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The document is a collection book for A. Lange & Söhne's 2022/2023 watch collection, detailing the brand's history, values, and various watch families including LANGE 1, ZEITWERK, SAXONIA, 1815, RICHARD LANGE, and ODYSSEUS. It highlights the craftsmanship and innovation behind each timepiece, emphasizing the brand's commitment to precision and quality. The document also features new debuts for the year, showcasing limited edition models and their unique characteristics.

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COLLECTION BOOK 2022/2023

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CON T E N T S

ORIGIN AND VALUES 4

THE COLLECTION 16

LANGE 1 − THE LEGEND AMONG LANGE TIMEPIECES 18


LANGE 1 22
LITTLE LANGE 1 24
GRAND LANGE 1 26
GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE 28
LANGE 1 MOON PHASE 30
LITTLE LANGE 1 MOON PHASE 32
LANGE 1 TIME ZONE 34
LANGE 1 PERPETUAL CALENDAR 36
LANGE 1 TOURBILLON PERPETUAL CALENDAR 38

ZEITWERK − THE NEW ERA OF THE MECHANICAL WATCH 40


ZEITWERK 44
ZEITWERK HONEYGOLD “Lumen” 46
ZEITWERK DATE 48
ZEITWERK STRIKING TIME 50
ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER 52

SAXONIA − MECHANICAL VIRTUOSITY 54


SAXONIA 58
SAXONIA AUTOMATIC 60
SAXONIA OUTSIZE DATE 62
SAXONIA THIN 64
SAXONIA MOON PHASE 66
SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR 68
LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL 70
DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN 72
DATOGRAPH PERPETUAL 74
DATOGRAPH PERPETUAL TOURBILLON 76
LANGE 31 78
TRIPLE SPLIT 80

1815 − IN THE TRADITION OF F. A. LANGE 82


1815 86
1815 THIN HONEYGOLD “Homage to F. A. Lange” 88
1815 UP/DOWN 90
1815 ANNUAL CALENDAR 92
1815 CHRONOGRAPH 94
1815 TOURBILLON 96
1815 RATTRAPANTE 98
1815 RATTRAPANTE HONEYGOLD “Homage to F. A. Lange” 100
1815 RATTRAPANTE PERPETUAL CALENDAR 102
TOURBOGRAPH PERPETUAL HONEYGOLD “Homage to F. A. Lange” 104

RICHARD LANGE − THE FINE OBSERVATION WATCH 106


RICHARD LANGE 110
RICHARD LANGE JUMPING SECONDS 112
RICHARD LANGE MINUTE REPEATER 114
RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” 116
RICHARD LANGE PERPETUAL CALENDAR “Terraluna” 118

ODYSSEUS − IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN 120


ODYSSEUS 124
OR IGI N A N D VA LU ES

“ T H E R E’S SOM E T H I NG ON E SHOU L D


E X PEC T NOT ON LY OF A WATC H
BU T A LSO OF ON ESE L F: TO N E V E R
STA N D ST I L L .”
WALTER LANGE

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T H E ESTA BL I SH M E N T OF On 7 December 1845, Ferdinand Adolph


Lange transformed the dream of his own
the numerous improvements that he unre-
mittingly worked on. The plate with a larger
PR EC I SION WATC H M A K I NG manufactory into reality by establishing surface replaces the many separate bridges
the first production workshop for pocket that hold the wheel-train arbors and consid-
I N SA XON Y. watches. The fact that he chose, of all places, erably improves movement stability. Today,
the secluded village of Glashütte for his the three-quarter plate is still a traditional
venture is no coincidence. He wanted to offer key element in A. Lange & Söhne watches.
a new perspective to the people there who
had lost their livelihoods when mining was When F. A. Lange died in 1875, he bequeathed
discontinued. And he was impressed by groundbreaking accomplishments and leg-
their great diligence, their skills in crafts- endary timepieces to the world of precision
manship and their inventive spirit. watchmaking – and a flourishing business
to his sons.
He hired 15 apprentices, trained them to
become watchmakers, and encouraged them
to specialise in certain fields such as the
production of pinions, mainspring barrels
and hands. In the years that followed, he
tirelessly evolved the craft of watchmaking
with his ideas. Among others, he introduced
the metric system and the Glashütte lathe
to watchmaking. After a development period
of 20 years, F. A. Lange used the three-quar-
ter plate for pocket watches from 1864 on-
ward. It takes up a special position among

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With his scientific approach and enthusiasm


for research, he expedites the development

PR EC I SION CONQU E R S of precision watchmaking in Germany, con-


tributing significantly to its international
T H E WOR L D. prestige with precise timepieces.

For example, six of the manufactory’s in-


struments accompany natural scientist Erich
In the 19th century, an epoch of pioneers, von Drygalski on Germany’s first expedi-
researchers and explorers, many expeditions tion to the South Pole. The development of
are launched in the quest for new geograph- precision time-keeping instruments at Lange
ical, biological and archaeological insights culminates with the “Large Observation
in places all over the world. The success of Watch”. In 1935, two of these timepieces are
these often strenuous and bold ventures de- sold to the Zeppelin Yards in Friedrichshafen.
pends largely on the quality of the equipment. They are indispensable for navigational com-
Precise and dependable timepieces from putations and for calculating fuel reserves.
Saxony play a crucial role in these ventures. Scientists at research institutes and univer-
sities also profess great interest, because
Since the end of the 19 century, A. Lange
th
the validity of their experiments hinges on
& Söhne is a prominent purveyor of preci- the accuracy of their measurement results
sion chronometers. Much of the credit for and thus also on the precision of the time-
this reputation is due to Richard Lange, keeping instruments they use.
F. A. Lange’s eldest son. His prodigious crea-
tivity results in 27 patents. The probably
best-known invention relates to the rate-
improving characteristics of an alloy with
an admixture of beryllium as described in
his patent application entitled “Metal Alloy
for Watch Springs”. To this very day, all
over the world nearly all high-quality me-
chanical watches rely on this discovery.

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T H E BEGI N N I NG OF
A NEW ER A.

On 7 December 1990, after a wait of more


than 40 years, a dream came true for Walter
Lange: he incorporated the company anew
and re-registered the A. Lange & Söhne
brand − 145 years to the day, after his great-
grandfather F. A. Lange had laid the cor-
nerstone for German precision watchmak-
ing in Glashütte.

Shortly after World War II, in 1948, the ex-


isting manufactory was nationalised. The
world-famous name disappeared from watch
dials − and A. Lange & Söhne became
a legend.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Walter Lange


seized the opportunity in 1990 to turn this
legend back into reality. He immediately
began to design and craft the first Lange
watches of the new era. As his great-grand-
father had done, he relied on the people of

Glashütte and embraced his vision to build


“the world’s finest watches”. The name
A. Lange & Söhne was impressively brought
back to mind in the horological commu-
nity with the watch collection developed
between 1990 and 1994. It consisted of the
SAXONIA, the TOURBILLON “Pour le
Mérite”, the ARKADE ladies’ watch − and
the LANGE 1.

