A. Lange & Söhne - The New York Watch Auction: EIGHT New York Saturday, June 10, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: A. Lange & Söhne
    Year: 2022
    Reference No: 363.068
    Movement No: 150’290
    Case No: 257’095
    Model Name: Odysseus
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. L155.1, 32 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 and service booklet dated June 17th, 2022, instruction manual, setting pins, service information pamphlet, microfiber cloth, additional boxed microfiber cloth with matching case and movement numbers, fitted presentation box, and outer box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    A. Lange & Söhne shocked their clientele and industry spectators with the introduction of their first sports watch, the Odysseus, in 2019. First offered in stainless steel with integrated bracelet, an unprecedented material for the manufacture, it was followed a year later with the present white gold model fitted with a sporty rubber strap.

    Beautifully finished, as would any timepiece leaving Lange’s workshop, a stellate embossing is applied to its minute chapter and subdial, creating a textured dial that plays coyly with light. Tastefully executed both inside and out, the sapphire case back invites its wearer to appreciate the hand-polished cal. L155.1, which is as technically sound as it is aesthetically pleasing.

    Offered with “no reserve”, this is an exciting opportunity to obtain an unobtainable (at retail) wristwatch. It remains complete with original accessories, including an individually numbered polishing cloth.

  • 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

Ref. 363.068
A coveted and rare white gold wristwatch with oversized day and date display, guarantee, and presentation box

2022
40.5mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed.

Estimate
$25,000 - 50,000 
CHF22,500-45,000
€23,100-46,200
HK$195,000-391,000
S$33,600-67,200

Sold for $53,340

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The New York Watch Auction: EIGHT

New York Auction 10 - 11 June 2023