Watch out: 1815 'Homage to Walter Lange' goes under the hammer

The Phillips spring auction was held in Geneva on 13 May 2018

May 18, 2018, 17:21 IST2 min

The 1815 &#39Homage to Walter Lange&#39 has a stoppable jumping seconds hand, which dates back to a 150-year-old invention by his great-grandfather Ferdinand Adolph Lange

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The 1815 'Homage to Walter Lange' has a stoppable jumping seconds hand, which dates back to a 150-year-old invention by his great-grandfather Ferdinand Adolph Lange

Image by A. Lange & SÃ¶hne

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The 40.5-millimetre case of the 1815 'Homage to Walter Lange' is made of stainless steel. This single piece features a black enamel dial inspired by the design of historic pocket watches with the traditional railway-track minute scale and polished hand

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The newly developed movement carries the special calibre number L1924. This refers to Walter Lange&rsquos year of birth. In addition, the first three numbers of the reference number, 297, cite his date of birth, 29 July

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Senior Consultant Aurel Bacs during the auction of the 1815 "Homage to Walter Lange"

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