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

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

Published: May 18, 2018

The 1815 'Homage to Walter Lange' has a stoppable jumping seconds hand, which dates back to

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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

The 40.5-millimetre case of the 1815 'Homage to Walter Lange' is made of stainless steel. Th

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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

The newly developed movement carries the special calibre number L1924. This refers to Walter Lange&r

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