101st Auction

2019/11/16

Lot 633

A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i/SA, "LANGEMATIK GROSSDATUM (OVERSIZED DATE) Sax-0-Mat", Movement No. 4604, Case No. 114808, Ref. 308.025, Cal. L921.4, 37 mm, circa 1997
A heavy automatic platinum Glashuette wristwatch with oversized date - with original box
Case: platinum, sapphire glass screwed on back, pusher at "10" for quick setting of calendar, original L&S platinum buckle. Dial: silvered, luminous indexes, luminous hands.
In 1997 A. Lange & Söhne launched the "LANGEMATIK Sax-0-Mat" with engraved and finely finished 21K gold and platinum micro-rotor. This is the first automatic wristwatch ever produced by this Saxon maker of high-end timepieces. The model also features a reset function of the second hand, the so-called ZERO RESET. The second hand automatically jumps to zero when the crown is pulled, hence the spelling 0 in the name "Sax-0-Mat".
In 1997, the reverse and reduction gear of the automatic winding mechanism with four micro ball bearings was considered state-of-the-art.

Sold

estimated
7.50010.000 €
Price realized
14.000 €