Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015

LOT 703

A. LANGE & SOHNE LANGE 1 ZEITZONE YELLOW GOLD A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., "Lange 1 Time Zone," No. 54339, case No. 16358, Ref. 116.021. Sold on May 13th, 2006. Very fine and rare, water-resistant 18K yellow gold wristwatch with "World Time" system, off-center hour dial, oversized date, power reserve indication, night and day indication for each time zone and an 18K yellow gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee and instruction manual.

Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, curved straight lugs, push buttons on the band to advance the quick date, the independently adjustable jump- type second time zone and city ring, sapphire crystals. Solid silver, at 9 main hour dial with subsidiary seconds and day/night indication, applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals and indexes, at 5 second time zone with subsidiary day/ night indication and yellow gold index, at 3 sector for the up-and down indication, at 1 aperture for the oversized double digit date, outer revolving 24-hour ring featuring names of 24 major cities. Yellow gold alpha hands. Cal. L 031.1, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver, 54 jewels including 4 in screw mounted gold chatons, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance and intermediate wheel bridges.