“It was a straightforward piece, but they’ve caught the imagination.”ĭistinctive features of the brand’s watches include the signature outsize date and hand-engraved balance cocks. He says “everyone was all over” a rose gold model Bonhams sold for £16,500, double the low estimate, in September. This “scarcity . . . means that when they do come up for sale, people who want one will fight for it”. “They really don’t come up very often, mostly because the people who have them like them and keep them,” says Jonathan Darracott, global head of watches at Bonhams. By the end of September, Sotheby’s had sold 17 A Lange & Söhne wristwatches this year, compared with 34 during the whole of 2020, and 53 in 2019. This popularity - a result of increased awareness fuelled by the internet and social media - has affected supply, as current owners wait to see if prices will climb further. Sotheby’s sold a circa 2016 Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase Lumen for HK$750,000 ($96,400) in April 2019 the same reference went for $163,800 (more than triple the high estimate) in June this year. The growing appetite is reflected in rising prices. “The mainland Chinese collectors today really look for quality and rarity, and Lange really does fit that criteria,” he says.

However, he says “those numbers can skew favourably to Hong Kong when really the buyers are in other places in Asia” because they have homes in Hong Kong. Nine of the top 10 wristwatches sold to the end of September went to buyers in Hong Kong. Lange and Son, 410025, 410/025, 410-025, 41025, 410.Sam Hines, global head of watches at Sotheby’s, says the increase has been driven by more collectors in Asia focusing on the brand. The movement is comprised of 556 parts, has 45 jewels & beats at 18,000 vph andhas an approximate power reserve of 36 hours. Date correction can be done collectively using the large push button located on the case edge at the 10 o’clock position, or each complication can be correct independently using recessed corrector buttons. Day of week sub-dial located at the 9 o’clock with inset am/pm indicator at the top of this dial. Month Indicated by the subdial at the 3 o’clock position – with inset leap year indicator. Moonphase window located at the bottom of the dial. Furthermore the minute hand of the chronograph jumps in 1 minute increments rather than continuously moving – this allows for accurate reading of the timing function. Perpetual Calendar and Chronograph movement with flyback function – allowing the stop-watch to be instantaneously restarted for continuous timing, without having to stop, reset, restart the chronograph.

Patented large double window date display located at the top of the dial.

Silver colored solid silver dial with Applied Roman Numeral and Index Hour Markers. This watch combines the complications of the Datograph and the Langematik Perpetual into One unbelievable stunning wristwatch. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual, Model # 410.025.

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