A. LANGE & SOHNE LANGE 1 ZEITZONE YELLOW GOLD
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i./Sa., "Lange 1 Time Zone," No. 54339, case No. 16358, Ref. 116.021. Sold on May 13th, 2006.
Very fine and rare, water-resistant 18K yellow gold wristwatch with "World Time" system,
off-center hour dial, oversized date, power reserve indication, night and day indication
for each time zone and an 18K yellow gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by
the original fitted box, guarantee and instruction manual.
Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, curved straight
lugs, push buttons on the band to advance the quick date, the independently adjustable
jump- type second time zone and city ring, sapphire crystals.
Solid silver, at 9 main hour dial with subsidiary seconds and day/night indication,
applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals and indexes, at 5 second time zone with
subsidiary day/ night indication and yellow gold index, at 3 sector for the up-and down
indication, at 1 aperture for the oversized double digit date, outer revolving 24-hour
ring featuring names of 24 major cities. Yellow gold alpha hands.
Cal. L 031.1, Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver, 54 jewels including 4 in screw
mounted gold chatons, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted
to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swan-neck
micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance and intermediate wheel bridges.