A. Lange & Söhne watches top at auctions

Early wristwatches from A. Lange & Söhne achieved remarkable results at the Phillips Geneva Watch Auction this autumn. Various models of A. Lange & Söhne watches were also sold at a total of five auctions held by Phillips, Dr. Crott and Sotheby’s from November 6 to 12, 2020. A classic DATOGRAPH from 2009 went under the hammer at Phillips’ “Retrospective: 2000–2020” auction on November 8, and sold for the equivalent of €165,000, roughly four times its original retail price. Known in collectors’ circles as the “yellow jacket”, production of this edition was limited to just a few watches. Two days earlier, a yellow gold LANGE 1 with a solid gold caseback changed hands at Phillips for €47,090, more than three times the original sales price, far exceeding its estimate of €14,700.