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New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

LOT 304

"Double Rattrapante" A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA., "Double Split Flyback", Ref. 404.035. Production of this reference started in 2005. Very fine, rare and important, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with square button fly-back split-seconds and split-minutes chronograph, instantaneous register, tachometer, power reserve and an A. Lange & Söhne platinum buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

USD 65,000 - 85,000

EUR 50,000 - 65,000

Sold: USD 82,600

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Anthracite, made from solid silver, applied radial white gold Roman numerals, baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary guilloché silver dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer tachometer graduation, below 12 the up-and down indication. Luminous white gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. L 001.1, Glashütte 3/4 plate, maillechort, "fausses côtes" decoration, 40 jewels, 4 in screw-mounted gold chatons, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with eccentric timing weights, adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge, push button on the band at 10 for the split function. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 16 mm. Property of a West Coast Collector


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

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The Lange & Söhne "Double Split Flyback? is the world?s first fly-back chronograph wristwatch with a split-seconds and split-minutes function. It allows 2 different events to be measured for up to 30 minutes, while a less extravagant split-seconds chronograph allows timing for 2 different events for up to 60 seconds only. It is the first A. Lange & Söhne wristwatch to be fitted with a free-sprung balance with eccentric timing weights and the balance-spring itself is entirely produced by the company.