More than 25 years later, an exceptional and


multi-faceted collection has grown from
the first four Lange watches of the new era,
and A. Lange & Söhne has established it-
self worldwide as one of the most exclusive
watch brands. This would never have been
possible without the pioneering spirit and
guidance of Walter Lange, who passed away
in 2017, and his horological partner Günter
Blümlein.

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[ORIGIN AND VALUES]

COM M I T T E D TO As Walter Lange’s great-grandfather


F. A. Lange once did, the Lange manufac-
T R A DI T ION. tory still passionately hones the perfec-
tion of every single watch down to the last
detail. This quest for perfection comes
to the fore particularly clearly in a unique
F. A. Lange’s ambition to define benchmarks process: the two-fold assembly. Once
with the timepieces of his manufactory is the individual components have been as-
still reflected in every single timepiece it sembled into a smoothly functioning
crafts today. The three-quarter plate made movement in numerous procedures, a step
of untreated German silver, the bearing follows that at first sight seems to be
jewels embedded in screwed gold chatons, rather amazing: the movement is taken apart
the blued hands and screws, and the many again. Because each movement must be
artistic finishes and engravings are vis- a masterpiece not only functionally but in
ible manifestations of what already made the visual sense as well, the components
A. Lange & Söhne pocket watches so special are not cleaned, oiled, polished and lavishly
in that era. decorated until after having been assem-
bled for the first time. The movement is then
The ultimate degree of individuality of assembled a second, final time.
A. Lange & Söhne watches is attributable
to the hand-engraved balance cock: it is
endowed with a floral pattern inspired by
historic motifs. Each one of them is inimi-
table, making every single watch one-of-
a-kind − thanks to the signature of the re-
spective master engraver.

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DE VOT E D TO T H E H IGH EST STA N DA R DS:


T H E 2022 DE BU T S.

The pursuit of perfection and the quest The new GRAND LANGE 1 is an example
for uniqueness unites those who call an of how a classic can be subtly reworked,
A. Lange & Söhne watch their own with while enhancing the elegance of the watch.
those who create them. This is also reflected The timepiece is available in 18-carat pink
in this year’s debuts. As different as they or white gold and makes an impression
may appear at first glance, they have one thanks to its fine proportions: with a dia-
thing in common: they live up to the Saxon meter of 41 millimetres, it is merely 8.2 milli-
manufactory’s ambition to continuously metres high. A further member of the
build inspiring masterpieces of fine watch- ODYSSEUS watch family completes the col-
making. lection of debuts. It is the first A. Lange &
Söhne timepiece featuring a titanium case
The RICHARD LANGE MINUTE REPEATER and bracelet. The sporty, yet elegant char-
comes in a limited edition of 50 watches acter of the watch − limited to 250 pieces −
in platinum and pays tribute to classic fine comes to the fore in the robust and arti-
watchmaking. The pursuit of historical sanally finished self-winding L155.1 calibre.
authenticity becomes evident in the design
of the striking mechanism, tuned to pro- Discover more about our debuts at
duce the perfect sound, as well as the enamel www.alange-soehne.com
dial crafted in-house with hands made of
blued steel and slender Roman numerals. The
similarly complex 1815 RATTRAPANTE
represents the first A. Lange & Söhne rattra-
pante chronograph that is entirely focused
on the eponymous complication. It incorpo-
rates classic design and engineering char-
acteristics and is limited to 200 watches in
platinum.

GRAND LANGE 1 1815 RATTRAPANTE RICHARD LANGE MINUTE REPEATER ODYSSEUS in titanium

14 15
THE COLLECTION

L A NGE 1

ZEIT W ER K

SA XON I A

1815

R IC H A R D L A NGE

ODYSSE US

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LANGE 1
THE LEGEND AMONG LANGE TIMEPIECES

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THE LANGE 1 WATCH FAMILY

THE EPITOME OF AN
A. LANGE & SÖHNE WATCH.

The LANGE 1 embodies the knowledge The LANGE 1 is based on a unique watch
and skills of an entire watchmaking concept. It combines traditional elements
dynasty that was established in Dresden of Saxon watchmaking artistry such as
in the early 19 century. Its probably
th
the three-quarter plate and screwed gold
most prominent feature, the outsize date, chatons with trailblazing innovations
was inspired by the Five-Minute Clock such as the off-centre dial design and the
in the Dresden Semper Opera. Hence, the outsize date. Since its launch more than
LANGE 1 is inseparably linked with 25 years ago, it not only became a time-
the culture and history of Saxony. It even less classic − it also marked the beginning
wrote a chapter of horological history of an extensive watch family, encompas-
on its own. Its bold asymmetric dial con- sing models with additional functions
figuration, the innovative outsize date and exceptional complications. Frequently,
display and the newly developed, manu- the particular dial configuration neces-
ally finished movement caused a stir, sitated unconventional design solutions
inspiring more courage and creativity in for the movements. One example is the
the entire watchmaking industry. LANGE 1 TOURBILLON PERPETUAL
CALENDAR. In view of the multitude of
The timepiece owes its existence to one indications, its month display is based on
man who, even during the division of a peripheral, instantaneously switching
Germany, never abandoned the dream ring powered by an elaborate, innovative
that someday, exquisite watches would mechanism.
again be crafted and signed A. Lange &
Söhne: Walter Lange, Ferdinand Adolph
Lange’s great-grandson. He established
the new manufactory immediately after
Germany was reunited. His ambition
was clear: the first Lange watch of the new
era should live up to the legendary quality
of A. Lange & Söhne pocket watches and
at the same time define new benchmarks.

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[ LANGE 1] [ LANGE 1]

LANGE 1

Reference 191.025 Reference 191.032

Case 950 platinum Case 18-carat pink gold


Dial Solid silver, rhodié Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Rhodiumed gold Hands Pink gold

Reference 191.021 Reference 191.039

Functions Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Instantaneously advancing outsize date.
UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 38.5 mm. Height 9.8 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold or 950 platinum buckle.

Calibre L121.1 Manually wound, twin mainspring barrel. 368 parts, 43 jewels (8 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 5.7 mm.

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Case 18-carat yellow gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, ivory argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté, hour/power-reserve
Hands Yellow gold markers luminous
Hands Rhodiumed gold, hours, minutes,
power reserve luminous

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[ LANGE 1] [ LANGE 1]

LITTLE LANGE 1

Reference 181.037 Reference 181.038

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid gold, brown, guilloched Dial Solid gold, grey, guilloched
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

Reference 181.837 Reference 181.838

Functions Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Instantaneously advancing outsize date.
UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 36.8 mm. Height 9.5 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown. Alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 19/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L121.1 Manually wound, twin mainspring barrel. 368 parts, 43 jewels (8 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 5.7 mm.

