A. Lange & Söhne. A Fine Platinum Wristwatch with Power Reserve
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A. Lange & Söhne. A Fine Platinum Wristwatch with Power Reserve

Signed A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/SA, 1815 Up and Down model, Movement No. 24 243, Case No. 130'680, Circa 1997

Closed7 June 2016

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A. Lange & Söhne. A Fine Platinum Wristwatch with Power Reserve
Signed A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/SA, 1815 Up and Down model, Movement No. 24 243, Case No. 130'680, Circa 1997
Cal. L942.1 three quarter plate mechanical lever movement, 27 jewels, silvered dial, Arabic numerals, outer railway minute divisions, blued steel hands, two engine-turned subsidiary dials for 48 hours power reserve and constant seconds, circular case, sapphire crystal display back secured by six screws, platinum A. Lange & Söhne buckle, case, dial and movement signed
36mm diam.

Property from an Important Private Collection

Specialist note

The 1815 Up and Down model was designed to pay homage to A. Lange & Söhne long-standing traditions. The two subsidiary dials, one for the constant seconds and one for the power reserve, are typical features of many historic pocket watches and high precision marine chronometers made by A. Lange & Söhne.