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A. Lange & Söhne. A Very Fine and Rare 18k Pink Gold Limited Edition Tourbillon Wristwatch with Oversized Date and Power Reserve
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A. Lange & Söhne. A Very Fine and Rare 18k Pink Gold Limited Edition Tourbillon Wristwatch with Oversized Date and Power Reserve

Signed A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/SA, Lange 1 Tourbillon Model, No. 52/250, Movement No. 16'216, Case No. 129'052, Circa 2002

Closed7 June 2016

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A. Lange & Söhne. A Very Fine and Rare 18k Pink Gold Limited Edition Tourbillon Wristwatch with Oversized Date and Power Reserve
Signed A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/SA, Lange 1 Tourbillon Model, No. 52/250, Movement No. 16'216, Case No. 129'052, Circa 2002
Cal. L961.1 mechanical lever movement, 49 jewels and 2 diamond endstones, screwed gold chatons, finely hand-engraved bridges, the three-armed polished steel tourbillon carriage visible through an aperture in the solid silver dial, eccentric hour dial with applied Roman and diamond-shaped numerals, subsidiary seconds, large double window for date, fan-form power reserve indicator, large circular case with push button date corrector in the band, sapphire crystal display back secured by six screws, 18k pink gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle, case, dial and movement signed
38mm diam.

Property from an Important Private Collection

Specialist note

The Lange 1 Tourbillon model was in production between 2000 and 2003 and made in a limited edition of 250 examples in pink gold and 150 in platinum. The watch is the world's first wristwatch combining a tourbillon, a patented oversized date, twin barrels for the three days' power reserve and a progressive power reserve indicator.

The movement is composed of 378 parts, the tourbillon consists of 72 pieces, its miniature steel cage is suspended between two diamond endstones and contains the balance wheel, the balance spring and the escapement.