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Boutique-exclusive Boutique-exclusive
Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold
56 brilliant-cut diamonds 56 brilliant-cut diamonds
(Top Wesselton VVS, approx. 1.20 carats) (Top Wesselton VVS, approx. 1.20 carats)
Dial Solid gold, brown, guilloched Dial Solid gold, grey, guilloched
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

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[ DEBUT 2022] [ DEBUT 2022]

GRAND LANGE 1

True grandeur.
The brand-new GRAND LANGE 1 reflects A. Lange & Söhne’s ambition
to achieve ever-new milestones in horology. Its true grandeur comes to
the fore not only with a case diameter of 41.0 millimetres, but especially
in numerous remarkable details. This model, available in 18-carat pink
or white gold, excels with a reduced height of 8.2 millimetres. This allows
the watch to snugly embrace the wrist and fit under any cuff. The strict
asymmetry of the dial with the off-centre display of time, the Lange out-
size date and the UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator add extra appeal.

The proven manually wound calibre L095.1 powers this timepiece as well.
Due to the enlarged proportions relative to the LANGE 1 with hand arbors
slightly shifted outward, it respects the watch family’s design code down
to the smallest detail. Instead of the double barrel with two stacked main-
springs featured in the LANGE 1, it has only one mainspring barrel. But
thanks to the larger diameter, it also achieves a maximum power reserve
of 72 hours.

Reference 137.033 Reference 137.038

Functions Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Outsize date. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator,
72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.0 mm. Height 8.2 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L095.1 Manually wound. 397 parts, 42 jewels (7 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 34.1 mm. Height 4.7 mm.

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Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, grey Dial Solid silver, grey
Hands Pink gold Hands White gold

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[ LANGE 1] [ LANGE 1]

GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE

Reference 139.032

Case 18-carat pink gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Pink gold

Functions Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Moon-phase display. Outsize date.
UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.0 mm. Height 9.5 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques and crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L095.3 Manually wound. 446 parts, 45 jewels (7 of which in screwed gold chatons). Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 34.1 mm. Height 4.7 mm.

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[ LANGE 1] [ LANGE 1]

LANGE 1 MOON PHASE

Reference 192.025 Reference 192.032 Reference 192.029

Case 950 platinum Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold
Dial Solid silver, rhodié Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, black
Hands Rhodiumed gold Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

Functions Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Moon-phase display with integrated day/night indicator.
Instantaneously advancing outsize date. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 38.5 mm. Height 10.2 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold moon segment, celestial disc, appliques and crown.
Hour and power-reserve markers as well as hour, minute and power-reserve hands luminous. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold or 950 platinum buckle.

Calibre L121.3 Manually wound, twin mainspring barrel. 438 parts, 47 jewels (8 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Solid-gold moon segment and celestial disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 5.7 mm.

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[ LANGE 1] [ LANGE 1]

LITTLE LANGE 1 MOON PHASE

Reference 182.030 Reference 182.830

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat pink gold


Diameter 36.8 mm, height 9.5 mm Diameter 36.8 mm, height 9.5 mm
Dial Solid gold, argenté, guilloched 56 brilliant-cut diamonds
Hands Pink gold (Top Wesselton VVS, approx. 1.20 carats)
Dial Solid gold, argenté, guilloched
Hands Pink gold

Reference 182.086 Reference 182.886

Functions Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Moon-phase display. Instantaneously advancing
outsize date. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 36.8 mm. Height 9.5 mm and 10.0 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques and crown. Alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 19/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L121.2 Manually wound, twin mainspring barrel. 411 parts, 44 jewels (8 of which in screwed gold chatons). Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 5.7 mm.

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Case 18-carat white gold Case 18-carat white gold


Diameter 36.8 mm, height 10.0 mm Diameter 36.8 mm, height 10.0 mm
Dial Solid silver, faced with dark-blue gold flux, 56 brilliant-cut diamonds
shimmering with a copper hue (Top Wesselton VVS, approx. 1.20 carats)
Hands Rhodiumed gold Dial Solid silver, faced with dark-blue gold flux,
shimmering with a copper hue
Hands Rhodiumed gold

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[ LANGE 1] [ LANGE 1]

LANGE 1 TIME ZONE

Reference 136.032 Reference 136.021 Reference 136.029

Case 18-carat pink gold Boutique-exclusive Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Case 18-carat yellow gold Dial Solid silver, black
Hands Pink gold Dial Solid silver, ivory argenté Hands Rhodiumed gold
Hands Yellow gold
Edition 100 watches

Functions Home time in hours, minutes and seconds coupled with outsize date. Zone time in hours and minutes with city ring and
indication of daylight-saving time. Separate day/night indicators for home and zone time. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.9 mm. Height 10.9 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 22/18 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L141.1 Manually wound. 448 parts, 38 jewels (3 of which in screwed gold chatons). The wheel train that drives the zone-time
indication is visibly positioned above the three-quarter plate.
Movement dimensions Diameter 34.1 mm. Height 6.7 mm.

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[ LANGE 1] [ LANGE 1]

LANGE 1 PERPETUAL CALENDAR

Reference 345.033 E Reference 345.056 E

Case 18-carat pink gold Boutique-exclusive


Dial Solid silver, grey, Case 18-carat white gold
hour markers luminous Dial Solid pink gold
Hands Pink gold, hours, Hands Rhodiumed gold
minutes luminous Edition 150 watches

Functions Off-centre time indication for hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Perpetual calendar with
outsize date, retrograde day-of-week display, month ring, and leap-year display. Moon-phase display with integrated day/night indicator.
50 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.9 mm. Height 12.1 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold moon segment, celestial disc, appliques and crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 22/18 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L021.3 Self-winding mechanism. Central rotor with shock-absorbing suspension, central element in 21-carat gold, centrifugal
mass in 950 platinum. 621 parts, 63 jewels (5 of which in screwed gold chatons). Solid-gold moon segment and celestial disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 35.8 mm. Height 8.8 mm.

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[ LANGE 1] [ LANGE 1]

LANGE 1 TOURBILLON PERPETUAL CALENDAR

Reference 720.032FE Reference 720.038FE

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, grey
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

Functions Off-centre time indication for hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial. One-minute tourbillon with patented stop seconds.
Perpetual calendar with outsize date, retrograde day-of-week display, month ring, and leap-year display. Moon-phase display.
Day/night indicator. 50 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.9 mm. Height 12.2 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 22/18 mm. 18-carat gold deployant buckle.

Calibre L082.1 Self-winding mechanism. Central rotor with shock-absorbing suspension, central element in 21-carat gold, centrifugal
mass in 950 platinum. 624 parts, 75 jewels and 1 diamond endstone (6 of which in screwed gold chatons). Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 34.1 mm. Height 7.8 mm.

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ZEITWERK
THE NEW ERA OF THE MECHANICAL WATCH

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THE ZEITWERK WATCH FAMILY

DIGITAL DISPLAY − THANKS TO


EXQUISITE MECHANICAL PROWESS.

