1887 RARE 18K Solid GOLD A. LANGE DRESDEN ALS Top Grade A1 BOOKS $8, 000. 00 WOW
Item History & Price
OFFERED IS A 100% ORIGINAL, UNMOLESTED, NUMBERS MATCHING, VERY EARLY, 1887, STEM WIND AND PIN SET, TOP GRADE POCKET WATCH IN THE ORIGINAL HEAVY SOLID 18-KARAT GOLD CASE! THIS WATCH IS TRIPLE SIGNED “A. LANGE & SOHNE DRESDEN” CASE, DIAL & MOVEMENT.
THIS WATCH IS RUNN...ING STRONG AND KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME - IT COMES WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY!
THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE BEAUTIFUL GILT ¾ HIGH GRADE MOVEMENT IS: No.26, 314, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1887. THAT SAME SERIAL NUMBER CAN BE FOUND ON ALL OF THE SOLID 18-KARAT GOLD COVERS! THIS WATCH IS 100% FACTORY ORIGINAL AND UNMOLESTED IN ANY WAY. JUST LIKE THE DAY IT LEFT THE FACTORY IN DRESDEN GERMANY.
THIS IS WHAT IS REFERED TO AS THE “A.L.S.” GRADE OR “FIRST QUALITY”. IT HAS SOLID GOLD JEWEL SETTINGS, RED RUBY JEWELS, SCREWED IN JEWEL SETTINGS, TWO DIAMONDS USED AS END CAP JEWELS FOR THE BALANCE AND SOLID GOLD BALACE SCREW WEIGHTS. IT HAS A GOLD LEVER AND GOLD ESCAPE WHEEL. THEY DO NOT GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS.
THIS IS ONE OF MY PRIZE PIECES AND IS A “HOLY GRAIL” WATCH TO COLLECTORS. THIS IS A NICE LARGE EXAMPLE AT 53mm IN DIAMETER NOT INCLUDING THE STEM OR CROWN. THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE WATCH IS 106.6 GRAMS – THERE IS A LOT OF 18-KARAT GOLD IN THIS CASE!
THE SOLID GOLD CASE IS NUMBERS MATCHING AND ALL ORIGINAL. THE HINGES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE COVERS ALL OPEN TO EXACTLY 90 DEGREES. THE CASE SHOWS LITTLE WEAR – NO DINGS, NO DENTS AND NO MAJOR SCRATCHES, LIGHT SURFACE “CUFF” SCRATCHES ONLY.
THE WATCH HAS THE ORIGINAL DIAL SIGNED “A. LANGE DRESDEN”. IT IS IN EXCELLENT EXTRA FINE CONDITION WITH A COUPLE SHORT FAINT NEARLY INVISIBLE LIGHT CRAZING LINES NEAR THE NUMBER 5, LESS THAN 5mm LONG, YOU MAY NEED A LOOP TO SEE THEM. OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE!
THE 2016 PRICE GUIDE HAS THIS FIRST QUALITY, 18-KARAT WATCH LISTED BETWEEN $4, 000.00 AVERAGE PRICE TO $8, 000.00 IN MINT CONDITION, THIS EXAMPLE IS ABOUT AS CLOSE TO MINT AS YOU CAN GET. BUT TRY AND BUY ONE OF THE “A.L.S.” GRADE WATCHES ANYWHERE FOR LESS THAN $9, 000.00. IT IS NOT EASY.
I am offering this beauty NO RESERVE! I accept Paypal! Please set up your Paypal accounts before you bid as it takes several days. Buyer to pay $9.00 for insured shipping in the US and $35.00 overseas. GOOD LUCK!
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