Lot 42

A. Lange & Söhne

LANGE 1

A heavy and rare Glashuette wristwatch with Lange oversize date, 72h power reserve and still with screwed-on solid back. The watch was produced and sold in 1997. In 1997 only very few watches were still produced with the solid case back, which was replaced in 1996 by a transparent sapphire crystal back by customer and retailer request

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Ever since the first modern collection was presented in 1994, the LANGE 1 has been the face of A. Lange & Söhne. This LANGE 1, reference 101.001 in a yellow gold case with solid caseback is powered by the specially developed manual wind calibre L901.0, which sets a benchmark in terms of quality. The watch also features a jumping outsize date, which jumps a day at midnight and always delivers a clear reading.

When it launched in 1994, the LANGE 1 certainly broke the mould with the design of its dial. All indications are in peripheral positions, which gives the watch its distinctive appearance and at the same time ensures perfect readability, because none of the displays overlap.
The design of the LANGE 1 follows a coherent principle: the centres of the subsidiary seconds dial, the main dial and the outsize-date display are at the corners of an isosceles triangle. The proportions of the outsize-date display are harmonious as well: they respect the rule of the golden ratio.