When they developed the ZEITWERK, In the past, the concept of the mechanical
Lange’s engineers questioned every- digital watch was implemented on sev-
thing − except the mechanical transmis- eral occasions but never in a reliable mani-
sion. The result is a digital-display watch festation. Lange’s engineers overcame
that no doubt ranks among the most the design challenges with a jumping nu-
progressive timepieces of our epoch. Its merals mechanism consisting of three
trailblazing concept with mechanically discs. The tremendous force needed to
driven, precisely jumping numerals is advance the discs is delivered by a pa-
unparalleled in watchmaking and appeals tented mainspring barrel, and the precise
even to individuals who could not im- timing is controlled by the patented mech-
agine that they would ever wear a “digital anism of the constant-force escapement.
timepiece”.
Some of this energy is used to power
The ZEITWERK is the first mechanical the different striking mechanisms in two
wristwatch that displays hours and ZEITWERK models. Both strikework
minutes with jumping numerals. Its in- configurations feature two gong ham-
novative concept stands out with an inim- mers that are easily visible beneath the
itable design. The time bridge is one of two numeral apertures, and two gongs.
the most prominent design elements of its
dial. It is part of the movement and consti-
tutes the stage for all time indications.
The apertures for the hours and minutes
are arranged from left to right; the nu-
merals are large and crisply legible. With
its ingenious digital display concept, the
ZEITWERK clearly sets itself apart in the
plethora of analogue mechanical watches,
establishing a category of its own.

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[ ZEITWERK] [ ZEITWERK]

ZEITWERK

Reference 140.032 Reference 140.029

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, black
Time bridge Untreated German silver Time bridge Rhodiumed German silver
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

Functions Hours and minutes in a jumping numerals display. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 36 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.9 mm. Height 12.6 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/18 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L043.1 Manually wound, constant-force escapement. 415 parts, 68 jewels (2 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 33.6 mm. Height 9.3 mm.

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[ ZEITWERK] [ ZEITWERK]

ZEITWERK HONEYGOLD “Lumen”

Reference 142.055

Boutique-exclusive
Case 18-carat honey gold
Dial Coated, semi-transparent
sapphire-crystal glass, black
Time bridge Black-rhodiumed German silver
Hands Honey gold
Edition 200 watches

Functions Hours and minutes in a jumping numerals display, luminous. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.9 mm. Height 12.6 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/18 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L043.9 Manually wound, constant-force escapement. 462 parts, 61 jewels (2 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 33.6 mm. Height 9.2 mm.

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[ ZEITWERK] [ ZEITWERK]

ZEITWERK DATE

Reference 148.038

Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, grey
Time bridge Rhodiumed German silver
Hands Rhodiumed gold

Functions Hours and minutes in a jumping numerals display. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
Precisely switching ring-date display. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 44.2 mm. Height 12.3 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 21/18 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L043.8 Manually wound, constant-force escapement. 516 parts, 70 jewels (2 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 37.0 mm. Height 8.9 mm.

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[ ZEITWERK] [ ZEITWERK]

ZEITWERK STRIKING TIME

Reference 145.032 Reference 145.029

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, black
Time bridge Untreated German silver Time bridge Rhodiumed German silver
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

Functions Hours and minutes in a jumping numerals display. A visibly configured striking mechanism chimes the
quarter-hours and the full hours. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator,
36 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 44.2 mm. Height 13.1 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 21/18 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L043.2 Manually wound, constant-force escapement. 528 parts, 78 jewels (2 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 36.0 mm. Height 10.0 mm.

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[ ZEITWERK] [ ZEITWERK]

ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER

Reference 147.025F Reference 147.028F

Case 950 platinum Boutique-exclusive


Dial Solid silver, rhodié Case 18-carat white gold
Time bridge Black-rhodiumed German silver Dial Solid silver, deep-blue
Hands Rhodiumed gold Time bridge Rhodiumed German silver
Hands Rhodiumed gold
Edition 30 watches

Functions Hours and minutes in a jumping numerals display. Decimal minute repeater. Subsidiary seconds dial with
stop seconds. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 36 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 44.2 mm. Height 14.1 mm. Case water-resistant up to 3 bar (30 metres).
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 21/18 mm. 18-carat gold or 950 platinum deployant buckle.

Calibre L043.5 Manually wound, constant-force escapement. 771 parts, 93 jewels (3 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 37.7 mm. Height 10.9 mm.

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SAXONIA
MECHANICAL VIRTUOSITY

54 55
THE SAXONIA WATCH FAMILY

THE BEAUTY OF MECHANICAL


PERFECTION.

Micromechanical ingenuity is the pri- without fancy frills. This puristic inter-
ority in the SAXONIA watch family − pretation also extends to the movements.
regardless of whether for a model with The issue is not to incorporate as many
the basic functions or for a particularly parts as possible or to maximise com-
complicated one. The focus in develop- plexity. The exact opposite is true. What
ment and design is always on finding the counts is the mechanical essence. This
best conceivable − which means tech- particular approach not only inspires
nically optimised and aesthetically per- extraordinary mechanisms, it also cul-
fect − mechanical solution. minates in elegant, timeless designs.

With its name, the SAXONIA refers During the development of the move-
to the state of Saxony, which within ments, Lange’s engineers are repeatedly
Germany has consistently been the confronted with design challenges. In
vanguard of technical progress. For many instances, this results in totally
instance, the first German steam loco- new and innovative mechanisms such
motive, named Saxonia, was built here as the world’s first flyback chronograph
in 1839. A few years later, Saxon na- with a three-fold rattrapante function
tive Ferdinand Adolph Lange set bench- featured in the 2018 debut, the TRIPLE
marks as well. His quest for perfec- SPLIT. What is equally important is the
tion and the continuous improvement emphasis on optimising known, exist-
of mechanical designs are still cor- ing solutions. Even the mechanisms
nerstones of our philosophy today. The of comparatively simple watches dedi-
models of this watch family reflect cated to the display of hours, minutes
this passion. and seconds are consistently refined. The
SAXONIA THIN, for example, was de-
The models of the SAXONIA watch veloped in keeping with this spirit; it is
family are characterised by a lucid and the thinnest A. Lange & Söhne watch
balanced design vocabulary − entirely so far.

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

SAXONIA

Reference 219.032 Reference 219.026

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

Reference 219.043 Reference 219.047

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. 45 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 35.0 mm. Height 7.3 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown. Hand-stitched
(with the exception of ref. 219.043 and 219.047) alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 18/16 mm.
18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L941.1 Manually wound. 164 parts, 21 jewels (4 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 25.6 mm. Height 3.2 mm.

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Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, white, Dial Solid silver, white,
faced with natural mother-of-pearl faced with natural mother-of-pearl
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

SAXONIA AUTOMATIC

Reference 380.033 Reference 380.027

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 38.5 mm. Height 7.8 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L086.1 Self-winding mechanism. Central rotor with shock-absorbing suspension, centrifugal
mass in 950 platinum. 209 parts, 31 jewels.
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.4 mm. Height 3.7 mm.

