featuring “big date” apertures at 12 o'clock, the present platinum example is quintessentially A. Lange & Söhne by nature.

    - Powered by the reliable in-house caliber L 921.4, the movement is equipped with the coveted zero-reset function, developed for precise time-setting, and is manually finished to the highest degree. The Sax-O-Mat off-centered micro rotor in 21K yellow gold and platinum shows off its hand-engraved balance cock and is a sight to behold.

    - The date can be easily adjusted via a pusher at 10 o'clock, allowing the wearer to operate it at ease without taking the watch off.

    - Delivered in excellent overall condition with its original accessories, the Langematik Big Date at hand presents the perfect opportunity for collectors of refined dress watches to acquire this sleek and chic model that discontinued in 2007.

  • 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. 308.025
An elegant and attractive platinum wristwatch with small seconds, date indication, zero-reset function, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2000s
37mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
HK$100,000 - 150,000 
€12,400-18,600
$12,800-19,200

Sold for HK$201,600

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