701.011, Pour le Mérite Tourbillon, Pink Gold

A ref. 701.011 Pour le Mérite Tourbillon, 1 of just 24 made, from the year of A. Lange & Söhne's revival in 1994. Created in order to signal to the world the sincerity and seriousness of their watchmaking, the Pour le Mérite Tourbillon was the world's first fusée and chain wristwatch. Only the 24 pink gold examples (and 2 piece uniques) feature faceted, diamond-shaped indices in place of Arabic numerals. Its calibre L902.0 comprises 953 components, the most complex and intricate tourbillon movement ever undertaken in the 1990s. Today and for all time, the Pour le Mérite Tourbillon ranks as the pinnacle category of vintage A. Lange & Söhne collecting. The Pour le Mérite Tourbillon, more than any other model, captures the audacious attitude that defined early A. Lange & Söhne.