A. Lange & Söhne - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVII Hong Kong Friday, November 24, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: A. Lange & Söhne
    Year: Circa 2011
    Reference No: 403.032
    Movement No: 58’563
    Case No: 168’657
    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 stamped King Fook Jewellery Group Ltd Hong Kong dated 1st March 2011, leather folio, instruction manual, product literature, fitted presenation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Launched in 1999, collectors have widely regarded A.Lange & Söhne Datograph as one of the finest modern chronograph wristwatches produced by any firm. Since its re-establishment of manufacture, A. Lange & Söhne has been creating some of the most impressive timepieces executed to the highest quality. It features an in-house manual movement and is expertly finished throughout with Glashütte stripes and a signature hand-engraved balance cock. The oversized date window display particular to A. Lange & Söhne wristwatches inspired by the Dresden Semper Opera clock sits perfectly legible on the 12 o’clock position.

    The first generation of the Datograph features 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, production from 2005-2006 onwards sees a change of text update to "METERS" dial. Certainly more grammatically correct with the addition of the "S" like the present example, the 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 circa 2011 belongs to the production batch before the model was upgraded to the Datograph Up/Down. Complete with its original guarantee and presentation box, this is undoubtedly an example that will garner much interest from collectors of fine chronograph wristwatches.

  • 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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Σ950

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

Circa 2011
39mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$250,000 - 500,000 
€29,400-58,800
$32,100-64,100

Sold for HK$444,500

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVII

Hong Kong Auction 24-25 November 2023