A Lange & Sohne Lange 1 101.021 2nd Series 2002- Roy & Sacha Davidoff SA

A Lange & Söhne*** 101.021 Lange 1*** B&P 2002

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A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1, Yellow Gold, 101.021, Early 2nd Series, Box & Papers
Serial: 135628
Circa: 2002
Reference: 101.021

DIAL: Silver dial with applied Roman hour markers and dagger hands, big date window, power reserve indicator and subsidiary seconds counter

CASE: 38.5mm, 18K Yellow Gold, sapphire crystal front and back

MOVEMENT: Caliber L 901.0, manual wind, 53 jewels

BRACELET: Alligator strap (worn), 18K yellow gold Lange ardillon buckle

CONDITION REPORT: Worn, unpolished case, working perfectly.
Movement was overhauled in 2022 with Lange service receipt.

NOTES: Includes the original box, outer box and papers (stamped Herbert Mayer GMBH 2002), additional alligator strap, service box and service travel pouch.

The Lange 1 was launched in 1994 by the German brand and has quickly become an icon in the watch industry. At the heart of the watch is the Calibre L901.0 was indeed special with the traditional Glashütte three-quarter plate made of German silver, screw-mounted gold chatons, the twin mainspring barrel for an impressive power reserve of 72 hours and a hacking mechanism activated when the crown is pulled out. The first series featured a closed caseback, but was soon replaced with a sapphire display back to showcase its stunning movement. The dial configuration features an hour/minutes counter, a subsidiary seconds, a power reserve indicator and a big date window. The centres of the subsidiary seconds dial, the main dial and the outsize-date display were positioned at the corners of an isosceles triangle giving a sense of balance and functionality to the watch. The pusher on the case side at 10 o'clock allows for a quick setting of the big date. There is a little notice in the packaging saying 'Achtung!' meaning caution and it indicates not to use the quickset date pusher between 9pm and 3am and instead advancing the date by turning the hands forward with the crown to avoid hurting the mechanism. All the indications were not overlapping and positioned to reflect the harmonious proportions of the golden section, which from ancient times was considered a model of artistic balance.

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