Lot 60

A. Lange & Söhne

ZEITWERK MINUTENREPETITION

A heavy and extremely rare Glashuette wristwatch in mint condition, with digital time indication by a jumping numerals display for hours and minutes and decimal minute repeater. This watch was given a general overhaul by A. Lange & Söhne in Glashuette in March 2019. With original box, Lange-booklet, Lange-guarantee seal dated March 29, 2016, operating instructions, loupe and cleaning cloth

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The ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER was introduced in 2015 and is the world’s first mechanical wristwatch with a jumping numerals display and decimal minute repeater. As soon as the repeating mechanism is activated with the pusher at 10 o'clock, the gong hammer on the left strikes the hours, the one on the right the single minutes. For the double-tone ten-minute intervals, both hammers strike the gongs slightly offset in time. The two hammers made of black-polished steel are positioned on both sides of the subsidiary seconds dial. The gongs are arranged along the black-rhodiumed German silver time bridge.
The jumping numerals mechanism always delivers a precise reading of time because the discs advance instantaneously rather than in the creep mode. It consists of two minute discs and a large hour ring that occupies the entire diameter of the movement. All numerals are identical in size and arranged for natural left-to-right reading.
The constant-force escapement assures the steady flow of power to the balance and, every 60 seconds, the precise switching of the numerals. Until today this ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER has only been presented in this version and has only been built in very small quantities.
Source: www.alange-soehne.com