127 A. Lange & Söhne A very elegant and refined, Richard Lange, manual wristwatch in yellow gold, with box and papers.
Estimate: Fr. 9'000 – 18'000
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- Model Richard Lange
- Year 2007
- Reference 232.021
- Case Material 18K yellow gold
- Case Number 166'053
- Bracelet Material Leather strap
- Movement Manual, cal. L041.2, 26 jewels
- Movement Number 56'429
- Dimension 40.5mm Diameter
- Signed Case, dial and movement
- Accessories Accompanied by Lange & Söhne Certificate of Origin dated 3rd November 2007, stamped Betteridge, hang tag, booklet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Richard Lange, second son of founder Ferdinand Adolph Lange, was born on 17 December 1845, only days after the foundation of what would become Germany’s most important watchmaking dynasty. Trained as a watchmaker from an early age, he quickly distinguished himself for his technical aptitude and joined the family firm together with his brother Emil in 1871, when the company was renamed A. Lange & Söhne. During his years at the manufacture, numerous patents were secured and increasingly sophisticated timepieces were developed, including split-seconds chronographs and dead-beat seconds watches, with Richard Lange acting as the technical mastermind. Introduced in 2006, the Richard Lange collection pays tribute to this scientific legacy, embodying the pursuit of accuracy and clarity that defined its namesake. Conceived as a precision instrument rather than a purely decorative object, the line is characterised by balanced proportions, highly legible dials and mechanically refined movements. The present Richard Lange reference 232.021 is housed in a 40.5mm yellow gold case with a mult-layered white dial distinguished by its clean, regulator-inspired aesthetic with Roman numerals and yellow gold hands. Notably, the model features a central sweep seconds hand, a highly unusual characteristic within the A. Lange & Söhne catalogue, where subsidiary seconds displays are traditionally preferred. In fact, the Richard Lange time-only model is the only standard production Lange to feature central seconds.
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