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1815 A Lange Sohne

Platinum Lange Sohne 1815 Wrist Watch, Lange Certificate Like New Ref. 206.025
Platinum Lange Sohne 1815 Wrist Watch, Lange Certificate Like New Ref. 206.025

Platinum Lange Sohne 1815 Wrist Watch, Lange Certificate Like New Ref. 206.025

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Antwerp, BE

Platinum Lange Sohne 1815 Wrist Watch With Lange Certificate Like New, Rare and very Collectable

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21st Century and Contemporary German Artisan Wrist Watches

Materials

Platinum

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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 18 Karat Rose Gold Manual Men's Watch 206.032
A. Lange & Söhne 1815 18 Karat Rose Gold Manual Men's Watch 206.032

A. Lange & Söhne 1815 18 Karat Rose Gold Manual Men's Watch 206.032

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in New York, NY

Brand: A. Lange & Sohne Band Color: Brown Gender: Men's Case Size: 36mm MPN: Does Not Apply Lug

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1815 White Gold Watch 235.026
A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1815 White Gold Watch 235.026

A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1815 White Gold Watch 235.026

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Southampton, PA

This A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1815 38.5mm 18K White Gold Watch, reference number 235.026, comes with

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold

A. Lange & Sohne Platinum 1815 Wristwatch Ref 206.025
A. Lange & Sohne Platinum 1815 Wristwatch Ref 206.025

A. Lange & Sohne Platinum 1815 Wristwatch Ref 206.025

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Dallas, TX

A. Lange & Sohne platinum 1815 wristwatch, Ref. 206.025, with manual-wind movement. Platinum case

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21st Century and Contemporary German Wrist Watches

A.Lange & Sohne 1815, Reference 206.021, Gold Watch
A.Lange & Sohne 1815, Reference 206.021, Gold Watch

A.Lange & Sohne 1815, Reference 206.021, Gold Watch

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Roma, IT

A.Lange & Sohne 1815 Gold Watch reference 206.021 Diameter 36mm Watch in perfect condition

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Early 2000s German Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Men's 18k Rose Gold Watch
A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Men's 18k Rose Gold Watch

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Men's 18k Rose Gold Watch

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Dallas, TX

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Men's 18k Rose Gold Watch - Manual winding. 18k rose gold case (40mm diameter

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Men's Yellow Gold Watch 206.032
A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Men's Yellow Gold Watch 206.032

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Men's Yellow Gold Watch 206.032

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Dallas, TX

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Men's Yellow Gold Watch 206.032 - Manual winding. Yellow Gold case with

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Platinum Silver Dial 206.025 Watch
A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Platinum Silver Dial 206.025 Watch

A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Platinum Silver Dial 206.025 Watch

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Mayfair, London, London

glass, exhibition caseback, manual wind movement, in excellent condition, comes with an A.Lange & Sohne

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Platinum, Silver

A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1815 Annual Calendar 18k White Gold Watch 238.026
A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1815 Annual Calendar 18k White Gold Watch 238.026

A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1815 Annual Calendar 18k White Gold Watch 238.026

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Southampton, PA

This A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1815 annual calendar 40 mm 18K White Gold Watch, reference number

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Up Down 18K White Gold Watch 234.026
A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Up Down 18K White Gold Watch 234.026

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Up Down 18K White Gold Watch 234.026

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Southampton, PA

Offering precise legibility and understated elegance is this A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up Down 18K

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Annual Calendar Rose Gold Silver Dial 238.032 Watch
A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Annual Calendar Rose Gold Silver Dial 238.032 Watch

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Annual Calendar Rose Gold Silver Dial 238.032 Watch

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Mayfair, London, London

A 40mm 18k Rose Gold 1815 Annual Calendar Gents Wristwatch, silver dial with arabic numbers, month

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

A.Lange & Sohne 1815 Up and Down Rose Gold Silver Dial 221.032 Manual Wind Watch
A.Lange & Sohne 1815 Up and Down Rose Gold Silver Dial 221.032 Manual Wind Watch

