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A. Lange & Söhne. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold limited edition twin barrel one minute tourbillon wristwatch with oversized date, power reserve, original guarantee and box

Signed A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/SA, Lange 1 Tourbillon model, No. 73/250, ref. 704.032, movement no. 16'162, case no. 129'073, circa 2001

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A. Lange & Söhne. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold limited edition twin barrel one minute tourbillon wristwatch with oversized date, power reserve, original guarantee and box
Signed A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/SA, Lange 1 Tourbillon model, No. 73/250, ref. 704.032, movement no. 16'162, case no. 129'073, circa 2001
MOVEMENT: manual, cal. L961.1 three quarter plate, 49 jewels and 2 diamond endstones, screwed gold chatons, gold lever and gold escape wheel, finely hand-engraved gold bridges, three-armed polished steel tourbillon carriage visible through a glazed aperture in the dial
DIAL: solid silver, eccentric hour dial with applied pink gold Roman and diamond-shape numerals, subsidiary seconds, large double window for date, eccentric aperture for power reserve indicator
CASE: 18K pink gold, push button date corrector in the band, glazed display back secured by six screws, 38.5 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial and movement
BRACELET/STRAP: A. Lange & Söhne crocodile leather strap, 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne deployant clasp
ACCOMPANIED BY: A. Lange & Söhne Guarantee Certificate stamped by the retailer Juwelier Schindler and dated 12 December 2001, product literature, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

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Lot Essay

The Lange 1 Tourbillon model was in production between 2000 and 2003 and made in a limited edition of 250 examples in pink gold and 150 in platinum. The watch is the world's first wristwatch combining a tourbillon, a patented oversized date, twin barrels for the three days' power reserve and a progressive power reserve indicator.

The movement is composed of 378 parts, the tourbillon consists of 72 pieces, its miniature steel cage is suspended between two diamond endstones and contains the balance wheel, the balance spring and the escapement.

The present watch, no. 73 of the limited edition, is consigned by the original owner and preserved in very good overall condition.

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