A Lange & Sohne – Lange 1 with Ref 101.031 in Pink Gold – Cal 901.0 - FULL SET

A Lange & Sohne – Lange 1 with Ref 101.031 in Pink Gold – Cal 901.0 - FULL SET

This model was introduced between 1998 and 2005. 

Beautiful Lange 1 with a round black dial and two sub-dials, 4 o’clock for the second and 9 o’clock for the time with Roman numerals and dots for each hour. At 3 o’clock you have the power reserve indicator. The big date windows are at 1 o’clock with the pusher at 10 o’clock. It is a Made in Germany model. The watch has a crown with logo. It is a pink gold case with sapphire exhibition case back and engraved around A Lange & Sohne – Glahsutte SA”. It is a manual winding movement with the caliber L901.0 and 53 jewels. The watch comes with a black strap “Camille Fournet” and the original A Lange one. The buckle is in pink gold with the name Lange. Width between lugs is 20mm. It is FULL SET in good condition with box, guarantee, manual of operation and tags. The watch has been tested at a Lange and Sohne boutique and it is in very good working condition.

History

Ferdinand Adolph Lange founded A. Lange & Söhne in 1845 in Glashutte. He had one goal, resolved unemployment. With financial help from the state, he hires 15 young persons to be trained as watchmakers. Many times, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy but in 1875 hard work pays as the sons and grandsons of Adolph Lange inherited a flourishing business with over 100 employees producing pocket watches. During the second world war, the Lufwaffe ordered pilots’ wristwatches. Civilian watches were also produced. In 1989 at the end of the Berlin wall, Walter Lange, the founder’s great-grand-son saw the opportunity to revive the family business. With VDO/Mannesmann Group, which in 1991 took a stake in Lange Uhren GMBH, he set-up an ultra modern production facility in Glashutte to manufacture precision watch-movements bearing the « Made in Germany ». Amid the first watches were the « Lange 1 » then the « Pour le Merite » a tourbillon with fusee and chain. In 1997, came the « Sax-O-Matik » with the self winding L921 movement. In 1999, the famous caliber L951.1 came in the « Datograph ». Since July 2000, Lange is owned by Richemont Group. The last most famous models are the « Lange 1 Zeitzone », the « Tourbograph » and the smart 3-handed « Richard Lange » manually wound watch. 

Technical details

Manual wind A Lange & Sohne movement with caliber L901.0 with 53 jewels and 21,600 A/h. The watch has 72 hours of power reserve.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 38.50mm


Length including lugs: 47mm