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Antiquorum auction: record-breaking TOURBILLON “Pour le M\u00e9rite” A.Lange & S\u00f6hne model sold for 275,710 !
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\nOn March 17, 2013, at the Antiquorum auction of “Modern Important & Vintage Watches” in Geneva, one of A.Lange & S\u00f6hne’s most coveted masterpieces changed hands for 275,710! a TOURBILLON “Pour le M\u00e9rite” with the rare combination of a white gold case and blue dial. This fascinating watch is part of a limited edition of 200 dating from 1994. Fifty of these watches were produced with platinum cases and 130 with 18-carat white gold cases. Only 19 were equipped with white gold cases. <\/p>\n

The exceptionally high auction result for this complication watch far exceeded the maximum estimate of 225,000! The piece sold for more than 4 times its original retail price, the highest bid ever achieved for a white gold TOURBILLON “Pour le M\u00e9rite”. Watch collectors the world over have expressed interest in this opus. At auction, the TOURBILLON “Pour le M\u00e9rite” ranks as one of A. Lange & S\u00f6hne’s most popular models. Lange & S\u00f6hne models. Well-preserved pieces can fetch three to five times their original price.
\nWith its unique fusee-chain transmission, the TOURBILLON “Pour le M\u00e9rite” is a remarkable timepiece from the Saxon manufacture. First integrated into a wristwatch in 1994, the mechanism that compensates for the mainspring’s loss of torque was combined with a one-minute tourbillon, demonstrating Lange’s place among the finest manufacturers of complication watches. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Antiquorum auction: record-breaking TOURBILLON “Pour le M\u00e9rite” A.Lange & S\u00f6hne model sold for 275,710 ! 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