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A. Lange & Söhne

Ref. 730.079F

1815 Tourbillon

A “new-old-stock”, rare and attractive limited edition platinum tourbillon wristwatch with zero-reset mechanism, guarantee and presentation box, numbered 38 of a limited edition of 100 pieces

Estimate
HK$500,000 - 1,000,000
€56,700 - 113,000
$64,100 - 128,000
HK$825,500
Lot Details
Manufacturer
A. Lange & Söhne
Year
Circa 2019
Reference No
730.079F
Movement No
117’902
Case No
38/100, 238’042
Model Name
1815 Tourbillon
Material
Platinum
Calibre
Manual, cal. L102.1, 20 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Leather
Clasp/Buckle
Platinum A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp
Dimensions
39.5mm diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
Accessories
Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne guarantee stamped Dubail Paris dated 3rd July 2019, instruction manual, leather folio, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

Catalogue Essay

In 2014 Lange introduced the 1815 Tourbillon and like all its other creations, this timepiece is a beautiful piece of German engineering. Available 730.032F (pink gold) and in 730.079F (platinum), the latter was made exclusively for Lange boutiques and was only available in a limited edition of 100 pieces only. Featuring a white dial made of enamelled copper, the platinum version is highlighted with a red indexes at 12 – a nod to pocket watches of the manufacture. The one-minute tourbillon can be admired by an oversized aperture, suspended beneath a black polished bridge with superb decoration, the wearer can enjoy its unobstructed magic anytime.

The movement in all its Technicolor glory is pure Lange delight with its large Geneva waves (that he brand likes to call Glashütte waves), red rubies held within gold chatons secured by blued screws and a hand engraved balance cock. In a nod to traditional Saxon watchmaking the tourbillon is set within a diamond endstone.

To the best of our knowledge, only 2 examples (No. 67 & 92) of the ref. 730.079F have appeared publicly at auction, adding importance to its rarity of the timepiece. Numbered 38 from the limited edition, this is possibly the earliest example from the batch to surface in the market. Furthermore, it is the only example retaining its original factory stickers throughout, making this a “new-old-stock” example to grace the market.

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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