A. Lange & Söhne
Introducing A. Lange & Söhne’s Novelties at Watches & Wonders 2021
A. Lange & Söhne
Introducing A. Lange & Söhne’s Novelties at Watches & Wonders 2021
Little Lange 1 Moon Phase
Lange’s line up at Watches & Wonders kicks off with larger than life, Little Lange 1 Moon Phase, in white gold, with a dark blue dial that’s been coated with gold flux that sets the stage ablaze with a velvet moon and star lit sky, sure to drive any and all unnecessary shades of blue away.
Presented in the Little Lange 1’s 36.8 mm diameter and 10 mm high case formfactor, the timepiece is powered by the Lange manufacture calibre L121.2 that enables the time indicated in hours, minutes, and small seconds with stop seconds; power-reserve indicator and of course, Lange’s outsize date long with the moon-phase display integrated with the small seconds counter.
Therein, Mr Schmid here re-establishes that the Little Lange 1 was never made to be a gender biased timepiece, simply a size option. Particularity in this season in time, when collectors seem to be driving the conversation of more discreet and wearable size, the Little Lange 1 fits the bill perfectly.
Tech Specs
White gold – 182.086: $44,900 USD
White gold diamond bezel – 182.886: $56,600 USD
Movement: Lange manufacture calibre L121.2, manually wound, crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards, decorated and assembled by hand; precision-adjusted in five positions; plates and bridges made of untreated German silver; balance cock engraved by hand; time indicated in hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds with stop seconds; power-reserve indicator; Lange outsize date; moon-phase display; 72-hour power reserve when fully wound
Case & Dial: Diameter: 36.8 millimetres; height: 10.0 millimetres; 18-carat white gold; Solid silver, coated with dark-blue gold flux that shimmers with a copper hue
Strap: Dark blue leather strap fitted with prong buckle in 18-carat white gold
Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar
Speaking about the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Mr Schmid shares, “You know, usually all perpetual calendars, they work from the center and they use the 48-month wheel to display the four different years. Problem here is, we don’t have a centralized dial, we have a decentralized dial. So, we had to do it totally different from the word go.
“Instead of having a 48-month wheel, we have an outer rim that actually is displaying is 48 different months. So, talking different approach to the age-old challenge of, you know, creating mechanical perpetual calendars. And then we went the extra mile and again. What impressed me the most as we launched the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar was not only the idea of the 48-month ring, but also that everything jumps instantaneously at around 12 o’clock, which again, you know, I mean, it’s all tiny little differences. That’s why this year (2021), our big theme is subtle differences. I know that nobody is usually awake at 12 o’clock midnight to see all of the indications jump, but it’s there for the curious few.”
“Even at Lange, we advise that you not try anything half an hour out from 12 midnight, even though our perpetual calendar is not as sensitive. Of course, because you know, the Lange 1 perpetual calendar doesn’t switch over one-by-one, it switches all at once. I, at least, can’t see it with my eyes, the jump is too quick, even the outer month-ring, that jumps by a complete 30 degrees.”
Tech Specs
Pink gold – 345.033: $104,500 USD Pricing TBC
White gold – 345.056: $116,000 USD; limited edition of 150 pieces
Movement: Lange manufacture calibre L021.3, self-winding, crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards, decorated and assembled by hand; precision-adjusted in five positions; plates and bridges made of untreated German silver; unidirectional winding rotor in 21-carat gold with an additional centrifugal mass in platinum; balance cock engraved by hand; time indicated in hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds; perpetual calendar with precisely jumping displays for the outsize date, the day of the week, the month, and leap year; moon-phase display with integrated day/night indicator; 50-hour power reserve when fully wound
Case & Dial: Diameter: 41.9 millimetres; height: 12.1 millimetres; 18-carat pink gold with solid silver, grey dial and, luminous hour and minute hands; 18-carat white gold with solid pink gold dial
Strap: Leather strap with prong buckle
Triple Split
Says Mr Schmid, “It’s a new iteration of the Triple Split. The Triple Split in white gold with gray dial is [now] sold out. Believe it or not, if you ask our watchmakers, what would you rather work on — a perpetual calendar, a tourbillon or a Triple Split, most will tend opt for the first two I mentioned. The Triple Split to work on, is not for the faint of heart. It really requires some talent to master this beast.
The 2021 Triple Split maintains its 43.2 mm by 15.6 mm dimensions in 18-carat pink gold with a blue solid silver dial and silver subdials, powered by the same powerhouse, labyrinth of a movement that is the calibre L132.1 composed of 567 parts.
Tech Specs
Pink gold Triple Split Limited Edition of 100 Pieces – 424.037: $164,400 USD
Movement: Lange manufacture calibre L132.1, manually wound, crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards, decorated and as-sembled by hand; precision-adjusted in five positions; plates and bridges made of untreated German silver; balance cock engraved by hand; time indicated in hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds with stop seconds; flyback chronograph with triple rattrapante for addi-tive and intermediate time measurements between one sixth of a second and twelve hours, precisely jumping chrono and rat-trapante minute counter, continuous chrono and rattrapante hour counter, tachymeter scale, UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator; 55-hour power reserve when fully wound
Case & Dial: Diameter: 43.2 millimetres; height: 15.6 millimetres; 18-carat pink gold; solid silver, blue; subsidiary dials, rhodié; luminous hour and minute hands
Strap: Dark blue leather strap with grey seam; Deployant buckle in 18-carat pink gold