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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
- 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
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 | 1845Originally 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.