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

SAXONIA OUTSIZE DATE

Reference 381.031 Reference 381.029

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, black Dial Solid silver, black
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

Reference 381.032 Reference 381.026

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Outsize date. 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 38.5 mm. Height 9.6 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L086.8 Self-winding mechanism. Central rotor with shock-absorbing suspension, centrifugal mass in 950 platinum.
286 parts, 40 jewels.
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.4 mm. Height 5.2 mm.

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Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

SAXONIA THIN

Reference 201.033 Reference 201.027 Reference 205.086

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold Case 18-carat white gold
Diameter 37.0 mm, height 5.9 mm Diameter 37.0 mm, height 5.9 mm Diameter 39.0 mm, height 6.2 mm
Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, faced with dark-blue gold flux,
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold shimmering with a copper hue
Hands White gold

Functions Hours and minutes. 72 hours power reserve.


Case Diameter 37.0 mm and 39.0 mm. Height 5.9 mm and 6.2 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown.
Hand-stitched (with the exception of ref. 205.086) alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 19/16 mm
and 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L093.1 Manually wound. 167 parts, 21 jewels (3 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 28.0 mm. Height 2.9 mm.

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

SAXONIA MOON PHASE

Reference 384.031 Reference 384.032

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat pink gold


Dial Solid silver, black Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Pink gold Hands Pink gold

Reference 384.026 Reference 384.029

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Moon-phase display.
Outsize date. 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 40.0 mm. Height 9.8 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques and crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L086.5 Self-winding mechanism. Central rotor with shock-absorbing suspension, centrifugal
mass in 950 platinum. 325 parts, 40 jewels. Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.4 mm. Height 5.2 mm.

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Case 18-carat white gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, black
Hands Rhodiumed gold Hands Rhodiumed gold

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR

Reference 330.032 E Reference 330.026 E

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Pink gold and blued steel Hands Blued steel

Functions Hours, minutes and subsidiary seconds dial. ZERO-RESET mechanism. Annual calendar with outsize date,
day of week and month. Moon-phase display. 46 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 38.5 mm. Height 9.8 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques and crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L085.1 SAX-0-MAT Self-winding mechanism with three-quarter rotor, central element in 21-carat gold,
centrifugal mass in 950 platinum. 476 parts, 43 jewels. Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.4 mm. Height 5.4 mm.

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL

Reference 310.037 E Reference 310.028 E Reference 310.050 E

Boutique-exclusive Boutique-exclusive Boutique-exclusive


Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold Case 18-carat honey gold
Dial Solid silver, blue, Dial Solid silver, blue, Dial Solid silver, argenté,
partially embossed with a groove structure partially embossed with a groove structure partially embossed with a groove structure
Hands Pink gold Hands Rhodiumed gold Hands Honey gold
Edition 50 watches Edition 50 watches Edition 100 watches

Functions Hours, minutes and subsidiary seconds dial. ZERO-RESET mechanism. Perpetual calendar with outsize date, day of week,
month, and leap-year display. Moon-phase display. 24-hour display with day/night indicator. 46 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 38.5 mm. Height 10.2 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques and crown. Hour, minute, day-of-week,
and month hands luminous. Hour markers luminous. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm.
18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L922.1 SAX-0-MAT Self-winding mechanism with three-quarter rotor, central element in 21-carat gold, centrifugal mass
in 950 platinum. 478 parts, 43 jewels. Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.4 mm. Height 5.7 mm.

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN

Reference 405.035 Reference 405.031

Case 950 platinum Case 18-carat pink gold


Dial Solid silver, black/argenté Dial Solid silver, black/argenté
Hands Rhodiumed gold, blued steel Hands Pink gold and blued steel
and rhodiumed steel

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Chronograph with flyback and precisely jumping
minute counter. Outsize date. Tachometer scale. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 60 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.0 mm. Height 13.1 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown. Hour and minute hands luminous.
Hour markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock luminous. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 20/18 mm.
18-carat gold or 950 platinum buckle.

Calibre L951.6 Manually wound. 451 parts, 46 jewels (4 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 7.9 mm.

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

DATOGRAPH PERPETUAL

Reference 410.038 E

Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, grey/rhodié
Hands Rhodiumed gold and blued steel

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Chronograph with flyback and precisely jumping minute counter.
Perpetual calendar with outsize date, day of week, month, and leap-year display. Moon-phase display. Day/night indicator.
Tachometer scale. 36 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.0 mm. Height 13.5 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques and crown. Hour and minute hands luminous.
Hour markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock luminous. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 20/18 mm.
18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L952.1 Manually wound. 556 parts, 45 jewels (4 of which in screwed gold chatons). Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 32.0 mm. Height 8.0 mm.

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

DATOGRAPH PERPETUAL TOURBILLON

Reference 740.056FE

Boutique-exclusive
Case 18 carat white gold
Dial Solid pink gold
Hands Rhodiumed white gold and blued steel
Edition 100 watches

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial. One-minute tourbillon with patented stop seconds. Chronograph with flyback and
precisely jumping minute counter. Perpetual calendar with outsize date, day of week, month, and leap-year display. Moon-phase display.
Day/night indicator. Tachometer scale. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 50 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.5 mm. Height 14.6 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques and crown. Hour and minute hands luminous.
Hour markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock luminous. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 20/18 mm. 18-carat gold
deployant buckle.

Calibre L952.2 Manually wound. 729 parts, 58 jewels and 1 diamond endstone (5 of which in screwed gold chatons). Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 32.6 mm. Height 9.0 mm.

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

LANGE 31

Reference 130.039F

Boutique-exclusive
Case 18-carat white gold
Dial Solid silver, grey
Hands Rhodiumed gold
Edition 100 watches

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Outsize date.
Power-reserve indicator, 31 days power reserve.
Case Diameter 45.9 mm. Height 15.9 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 22/18 mm. 18-carat gold deployant buckle.

Calibre L034.1 Key-operated winding works, twin mainspring barrel and constant-force escapement.
406 parts, 62 jewels (3 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 37.3 mm. Height 9.6 mm.

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[ SAXONIA] [ SAXONIA]

TRIPLE SPLIT

Reference 424.037F Reference 424.038F

Boutique-exclusive Boutique-exclusive
Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold
Dial Solid silver, blue/rhodié Dial Solid silver, grey/argenté
Hands Pink gold, rhodiumed gold, Hands Rhodiumed gold and blued steel
rhodiumed steel and gold-plated steel Edition 100 watches
Edition 100 watches

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Flyback chronograph with triple rattrapante
(seconds/minutes/hours) and precisely jumping chrono and rattrapante minute counter. Tachometer scale.
UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 55 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 43.2 mm. Height 15.6 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown. Hour and minute hands luminous.
Hour markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock luminous. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 22/18 mm.
18-carat gold deployant buckle.

Calibre L132.1 Manually wound. 567 parts, 46 jewels (5 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 9.4 mm.

