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A. Lange & Söhne

Ref. 148.038

Zeitwerk Date

A rare and well-preserved white gold wristwatch with digital time display, date and power reserve with guarantee and presentation box

Estimate
$30,000 - 60,000
$88,900
Lot Details
Manufacturer
A. Lange & Söhne
Year
Circa 2021
Reference No
148.038
Movement No
148’227
Case No
250’986
Model Name
Zeitwerk Date
Material
18K white gold
Calibre
Manual, cal. L043.8, 70 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Leather
Clasp/Buckle
18K white gold A. Lange & Söhne pin buckle
Dimensions
44.2mm Diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed
Accessories
Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne guarantee, fitted presentation box, leather folio, polish cloth, product literature and outer packaging.

Catalogue Essay

In 2009, A. Lange & Söhne introduced their Zeitwerk collection with an innovative digital jump hour “Time Bridge” display. It was a technical marvel combining an aesthetically pleasing design with an impressive movement. Housed within a 44mm case, the caliber incorporates a constant-force escapement and remontoire to ensure each digital display instantaneously changes at every passing minute, ten minute, and hour. The model became an expression of German precision engineering, and is a testament to the expression “form follows function”.

In 2019, the brand introduced the Zeitwerk Date for the tenth anniversary of the model. The wristwatch was encased in white gold with a grey dial and date ring around the outer circumference of the dial. The traditional date hand is removed, giving the dial a less cluttered look with the date now highlighted in red.

Offered in excellent, hardly-ever-worn condition, the present Zeitwerk Date is accompanied by its original accessories and is a masterful representation of precision engineering and haute horlogerie.

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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