A.Lange & Sohne 1815 Up and Down Rose Gold Silver Dial 221.032 Manual Wind Watch

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Mayfair, London, London

, manual wind movement, in excellent condition, comes with an A.Lange & Sohne box and certificate of

Category

Early 2000s Unknown Wrist Watches

Materials

Rose Gold

A.Lange & Sohne Platinum ref. 1815
A.Lange & Sohne Platinum ref. 1815

A.Lange & Sohne Platinum ref. 1815

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in New York City, NY

This is A. Lange & Sohne Ref. 1815 Platinum wristwatch that features a mechanical manual winding

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German Wrist Watches

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Watch Ref. 233.021
A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Watch Ref. 233.021

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Watch Ref. 233.021

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Surfside, FL

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 in 18k on a black alligator strap with original 18k tang buckle. Manual wind

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2010s Wrist Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Flyback Chronograph White Gold

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Flyback Chronograph White Gold

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Chestnut Hill, MA

... The A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph (ref. 402.026) features a mechanical manual

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

A. LANGE & SOHNE Rose Gold 1815 Moonphase Wristwatch

A. LANGE & SOHNE Rose Gold 1815 Moonphase Wristwatch

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Greenwich, CT

A. Lange & Sohne rose gold 1815 Moonphase limited edition (ref. 231.031), featuring the Calibre

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21st Century and Contemporary German Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar '421.025'
A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar '421.025'

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar '421.025'

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Greenwich, CT

Pre-owned A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar (ref. 421.025), featuring the

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2010s Wrist Watches

A. Lange & Söhne ​White Gold 1815 Wristwatch circa 2014

A. Lange & Söhne ​White Gold 1815 Wristwatch circa 2014

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Greenwich, CT

A. Lange & Sohne 18k white gold 1815 wristwatch, Ref. 233.026, featuring the Caliber L051.1

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21st Century and Contemporary German Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold

A. Lange & Sohne White Gold 1815 Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch

A. Lange & Sohne White Gold 1815 Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Chestnut Hill, MA

18k white gold A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Flyback chronograph wristwatch, 39.5mm, Ref. 402.026, serial

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21st Century and Contemporary German Wrist Watches

Materials

White Gold, 18k Gold

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 234.021, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty
A. Lange & Sohne 1815 234.021, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 234.021, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Miami, FL

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Reference #: 234.021. Mens Mechanical Hand Wind Watch Yellow Gold Beige 39 MM

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Pocket Watches

A. Lange & Sohne Platinum 1815 Wristwatch with Moonphases circa 2000
A. Lange & Sohne Platinum 1815 Wristwatch with Moonphases circa 2000

A. Lange & Sohne Platinum 1815 Wristwatch with Moonphases circa 2000

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Munich, Bavaria

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Ref. 231.035 Hommage Emil Lange 1859-1922 Case platinum, sapphire

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21st Century and Contemporary German Wrist Watches

Materials

Platinum

A. Lange & Sohne Rose Gold 1815 Collection Manual Wind Wristwatch
A. Lange & Sohne Rose Gold 1815 Collection Manual Wind Wristwatch

A. Lange & Sohne Rose Gold 1815 Collection Manual Wind Wristwatch

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in New York, NY

A Lange & Sohne 18K Rose Gold Manual Wind Watch 1815 Collection Silver toned dial with painted

Category

Early 2000s German Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

A. Lange and Sohne 1815 Platinum Mens Watch 206.025 Box Papers
A. Lange and Sohne 1815 Platinum Mens Watch 206.025 Box Papers

A. Lange and Sohne 1815 Platinum Mens Watch 206.025 Box Papers

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Atlanta, GA

A. Lange and Sohne 1815 Platinum Mens Watch 206.025 Box Papers. Manual winding movement. Platinum

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Platinum

A. Lange and Sohne 1815 Up and Down 18k Rose Gold Watch 221.032 Box Papers
A. Lange and Sohne 1815 Up and Down 18k Rose Gold Watch 221.032 Box Papers

