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A Lange Tourbillon "Pour le Mérite" was recently sold at Antiquorum for $151,000.No. 107/150, was produced in a limited edition of 150 examples in 18kt gold in the 1990's, with only 15 produced in 18kt pink gold. This particular model was sold on March 3, 1999. Production of this reference started in 1994.The case in 18kt pink gold features a visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, with 36 hours of power reserve.Movement is the Lange Caliber L 902.0-No. 432, with a Glashütte three-quarter plate, with the movement being decorated and engraved by hand. It has 29 jewels including 5 in screw-mounted gold châtons, a tourbillon cage bearing 2 diamond endstones, a lateral lever escapement with a one-minute tourbillon regulator with polished-steel equidistant three-arm carriage, and a Glucydur balance with screws, adjusted to 5 positions.It also features a Nivarox balance-spring with overcoil invented by Prof. Strasser, power equalization with chain and fusée, maintaining power and stepped planetary gearing, shock-absorber, and a self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. The case diameter is 38mm.This is the only model produced today, utilizing power equalization with chain and fusée. It is only 12.3 mm. in diameter, with the tourbillon itself comprising 76 components, weighing less than half a gram. The planetary transmission gear, compensating for the decreasing power of the mainspring, is built into a miniature cone, measuring only 10 mm. in diameter at its base. Yet it comprises 38 separate parts.6/3/03

An exciting development for A. Lange & Sohne will be displayed for the first time at the upcoming SIHH 2010 industry exhibition, the Lange 1 Daymatic. As the first self-winding movement to appear in the line, it will surely be drawing some attention to itself at the event. The Daymatic has the easily recognizable Lange 1 look with one very big exception - the classic Lange 1 displays have been reversed. The manual Lange 1 watches have the off-centered time display on the left side of the dial and the date on the right hemisphere respectively, the Lange 1 Daymatic switches things in reverse. The delivery of this watch is estimated to be sometime in mid 2010.The case of the Case A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Daymatic watch measures 39.5 millimeters by 10.4 millimeters and will be available in Yellow gold, Pink gold, Platinum. Each dial will be produced in solid silver with the variations being champagne, argent�� and rhodi��. The hands will compliment the chosen case and will be constructed of Yellow gold, Pink gold or Rhodiumed gold. The dial and case-back are protected by sapphire crystal with a hardness rating of 9. Each watch will be completed by a hand-stitched crocodile strap and a Lange prong buckle in solid gold or platinum.The Daymatic is powered the caliber L021 self-winding movement which measures 31.6 millimeters in diameter and 6.1 millimeters high. The movement has been crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards and decorated and assembled by hand. The movement is made up of 426 individual parts which includes 67 jewels and 7 screwed in gold chaton. The movement allows for a power reserve of 50 hours when fully wound. The functions include: hours and minutes, subsidiary seconds with stop seconds, patented outsize date, retrograde day-of-week display. References 320.021 320.032 320.025. This watch is estimated to be in the $50,000 and up range.