A. LANGE & SÖHNE, LANGE 1 MOON PHASES

PLATINUM MANUALLY-WOUND TWIN BARREL WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, POWER RESERVE AND MOON PHASES
Lot 3690

A. LANGE & SÖHNE, LANGE 1 MOON PHASES PLATINUM MANUALLY-WOUND TWIN BARREL WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, POWER RESERVE AND MOON PHASES

CASE NO. 147916, CIRCA 2003

Closed2 December 2010

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HKD 225,000

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A. LANGE & SÖHNE, LANGE 1 MOON PHASES

PLATINUM MANUALLY-WOUND TWIN BARREL WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, POWER RESERVE AND MOON PHASES
CASE NO. 147916, CIRCA 2003
Calibre L901.5, 54 jewels, silvered dial, applied lozenge-shaped and Roman numerals, luminous accents, luminous hands, patented large double window for date, eccentric subdial with aperture for moon phases combined with small seconds, power reserve indication, three-part case in platinum, screwed transparent case back, pusher for date correction, platinum Lange buckle, case, dial and movement signed
Diameter: 38.5 mm.

Specialist note

US$15,000-20,000

Launched into the market in 2002, the Lange 1 Moonphase model features another technological advancement, a waxing and waning moon that never stands still as long as the watch is wound. While most moon phases click into position and don't move again until a certain segment of time has passed (typically one day), the Lange 1 Moonphase offers the most reliable depiction of moon time because it is always in motion.

The moonphase disc is connected to the continuum of the hour wheel and emulates the moon's orbit with a deviation of merely .002 percent. The new Lange 1 Moonphase errs by only 1.9 seconds per day, or 57 seconds per lunar orbit (a total of about 11 minutes per year), as compared to other moonphase watches whose inaccuracies result in approximately 44 minutes per year.