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1815
IN THE TRADITION OF F. A. LANGE

82 83
THE 1815 WATCH FAMILY

PERFECTION WITH
A PERSONALITY.

A. Lange & Söhne’s 1815 is rooted in A glance through the sapphire-crystal


an eventful period of history. Its name caseback further reveals the character
refers to the birth year of the founder of the 1815 models. The meticulously
of German precision watchmaking in finished, precisely running movement
Glashütte: Ferdinand Adolph Lange. is, in many instances, endowed with
His horological ideals come to the fore classically designed complications. Apart
in this watch, making it a time-keep- from the large three-quarter plate
ing instrument that expresses his mod- made of untreated German silver that
esty, his meticulous approach and his enhances the stability of the movement,
quest for perfection. The 1815 combines it features details inspired by historic
a watchmaking tradition that dates far Lange pocket watches, such as the hand-
back into the 19 century with contem-
th
engraved balance cock, the traditional
porary technical know-how, creating screw balance, or the gold chatons se-
a work of art of sleek perfection. cured with thermally blued screws.

The classic dial architecture is richly In 2020, A. Lange & Söhne celebrated
detailed and recalls many of the design the establishment of the first watch-
elements of earlier Lange pocket making manufactory in Glashütte by
watches. They include easily legible F. A. Lange in 1845 with the “Homage
Arabic numerals, blued-steel hands to F. A. Lange” anniversary edition. The
and the recessed central segment. But three limited-edition timepieces with
the probably most prominent design exclusive honey-gold cases, lavish move-
feature of the 1815 is the peripheral ment decorations and exceptional dials
railway-track minute scale. The watch are dedicated to this precision watch-
thus builds a visible bridge into the making pioneer − and at home in the
era of nascent rail travel, at a time 1815 watch family.
when pocket watches became ever
more important, and when F. A. Lange
founded his manufactory in Glashütte.

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[1815 ] [1815 ]

1815

Reference 235.032 Reference 235.026

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Blued steel Hands Blued steel

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. 55 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 38.5 mm. Height 8.8 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L051.1 Manually wound. 188 parts, 23 jewels (5 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 4.6 mm.

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1815 THIN HONEYGOLD “Homage to F. A. Lange”

Reference 239.050

Boutique-exclusive
Case 18-carat honey gold
Dial Copper, white enamelled
Hands Honey gold
Edition 175 watches

Functions Hours and minutes. 72 hours power reserve.


Case Diameter 38.0 mm. Height 6.3 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid honey-gold crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat honey-gold buckle.

Calibre L093.1 Manually wound. 167 parts, 21 jewels (3 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Three-quarter plate and balance cock with granular surface. Black-rhodiumed engravings.
Movement dimensions Diameter 28.0 mm. Height 2.9 mm.

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[1815 ] [1815 ]

1815 UP/DOWN

Reference 234.032 Reference 234.026

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Blued steel Hands Blued steel

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator,
72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 39.0 mm. Height 8.7 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L051.2 Manually wound. 245 parts, 29 jewels (7 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 4.6 mm.

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1815 ANNUAL CALENDAR

Reference 238.032 E Reference 238.026 E

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Pink gold and blued steel Hands Rhodiumed gold and blued steel

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Annual calendar with date, day of week and month.
Moon-phase display. 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 40.0 mm. Height 10.1 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L051.3 Manually wound. 345 parts, 26 jewels (3 of which in screwed gold chatons). Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 5.7 mm.

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1815 CHRONOGRAPH

Reference 414.031 Reference 414.032 Reference 414.028

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold
Dial Solid silver, black Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, black
Hands Pink gold and gold-plated steel Hands Blued steel Hands Rhodiumed gold and rhodiumed steel

Reference 414.026

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Chronograph with flyback and precisely
jumping minute counter. Scale for pulse rate measurements. 60 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 39.5 mm. Height 11.0 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L951.5 Manually wound. 306 parts, 34 jewels (4 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 6.1 mm.

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Boutique-exclusive
Case 18-carat white gold
Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Rhodiumed gold and blued steel

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1815 TOURBILLON

Reference 730.079F Reference 730.032F

Boutique-exclusive Case 18-carat pink gold


Case 950 platinum Dial Solid silver, argenté
Dial Copper, white enamelled Hands Blued steel
Hands Blued steel
Edition 100 watches

Functions Hours, minutes and subsidiary seconds dial. One-minute tourbillon with patented stop seconds and
ZERO-RESET mechanism. 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 39.5 mm. Height 11.1 mm (ref. 730.032F) and 11.3 mm (ref. 730.079F).
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold or 950 platinum deployant buckle.

Calibre L102.1 Manually wound. 262 parts, 20 jewels and 1 diamond endstone (4 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 32.6 mm. Height 6.6 mm.

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[ DEBUT 2022] [ DEBUT 2022]

1815 RATTRAPANTE

Short-time measurement, technically superb.


The 1815 RATTRAPANTE comes in a limited edition of 200 watches in
platinum and is the first A. Lange & Söhne rattrapante chronograph that
is totally focused on the eponymous complication. It incorporates classic
design and engineering hallmarks and enables measurements of stopped
times up to 30 minutes, as well as intermediate and comparative time meas-
urements of up to 60 seconds. With a diameter of 41.2 millimetres, Lange’s
engineers succeeded in limiting the height of the case to 12.6 millimetres
despite the technical complexity of the calibre.

The noble chronograph is powered by the custom-made, manually crafted


manufacture calibre L101.2. In typical Lange fashion, all movement parts
are lavishly finished − a rarity in mechanical rattrapante chronographs. The
development of movements in the manufactory represents the drive that
allows A. Lange & Söhne to explore new horizons, resulting in the unique
design of the watch: instead of the usual positions at 3 and 9 o’clock, the
subsidiary seconds dial and the 30-minute counter are now arranged at
6 and 12 o’clock. Paired with the blued hands, this design feature assures
optimised legibility.

Reference 425.025

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Rattrapante chronograph with minute counter.
Tachometer scale. 58 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.2 mm. Height 12.6 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/18 mm. 950 platinum buckle.

Calibre L101.2 Manually wound. 365 parts, 36 jewels (4 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 32.6 mm. Height 7.4 mm.

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Boutique-exclusive
Case 950 platinum
Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Blued steel and rhodiumed steel
Edition 200 watches

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1815 RATTRAPANTE HONEYGOLD “Homage to F. A. Lange”

Reference 425.050

Boutique-exclusive
Case 18-carat honey gold
Dial Solid silver, black
Hands Pink gold, white gold,
rhodiumed steel and gold-plated steel
Edition 100 watches

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Rattrapante chronograph with minute counter.
Tachometer scale. 58 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.2 mm. Height 12.6 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid honey-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/18 mm. 18-carat honey-gold buckle.

