30
A. Lange & Söhne
"Anniversary Box"
A rare, heavy and attractive wooden box, numbered 17 of a limited edition of 20 pieces
- Estimate
- CHF1,000 - 2,000•€1,100 - 2,200$1,200 - 2,500
- Manufacturer
- A. Lange & Söhne
- Year
- Circa 2015
- Model Name
- "Anniversary Box"
- Material
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 35cm Length, 12cm Width and 27cm Height
- Signed
- Presentation box and outer packaging signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne outer packaging.
Catalogue Essay
This box is particularly made for the collector who has purchased both timepieces and want to reunite them in a box. So rare is this edition that it marks the very first time that both watches within the same edition (a Lange 1 and Little Lange 1) are available at public auction, along with the special limited edition box.
In the event Lots 28 and 29 are both sold and purchased by the same paddle, the present box, lot 30 will be automatically withdrawn from the sale and all absentee and commission bids for lot 30 will be cancelled. Ownership of lot 30 will then be awarded to the successful purchaser of lots 28 and 29.
In the event Lots 28 and 29 are not both purchased by the same paddle the present lot will be offered at auction, with no reserve.
A. Lange & Söhne
German | 1845Originally founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in Glashütte, Dresden, Germany, the firm established an entire watchmaking culture and industry in Glashütte. The brand quickly became Germany's finest watchmaker, first creating dependable, easy-to-repair watches before going on to produce some of the world's finest complicated pocket watches, including Grande Sonnerie watches, tourbillon watches and Grande Complications.
On the final day of World War II, their factories were destroyed by Russian bombers, and in 1948 the brand was confiscated by the Soviet Union. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, Ferdinand's great grandson Walter Lange re-established the brand with the objective to once again produce top-quality luxury watches. Now part of the Richemont Group, its original vintage and modern creations are highly coveted by collectors. Key models from the modern era include the Lange 1, Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon and the Zeitwerk.