96th Auction

2017/11/18

Lot 248

A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte B/Dresden, Movement No. 45292, Case No. 45292, Cal. 43, 53 mm, 113 g, circa 1905
A Glashuette doctor's watch with independent stoppable jumping seconds mechanism "seconde morte", sold on November 4, 1905 for 543 marks to E. Pröhl company in Halle (Saale) - with original box, Lange & Söhne operating instructions, original certificate and Lange extract from the archives
Case: 18k pink gold, engine-turned, monogrammed, case design "Lucia", gold dome. Dial: enamel, Arabic "Empire" numerals, auxiliary seconds, gold Louis XV hands. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, frosted, gilt, signed, applied "seconde morte"-mechanism, gold screw compensation balance, hand-engraved balance cock, index spring fine adjusting device, gold lever and escape wheel.

Sold

estimated
10.00015.000 €
Price realized
15.500 €