Calibre L101.2 Manually wound. 365 parts, 36 jewels (4 of which in screwed gold chatons). Bridges and cocks with granular surface.
Black-rhodiumed engravings.
Movement dimensions Diameter 32.6 mm. Height 7.4 mm.

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1815 RATTRAPANTE PERPETUAL CALENDAR

Reference 421.025FE Reference 421.032FE

Case 950 platinum Case 18-carat pink gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Rhodiumed gold, blued steel Hands Pink gold, blued steel
and gold-plated steel and gold-plated steel

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Rattrapante chronograph with minute counter.
Perpetual calendar with date, day of week, month, and leap-year display. Moon-phase display. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator,
42 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.9 mm. Height 14.7 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/18 mm. 18-carat gold or 950 platinum deployant buckle.

Calibre L101.1 Manually wound. 631 parts, 43 jewels (4 of which in screwed gold chatons). Solid-gold lunar disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 32.6 mm. Height 9.1 mm.

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TOURBOGRAPH PERPETUAL HONEYGOLD


“Homage to F. A. Lange”

Reference 706.050FE

Boutique-exclusive
Case 18-carat honey gold
Dial Solid honey gold, black-rhodiumed,
numerals and scales relief-engraved
Hands Honey gold, blued steel
and gold-plated steel
Edition 50 watches

Functions Hours and minutes. One-minute tourbillon. Rattrapante chronograph with minute counter. Perpetual calendar with date,
day of week, month, and leap-year display. Moon-phase display. 36 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 43.0 mm. Height 16.6 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid honey-gold lunar disc and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 22/18 mm. 18-carat honey-gold deployant buckle.

Calibre L133.1 Manually wound, fusée-and-chain transmission. 684 parts, including the chain which consists of 636 parts.
52 jewels and 2 diamond endstones (6 of which in screwed gold chatons). Bridges and cocks with granular surface.
Black-rhodiumed engravings.
Movement dimensions Diameter 32.0 mm. Height 10.9 mm.

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RICHARD
LANGE
THE FINE OBSERVATION WATCH

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THE RICHARD LANGE WATCH FAMILY

THE REDISCOVERY
OF PRECISION.

The RICHARD LANGE watch family Two dial designs can be distinguished
continues the tradition of scientific ob- in the RICHARD LANGE watch family:
servation watches at A. Lange & Söhne. the dial of the RICHARD LANGE
Because of their superior rate accuracy, features a classic minute scale and slen-
excellent legibility and ruggedness, der Roman appliques, reinterpreting
they were indispensable precision in- the design of the A. Lange & Söhne Large
struments for many explorers and re- Observation Watch from the 1930s. It
searchers in the 18 th and 19th centuries. was indispensable for navigational
computations and for calculating fuel
With its name, the watch family pays reserves on board the Zeppelins, for
tribute to a horological pioneer: Richard instance. With the RICHARD LANGE
Lange, Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s first- TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite”, the
born son. He was probably the most typical regulator-style dial was intro-
inventive member of the Lange watch- duced in 2011. It is characterized by the
making dynasty and a prominent separate arrangement of hours, minutes
scientist in his own right. With numer- and seconds in triangular fashion and
ous discoveries and patents, he deci- was inspired by precision chronometers
sively inspired the refinement of preci- crafted by Johann Heinrich Seyffert in
sion watchmaking. the 18 th century. One of his watches
accompanied Alexander von Humboldt
Among others, the models of the on his voyage to Latin America. Its pre-
RICHARD LANGE watch family owe cise reading of time helped Humboldt
their precision to the proprietary calculate the co-ordinates of his locations
balance springs that are manufactured and perform many scientific measure-
in-house. Their production ranks among ments.
the most complex processes in pre-
cision horology. The RICHARD LANGE
watch family also includes other pre-
cision-enhancing mechanisms such as
the constant-force escapement, the
one-minute tourbillon or the fusée-and-
chain transmission.

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RICHARD LANGE

Reference 232.032 Reference 232.026

Case 18-carat pink gold Boutique-exclusive


Dial Solid silver, argenté Case 18-carat white gold
Hands Pink gold and blued steel Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Blued steel

Functions Hours and minutes. Sweep seconds with stop seconds. 38 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 40.5 mm. Height 10.5 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L041.2 Manually wound. 199 parts, 26 jewels (2 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.6 mm. Height 6.0 mm.

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RICHARD LANGE JUMPING SECONDS

Reference 252.029

Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, black
Hands White gold and rhodiumed steel

Functions Regulator dial with large jumping seconds, subsidiary minutes and subsidiary hours. ZERO-RESET mechanism.
End-of-power indication. 42 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 39.9 mm. Height 10.6 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 18-carat gold buckle.

Calibre L094.1 Manually wound, one-second constant-force escapement. 390 parts, 50 jewels (8 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 33.6 mm. Height 6.0 mm.

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RICHARD LANGE MINUTE REPEATER

Beyond the classic minute repeater.


The RICHARD LANGE MINUTE REPEATER puts the focus on one
of the most elaborate sound functions with a minute repeater, classically
executed but contemporarily evolved. When the integrated slide is
actuated, the striking mechanism strikes the hours, the quarter hours,
and the minutes.

When the repeater is activated, the sapphire-crystal caseback reveals


how the polished gong hammers execute the respective sequence
of strikes on the two gongs that are wrapped around the movement.
A refined system of artistically choreographed racks, snails, levers
and wheels controls the 191-part mechanism. Additionally, the strike-
work has a pause elimination feature. It skips the otherwise common
pause between the hour and minute strike when no double tone must
be struck for the quarter hours in the first 14 minutes after the top
of the hour.

Our most experienced watchmakers meticulously tune each of the


50 limited-edition watches like a precious musical instrument. Thanks
to the newly developed L122.1 manufacture calibre, the three-part
enamel dial crafted in-house and a platinum case that is water-resis-
tant to 2 bar (20 metres), this masterpiece lives up to even the loftiest
expectations.

Reference 606.079F

Functions Hours and minutes. Striking mechanism with minute repeater and pause elimination.
Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. 72 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 39.0 mm. Height 9.7 mm. Case water-resistant up to 2 bar (20 metres).
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 20/16 mm. 950 platinum deployant buckle.

Calibre L122.1 Manually wound. 415 parts, 39 jewels (4 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 30.0 mm. Height 5.4 mm.

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Boutique-exclusive
Case 950 platinum
Dial Solid white gold, white enamelled
Hands Blued steel
Edition 50 watches

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RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite”

Reference 760.032F Reference 760.026F

Case 18-carat pink gold Boutique-exclusive


Dial Solid silver, argenté Case 18-carat white gold
Hands Pink gold Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Blued steel

Functions Regulator dial with large minutes. Subsidiary hours with pivoting dial segment and subsidiary seconds
connected with the one-minute tourbillon and stop seconds. 36 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 41.9 mm. Height 12.2 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Strap width at the case/buckle 22/18 mm. 18-carat gold deployant buckle.

