Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016

LOT 163

A. LANGE REF. 116.026 TIME ZONE WHITE GOLD LIMITED EDITION A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., "Lange 1 Time Zone," No. 39 / 100, No. 71576, case No. 182599, Ref. 116.026. Made in a limited edition of 100 pieces circa 2010. Very fine and rare, water-resistant 18K white gold wristwatch with "World Time" system, off-center hour dial, large date, power reserve indication, night and day indication for each time zone and an 18K white gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate 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 white gold radial Roman numerals and indexes, at 5 second time zone with subsidiary day/night indication and Arabic numerals, at 3 sector for the up-and down indication, at 1 double aperture for the oversized double digit date, outer revolving 24-hour ring featuring names of 24 major cities. White 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.