30-jewel Cal.L.911.4 manual wind movement adjusted to 5 positions, silvered dial with applied gilt lozenge hour markers and Roman numerals, polished gilt dagger hands, gilt edged date aperture at 12, subsidiary dial at 6 for constant seconds, polished arched rectangular case with exhibition back secured by 6 screws, quick set button in band at 2, fitted black A. Lange & Söhne crocodile leather strap with signed 18K gold buckle. Comes with Lange authenticity cert from 2016.
Originally founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in Glashütte, Dresden, Germany, the firm established an entire watchmaking culture and industry in Glashütte. The brand quickly became Germany's finest watchmaker, first creating dependable, easy-to-repair watches before going on to produce some of the world's finest complicated pocket watches, including Grande Sonnerie watches, tourbillon watches and Grande Complications.
On the final day of World War II, their factories were destroyed by Russian bombers, and in 1948 the brand was confiscated by the Soviet Union. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, Ferdinand's great grandson Walter Lange re-established the brand with the objective to once again produce top-quality luxury watches. Now part of the Richemont Group, its original vintage and modern creations are highly coveted by collectors.
