Earlier this year, A Lange & Söhne introduced the first watch in the brand's 25th Anniversary collection. The series honors the late Walter Lange, whose perseverance and passion enabled him to reestablish A Lange & Söhne in 1994. The brand was originally founded by Lange's great-grandfather in 1845, but it was expropriated after World War II and virtually disappeared. The 25th Anniversary watches are powered by existing movements, but boast distinguishing aesthetics that set them apart: silver dials with rich blue hands, numerals and accent colors. The alluring and complex Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar 25th Anniversary watch, built in a limited edition of 25 pieces, houses the 624-part, self-winding, in-house Caliber L082.1 with a patented stop-second function that allows time setting to within one-second accuracy. Visible through the sapphire crystal caseback is a blue and gold engraving with the historically important number 25.
Details
| Company | A Lange & Söhne |
| Price ($) | 335,800 |
| Price range | $300,000 - $400,000 |
| Price version | 18K White Gold |
| Carrats | 18K |
| Gender | Male |
| Case | Round |
| Complications | Moon Phase Retrograde Minutes Tourbillon Calendar Seconds Day/Night Indicator Hours Date Leap Year Day/Week Indicator Month Indicator |
| Tourbillon | Tourbillon |
| Water Resistance | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic |
| Power Reserve Range (hours) | 49 - 72 |
| Power Reserve | 50 hours |
| Case Size | Large (>39mm) |
| Case Diameter (mm) | 42 |
| Case Height (mm) | 12 |
| Case Back | Closed |
| Case Colour | White Gold |
| Case Material | White Gold |
| Dial Colour | Silver |
| Dial Material | Silver |
| Limited Edition | Limited edition |
| Caliber | L082.1 |
| Where to buy | A Lange & Söhne in New York |
| Reference Number | 720.066 |
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A Lange & Söhne showcases the supreme of German horology. Originally founded in 1845, the watchmaker persevered through Soviet nationalization, its trademark resurfacing in 1990 when it was realized and re-registered by Walter Lange. Early patrons and owners of its timepieces reflect the high regard in which the brand is held, having been worn by men of great prominence including the German Emperor Wilhelm II and Alexander II of Russia.Some of its most famous collections include the Lange 1 and Zeitwerk lines which assure the most intricate of assembly and finishing techniques, as well as carry the brand's distinctive outsize date which is three times the scope as those in watches of comparable dimensions. Recently sprung from the Zeitwerk family is the Minute Repeater piece which, melodically keeping time, is the first mechanical wristwatch to possess a jumping numeral display and decimal minute recurrence. The intricate ticking sounding from this timepiece mirrors the complexity of the watch itself, which is fashioned from 191 individually hand-finished fragments.
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