A. Lange and Sohne 1815 Up and Down 18k Rose Gold Watch 221.032 Box Papers

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Atlanta, GA

A. Lange and Sohne 1815 Up and Down 18k Rose Gold Watch 221.032 Box Papers. Manual winding movement

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

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Rose Gold

1815 "Anniversary of F.A. Lange" Platinum '236.049'

1815 "Anniversary of F.A. Lange" Platinum '236.049'

By A. Lange & Söhne

Located in Greenwich, CT

Pre-owned A. Lange & Sohne 1815 "Anniversary of F.A. Lange" (ref. 236.049), featuring a mechanical

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2010s German Wrist Watches

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By Vacheron Constantin

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Located in Antwerp, BE

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By Omega

Located in Antwerp, BE

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1815 A Lange Sohne For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the 1815 a lange sohne you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from Gold, 18k Gold and White Gold — can elevate any look. When shopping for a 1815 a lange sohne, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for unisex or women today than there are for men.

How Much is a 1815 A Lange Sohne?

Prices for a 1815 a lange sohne can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $12,488 and can go as high as $165,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $23,880.

A. Lange & Söhne for sale on 1stDibs

With a watchmaking legacy that has its origins in the early 19th century, German brand A. Lange and Söhne has created a wide range of iconic watches such as the Lange 1 and is renowned around the world for its chronographs and impeccably polished and elegant aesthetics.

A. Lange and Söhne’s story begins with Ferdinand Adolph Lange, who, at the age of 15, apprenticed with master watchmaker Johann Christian Friedrich Gutkaes in Saxony. In the late 1830s, Gutkaes and his young apprentice developed the Five-Minute Clock for the Semper Opera House in Dresden, considered by historians as a masterpiece in Saxon clockmaking artistry.

Following his apprenticeship with Gutkaes, Lange traveled through France, England and Switzerland before returning to Germany to work at a watch manufactory in Glashütte. Lange’s watchmaking talents began to gain recognition by Europe’s wealthy nobility. Among them was Russian Czar Alexander II, who was so enamored by Lange’s pocket watches that he gifted Lange a diamond scarf pin.

In 1845, Lange founded his watch company, and in 1868, his sons Richard and Emil became the business’s co-owners upon his retirement. Both brothers were talented in their own right. Richard, an innovative designer, contributed to dozens of watchmaking patents. Meanwhile, Emil achieved world fame for his Century Tourbillon watch, which he presented at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris

Throughout the early 20th century, the Lange family’s watchmaking firm flourished. After World War II, the manufactory was shut down and nationalized. However, in 1990, Ferdinand’s great-grandson Walter Lange resurrected his family’s watchmaking legacy, reviving the A. Lange and Söhne brand with entrepreneur Günter Blümlein.

In 1994, A. Lange and Söhne debuted their first wristwatch collection, which included the Lange 1, Saxonia, Arkade and Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite” models. Subsequently, other successful models followed, such as Odysseus, Cabaret, Zeitwerk and the iconic 1815 — named for Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s birth year.

Blümlein died in 2001 and Walter Lange died in 2016, yet A. Lange and Söhne continues to rank among the world’s top luxury watchmakers with exquisite pieces that are highly coveted by today’s discerning collectors. 

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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.

Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.

Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.

Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.

In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.

Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.

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Questions About A. Lange & Söhne
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 5, 2024
    How accurate an A. Lange & Söhne watch is will vary based on a variety of factors, including its model, age and condition. However, the luxury maker's watches typically have a minimum accuracy rate of plus or minus three seconds per day. This level of accuracy exceeds the requirements of the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC), the Swiss agency that certifies chronographs. Find a collection of A. Lange & Söhne watches on 1stDibs.