108th Auction
2023/5/20
Lot 51
A. Lange & Söhne1815 AUF/AB
A collection of 2 Glashuette wristwatches
An elegant wristwatch with 48h power reserve indicator
An elegant wristwatch with 48h power reserve indicator
estimated
17.000—25.000 €
Price realized
-
specific features
Case
18 K gold, screwed on glazed back, "Lange" 18 K gold buckle.
Dial
Solid silver, argenté.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.140118
Ref.221.021
Cal.L942.1
Diam.36 mm
Circa2005
Ctry.Germany
The name of the 1815 UP/DOWN refers to the birth year of Ferdinand A. Lange and to the brand’s iconic UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, a device first used in historic pocket watches and marine chronometers. It dates back to a Lange patent granted in 1879. The dial features the typical style elements of the 1815 family, which bring to mind the design of vintage pocket watches: blued steel hands to stand out from the dial, Arabic numerals, sunk centre and railway-track minute scale.
This 1815 UP/DOWN, reference 221.021 is from the 1st generation and has a smaller diameter of 35.9 mm and a lower height of 7.9 mm than those of the 2nd generation, which were introduced in 2008.