
- Year
- 2020
- Condition
- Excellent
- Set
- Box and papers
- Movement
- Manually wound
- Size
- 40.5 mm
Set and condition
Complete set
This Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite” is accompanied by its original presentation box, warranty card and supporting documentation. The watch and included items are inspected by an expert watchmaker before sale. Additional photographs and video of this piece are available on request.
Original presentation box
Original presentation box and packaging.
Original papers
Warranty card and supporting documentation.
Inspected prior to sale
Reviewed for condition, completeness and functionality. Additional details and photographs are available on request.
Condition photography
Additional close-up images of specific areas are available before purchase.
Overview
The Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite” in a 40.5 mm case
The A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite”, reference 260.028, in an 18-carat white gold case, 40.5 mm across and 10.7 mm high, with a black dial. Manually wound calibre L044.1 with fusée-and-chain transmission, on a black alligator leather strap with a white gold prong buckle.
Lange names the fusée-and-chain transmission as the technical hallmark of the Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite”. Lange limits this version to 218 pieces.
The movement is calibre L044.1, manually wound, with 915 parts, a reserve of 36 hours and a balance beating at 21,600 semi-oscillations an hour (3.0 Hz). The case is 40.5 mm across and 10.7 mm high, water resistant to 3 bar, with a sapphire glass case back. The strap is alligator leather, closed with a prong buckle in the case metal.
Key details
Design and engineering
- DialA black dial in solid silver.
- Fusée-and-chain transmissionNamed by Lange as the function of calibre L044.1 and as the model’s technical hallmark.
- Case18-carat white gold, 40.5 mm across and 10.7 mm high, with a sapphire glass case back and water resistance of 3 bar.
- Strap and buckleBlack alligator leather, closed with an 18-carat white gold prong buckle.
Calibre L044.1
- Manually wound
- Fusée-and-chain transmission
- 915 parts
- 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour (3.0 Hz)
- Power reserve 36 hours
The reference
Technical specifications
| Reference | 260.028 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Richard Lange |
| Calibre | L044.1 |
| Movement | Manually wound |
| Functions | Fusée-and-chain transmission |
| Power reserve | 36 hours |
| Frequency | 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour (3.0 Hz) |
| Movement parts | 915 |
| Case dimensions | 40.5 mm |
| Case height | 10.7 mm |
| Case material | 18-carat white gold |
| Case back | Sapphire glass |
| Water resistance | 3 bar |
| Dial | Black |
| Strap | Black alligator leather |
| Clasp | 18-carat white gold prong buckle |
| Distance between lugs | 20 mm |
| Limited edition | 218 pieces |
Buying with HYPA
Purchase with confidence
- Original warranty card included, dated 2020
- Free insured delivery within Australia and Hong Kong · elsewhere quoted
- Payment by bank transfer
- Registered Australian dealerHYPA International Pty Ltd · Registered Victorian second-hand dealer, Registration No. SHD-0018017.
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