Calibre L072.1 Manually wound, fusée-and-chain transmission. 352 parts, including the chain which consists of 636 parts.
31 jewels and 1 diamond endstone (4 of which in screwed gold chatons).
Movement dimensions Diameter 33.6 mm. Height 7.6 mm.

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RICHARD LANGE PERPETUAL CALENDAR “Terraluna”

Reference 180.032FE Reference 180.026FE

Case 18-carat pink gold Case 18-carat white gold


Dial Solid silver, argenté Dial Solid silver, argenté
Hands Pink gold Hands Blued steel

Functions Regulator dial with large minutes, subsidiary hours, and subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Perpetual calendar
with outsize date, day of week, month, and leap-year display. Patented orbital moon-phase display with day/night indicator for
the northern hemisphere. Power-reserve indicator, 14 days power reserve.
Case Diameter 45.5 mm. Height 16.5 mm.
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar, earth, and celestial disc. Solid-gold applied arrow
marker and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Strap width at the case/buckle 22/18 mm. 18-carat gold deployant buckle.

Calibre L096.1 Manually wound, twin mainspring barrel and constant-force escapement. 787 parts, 80 jewels (2 of which in
screwed gold chatons). Solid-gold lunar, earth, and celestial disc.
Movement dimensions Diameter 37.3 mm. Height 11.1 mm.

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ODYSSEUS
IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN

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THE ODYSSEUS WATCH FAMILY

FINE WATCHMAKING ARTISTRY


MEETS SPORTY ELEGANCE.

At A. Lange & Söhne, the ODYSSEUS is The L155.1 DATOMATIC custom manufac-
the latest watch family intended for active ture calibre developed for the ODYSSEUS
users. Thanks to the screw-down crown, has a diameter of 32.9 millimetres. The
the screwed caseback and sealed buttons, black-rhodiumed central rotor with its cen-
the case has comparatively high water trifugal mass in 950 platinum bears the em-
resistance and is protected against extra- bossed signature DATOMATIC − it stands
neous factors. The inimitable design of for the combination of a date mechanism
the watch echoes traditional brand elements and automatic winding. To guarantee high
and reinterprets them. Brushed surfaces rate accuracy regardless of external fac-
and chamfered edges as well as tapered tors, the newly developed balance operates
buttons enhance the prominence of the at a frequency of 28,800 semi-oscilla-
three-part case. The interaction of various tions per hour (4 hertz). Typical traditional
surface textures and different levels plays A. Lange & Söhne hallmarks include plates
out on the dial as well. and bridges made of German silver, blued
screws and a screwed gold chaton.
In the sporty-elegant watch category, the
totally new self-winding movement with
a large-format date and day-of-week display
as well as the degree of artisanal perfec-
tion are unprecedented. Even those parts
that are concealed in the movement are
lavishly finished. Additionally, the move-
ment is assembled twice to ensure the
highest standard of quality.

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ODYSSEUS

Reference 363.117 Debut 2022 Reference 363.179

Boutique-exclusive Boutique-exclusive
Case Titanium Case Stainless steel
Dial Brass, ice-blue Dial Brass, dark-blue
Hands White gold Hands White gold
Bracelet Titanium Bracelet Stainless steel
Edition 250 watches

Reference 363.038 Reference 363.068

Functions Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Outsize date. Day-of-week display.
50 hours power reserve.
Case Diameter 40.5 mm. Height 11.1 mm. Case water-resistant up to 12 bar (120 metres).
Features Antireflective sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and screw-down crown.
Hour and minute hands as well as hour markers luminous. Titanium or stainless-steel bracelet, calfskin (hand-stitched)
or rubber strap. Bracelet/strap width at the case/buckle 26/19 mm. Titanium (ref. 363.117) or stainless-steel (ref. 363.179)
safety deployant buckle, 18-carat gold prong buckle (ref. 363.038 and 363.068).

Calibre L155.1 DATOMATIC Self-winding mechanism. Central rotor with shock-absorbing suspension, centrifugal mass
in 950 platinum. 312 parts, 31 jewels (1 of which in a screwed gold chaton). Hand-engraved balance bridge.
Movement dimensions Diameter 32.9 mm. Height 6.2 mm.

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Boutique-exclusive Boutique-exclusive
Case 18-carat white gold Case 18-carat white gold
Dial Brass, grey, partially embossed Dial Brass, grey, partially embossed
with a groove structure with a groove structure
Hands White gold Hands White gold
Strap Calfskin, dark-brown (with grey seam) Strap Rubber, black

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Imprint

Art credit

The following artwork has been published courtesy of the owner:

1) Fig. page 8/9: “Map showing the track & explorations of the German South Polar Expedition, 1902–3,
Royal Geographical Society 1904”.
Source: Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Geography Archive, estate of Erich von Drygalski.

2) Fig. page 8/9: “German South Polar Expedition, “Gauss” watch comparisons I, 8 August – 7 November 1901”.
Source: Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Geography Archive, estate of Erich von Drygalski, 79/1.

3) Fig. page 8/9: “In the tent, during one of the spring sledging journeys 1902; from left to right: Müller, Vanhöffen,
Gazert, Bidlingmaier, Drygalski”.
Source: Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Geography Archive, estate of Erich von Drygalski, Dry5821.

Fineness

In the carat system, the quality – or fineness – of precious metals is expressed in carat (karat is the preferred spelling
in the USA). The European system, based on one thousand weight units, is also commonplace. The two systems
correlate as follows:

18-carat gold is equivalent to 750/1000 gold,


21-carat gold is equivalent to 875/1000 gold,
and platinum is 950/1000 platinum.

There is a simple technical reason for the absence of pure gold and pure platinum in horology: both metals are too
“soft” for the production of watch and movement components. Gold and platinum are alloyed with other metals to
significantly increase their hardness. The different hues of pink, white and honey gold are also achieved by alloying.

Bearing jewels

The reference to “Rubine” on the plates of Lange movements applies to friction-­reducing, wear-resis­t­ant functional
jewels consisting of synthetically produced ruby for bearings, switching and detent elements and the escapement.
Because of the greater homogeneity of the crystalline structure as opposed to natural ruby with otherwise virtually
iden­tical physical and chemical properties, the use of synthetic ruby is very commonplace in watchmaking today.
The English equivalent of the German term “Rubine” is jewels.

Precious metals and jewels

As a certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council, we guarantee that all of our precious metals and jewels
are responsibly sourced. Long-standing partnerships and meticulous evidence on all invoices from our suppliers
guarantee that the raw materials (diamonds, gold and platinum) used for our watches come from legitimate sources.
The quality of our diamonds is tested and certified by an independent laboratory.

Alligator leather

As a long-standing member of the International Reptile Leather Association (IRV), A. Lange & Söhne rigorously
abides by the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The alligator leather used for our straps is sourced exclusively from alligator farms in the USA.

Please visit our website at www.alange-soehne.com/sustainability for further information about sustainability and
our use of resources.

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Edition 2022
Technical data and availability of models
subject to change.

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