Sancy I of Portugal. Henry III of France suffered from premature baldness and tried to conceal this fact by wearing a cap. As diamonds were becoming increasingly fashionable at the time, Henry arranged to borrow de Sancy's diamond to decorate his cap. Henry IV also borrowed the stone, for the more practical purpose of using it as security for financing an army. Legend has it that a messenger carrying the jewel never reached his destination, but de Sancy (by then Superintendent of Finance) was convinced that the man was loyal and had a search conducted until the site of the messenger's
A. Lange & Söhne Söhne 1815 "Homage to Walter Lange", made in stainless steel, was sold for US$852,525 in Phillips' Geneva auction on May 12th, 2018. As of November 2018, this is the highest price record for Lange timepieces sold at auction. In general, Lange 1815 is a family of wristwatches that pays a tribute to the legacy of Ferdinand Adolph Lange, who was born in the year 1815 and founded the company in 1845. The Lange 1 is one of the first watch models introduced after A. Lange & Söhne trademark was re-established in 1990s. In fact, it is a family of watches