A. Lange & Söhne Presents an Elegant Trio of Timekeeping Novelties at Watches & Wonders 2025

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At Watches & Wonders 2025, A. Lange & Söhne impresses visitors once more by displaying its exceptional technical and aesthetic skills, offering three iconic timepieces that embody the brand’s knack for combining innovation with lasting sophistication. Some standout pieces are:
– The Minute Repeater Perpetual, a remarkable fusion of a chiming mechanism and perpetual calendar in a limited platinum case.
– The Odysseus Honey Gold, featuring a brown dial reminiscent of mocha mousse, alongside
– Two new 1815 references.

1815

The 1815 watch, crafted as a homage to renowned Glashütte watchmaker Ferdinand Adolph Lange (born in the year reflected in its name), comes in two case variants: pink gold and white gold. This classy timepiece, measuring 34 mm in diameter, appeals to those who appreciate a subtle yet refined three-hand watch. Its classic design and exceptional comfort make it an excellent choice for everyday business attire.

1815 showcases the debut of the L152.1 Manufacture caliber at its core. This new movement combines classic aesthetics with intricate embellishments visible through its transparent caseback. Notable aspects include a balance cock hand-carved and engraved, the distinctive three-quarter plate adorned with Glashütte ribbing, and thermally blued screws coupled with gold chatons for striking accents. This manually wound movement, the 75th since the company’s re-emergence, boasts an innovative oscillation system incorporating a balance spring crafted in-house and a large screw balance. This results in exceptional precision and a power reserve of 72 hours.

Minute Repeater Perpetual

The watch “Minute Repeater Perpetual” by A. Lange & Söhne merges two intricate functions – a minute repeater and an everlasting calendar, demonstrating the brand’s expertise in mechanics and artisanal skill. The minute repeater mechanism includes two delicately adjusted gongs that ring out the hours, quarter-hours, and minutes with remarkable clarity, thanks to sophisticated components like a patented hammer blocker and a device to prevent pauses. This 194-part system, visible through the sapphire-crystal caseback, blends precision technology with platinum’s sound qualities to produce a melodious and polished tone.

This watch combines an intricate chime feature with a self-correcting calendar system that provides accurate representations of date, day, month, and leap years without needing adjustment for a century at a time. The moonphase display, adorned with 750 gold moons and encircled by hand-carved stars, mirrors the lunar cycle exceptionally well and requires correction just once every 122.6 years. The watch’s four-section enamel dial in white gold, accentuated by stylish circular edges, offers excellent readability while highlighting its artisanal workmanship. With a 40.5 mm platinum casing and limited to only 50 units, this remarkable piece epitomizes the brand’s history of merging cutting-edge technology with classic aesthetics.

Odysseus Honey Gold

The Odysseus, initially launched in 2019 as A. Lange & Söhne’s initial luxury sports watch, has experienced multiple updates in steel, white gold, and titanium. For the first time, this model is unveiled in the brand’s exclusive HONEYGOLD® alloy, accompanied by a brown dial reminiscent of mocha mousse that harmonizes with the case’s warm hue and remarkable toughness. The watch boasts large displays for the date and day of the week, along with luminous lancet-shaped hands and hour markers, ensuring clear legibility. Its design integrates brushed surfaces, chamfered edges, and a slim bezel to create a sophisticated blend of sporty and elegant visuals, further enhanced by the smooth transition of the five-row honey-gold bracelet.

The heart of the Odysseus watch is the L155.1 Datomic Manufacture caliber, a durable self-winding mechanism that combines precision with dependability. This advanced system, exposed through an open caseback, features a skeletonized rotor adorned with a platinum centrifugal mass, uncured German silver plates, and blue screws. Running at 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour, the caliber offers both energy efficiency and exceptional accuracy.

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2025-04-03 04:26