

In 1990, the founder’s great-grandson, Walter Lange, revived the company after almost fifty years in a state of dormancy. After the Second World War, the Lange & Söhne company was dismantled and the family expropriated by the East German authorities. After his death in 1875, his sons took over the reins. And the back of the watch is as beautiful as the front.įounded in 1845 in Glashütte, in Saxony, by Adolph Lange, the business quickly flourished. The German watchmaker has proved that it is on a par with its Swiss neighbor with its jewels of precision, decorated and assembled by hand, with impeccable finishes, screws in polished and blued steel, and functions positioned on the dial according to mathematical proportions. They date from the early years of 2000 to the present day, almost. Around twenty models will be sold for €20,000 to €150,000/€200,000, including the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon (around 2017) and the Tourbograph Pour le Mérite (see photo). For others, by Patek Philippe for example, the price is estimated at €10,000 to €30,000.īut this collector clearly had a soft spot for the brand Lange & Söhne. They bear the names Omega, Tudor, Rolex, Chopard, Breitling, Meistersinger, Tag Heuer, Panerai and IWC. The most modest, proportionally speaking, are valued at €300 to €5,000. These wristwatches were acquired by a collector in just over the course of a decade. Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon, number 229021, limited edition no 89/100, flyback chronograph in platinum, round case, sapphire case back, manual-winding mechanical movement, crocodile strap with folding clasp in platinum, diam 4.15 cm/1.64 in.ĩ9, that’s the number of timepieces available here at the request of the French Agency for the Recovery and Management of Seized and Confiscated Assets (AGRASC). We have worked very hard over the last 30 years to build up our 5-star reputation.Lange & Söhne. To provide further peace of mind, we provide a one year limited warranty on all our timepieces.

Our goal is to make sure that our watches are in exceptional “like new” condition, both mechanically and cosmetically, so they are ready to wear right when they are delivered to you. Prior to being listed for sale, every one of our watches are five position tested and meticulously inspected by our on-staff watchmakers. Lange & Sohne Datograph Flyback 403.035 was introduced in 1999.Įuropean Watch Company maintains the highest possible standard in the industry when it comes to the quality of our timepieces. The mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 18,000 vph (2.5Hz). It has a hacking seconds feature for precision time setting, and a hand-engraved balance bridge. It includes a monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, a self-compensating Breguet balance spring, and a swan-neck micrometer regulator. It's constructed with 40 jewels, 4 screw-mounted 14K gold chatons, a shock absorber mechanism, and a straight-line lever escapement.
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Lange & Sohne Datograph Flyback 403.035 has a mechanical manual winding caliber Lange L 951.1 movement that's made of Glashütte 3/4 plate in German silver with fausses cotes embellishment. It's water resistant to 30 meters, and the 13mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. A double window for the large date is at 12 o'clock, and there are luminous 18K white gold alpha hands and a central chronometer hand. There is an outer graduation and 1/5 seconds track with 5 minute/seconds Arabic index markers, and the outermost track has a tachometer scale. A subsidiary silver dial for the seconds is between 9 and 10 o'clock, and another for the instantaneous 30-minute register is between 2 and 3 o'clock. The dial is black oxidized pure silver with applied 18K white gold radial Roman numerals and luminous dot and baton index hour markers. The chronograph with flyback function has rectangular pushbuttons as well as a button for correcting the date at 10 o'clock.

The 39mm diameter solid three-body case, rounded bezel, and downturned lugs are polished and brushed, with a sapphire crystal and display sapphire display case back secured by 6 screws. It has an alligator leather strap and a matching platinum tang buckle. See similar watches in-stock Have a watch like this? Sell or trade with us More about Datograph Flyback 403.035 Platinum 39MM
