A. Lange & Sohne – SAXONIA Moon Phase White Gold NEW
Unveiled at the SIHH in January, the SAXONIA MOON PHASE is now becoming available at points of sale. It pairs an accurate moon-phase display with the striking Lange outsize date. A photo shoot against a Saxon backdrop in the moonlight aptly expresses the perfect combination of precision and aesthetics. The portrayal kicks off an international online event.
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Astronomy, photography, and space travel are the three key disciplines that have given us close-up encounters with the moon. But, despite the latest insights, it has lost none of its allegorical fascination. After all, the magical appeal that science took away from the moon was given back to it by art across the centuries – with numerous oeuvres in literature, music, painting and photography.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... BIG FOTO
It this context, photography plays a double role: With faithful depictions or artistic interpretation, it can enlighten or enchant. In 1865, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, the pioneer of astrophotography, created the first detailed image of the moon in his Manhattan observatory. Some forty years later, legendary camera artist Edward Steichen created "The Pond – Moonlight", a milestone in artistic lunar photography that was sold at auction in 2006 for 2.9 million US dollars.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... BIG FOTO
The same title would also befit the photograph that shows the SAXONIA MOON PHASE in front of the Rakotz Bridge in Saxony's Rhododendron Park in Kromlau. In the silvery light of the full moon, the bridge and its mirror image on the water's surface blend to become a perfect circle.
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The picture constitutes the launch of a worldwide online project in which twelve horology bloggers and web journalists in twelve cities manifest their photographic involvement with the watch. The underlying theme is a bridge in the light of a full moon. The first full-moon photo shoot in Saxony will be followed by further photo sessions in Copenhagen, London, Tokyo, Paris, Sydney, New York, Oslo, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai and Warsaw.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... FOTO
With the moon-phase display of the SAXONIA MOON PHASE, A. Lange & Söhne succeeded in fusing precision and aesthetics in an ingenious ensemble. Its seven-stage transmission is designed with such accuracy that the display only needs to be corrected by one day every 122.6 years.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... BIG FOTO
The deep blue hue of the solid-silver lunar disc is the result of a patented coating. Its 852 stars are cut out with a laser beam. The outsize-date display in the gold-framed twin aperture visually counterbalances the subsidiary seconds dial that also incorporates the moon-phase display.
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Technical Specifications
Model: SAXONIA Moon Phase
Reference: № 384.026 18-carat White Gold
Movement: Lange manufacture caliber: L086.5
Movement measures:
Diameter: 30.4 millimetres; height: 5.2 millimetres
Number of movement parts / jewels: 325/40
Escapement: Lever escapement
Oscillator:
Shock-resistant screw balance, balance spring manufactured in-house
with a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, precision
beat-adjustment system with lateral setscrew and whiplash spring
Power reserve: 72 hours when fully wound
Functions:
Hours and minutes; subsidiary-seconds dial with stop-seconds
mechanism; outsize date; moon-phase display
Case measures:
Case: 18-carat White Gold
Diameter: 40.0 millimetres; height: 9.8 millimetres
Dial: Solid silver, argenté
Hands: Rhodiumed gold
Strap:
Hand-stitched crocodile strap, black
Clasp:
Lange prong buckle in white gold
Case versions:
Reference: № 384.032 18-carat Pink Gold
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Contact information for the media
Arnd Einhorn, Director Press and PR
* Tel.: +49 (0)35053 44 5505
* E-mail: presse@lange-soehne.com
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Moon over Saxony
The new SAXONIA MOON PHASE
is the star of a global photography project
Unveiled at the SIHH in January, the SAXONIA MOON PHASE is now becoming available at points of sale. It pairs an accurate moon-phase display with the striking Lange outsize date. A photo shoot against a Saxon backdrop in the moonlight aptly expresses the perfect combination of precision and aesthetics. The portrayal kicks off an international online event.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... BIG FOTO
Astronomy, photography, and space travel are the three key disciplines that have given us close-up encounters with the moon. But, despite the latest insights, it has lost none of its allegorical fascination. After all, the magical appeal that science took away from the moon was given back to it by art across the centuries – with numerous oeuvres in literature, music, painting and photography.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... BIG FOTO
It this context, photography plays a double role: With faithful depictions or artistic interpretation, it can enlighten or enchant. In 1865, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, the pioneer of astrophotography, created the first detailed image of the moon in his Manhattan observatory. Some forty years later, legendary camera artist Edward Steichen created "The Pond – Moonlight", a milestone in artistic lunar photography that was sold at auction in 2006 for 2.9 million US dollars.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... BIG FOTO
The same title would also befit the photograph that shows the SAXONIA MOON PHASE in front of the Rakotz Bridge in Saxony's Rhododendron Park in Kromlau. In the silvery light of the full moon, the bridge and its mirror image on the water's surface blend to become a perfect circle.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... FOTO
The picture constitutes the launch of a worldwide online project in which twelve horology bloggers and web journalists in twelve cities manifest their photographic involvement with the watch. The underlying theme is a bridge in the light of a full moon. The first full-moon photo shoot in Saxony will be followed by further photo sessions in Copenhagen, London, Tokyo, Paris, Sydney, New York, Oslo, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai and Warsaw.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... FOTO
With the moon-phase display of the SAXONIA MOON PHASE, A. Lange & Söhne succeeded in fusing precision and aesthetics in an ingenious ensemble. Its seven-stage transmission is designed with such accuracy that the display only needs to be corrected by one day every 122.6 years.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... BIG FOTO
The deep blue hue of the solid-silver lunar disc is the result of a patented coating. Its 852 stars are cut out with a laser beam. The outsize-date display in the gold-framed twin aperture visually counterbalances the subsidiary seconds dial that also incorporates the moon-phase display.
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Technical Specifications
Model: SAXONIA Moon Phase
Reference: № 384.026 18-carat White Gold
Movement: Lange manufacture caliber: L086.5
Movement measures:
Diameter: 30.4 millimetres; height: 5.2 millimetres
Number of movement parts / jewels: 325/40
Escapement: Lever escapement
Oscillator:
Shock-resistant screw balance, balance spring manufactured in-house
with a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, precision
beat-adjustment system with lateral setscrew and whiplash spring
Power reserve: 72 hours when fully wound
Functions:
Hours and minutes; subsidiary-seconds dial with stop-seconds
mechanism; outsize date; moon-phase display
Case measures:
Case: 18-carat White Gold
Diameter: 40.0 millimetres; height: 9.8 millimetres
Dial: Solid silver, argenté
Hands: Rhodiumed gold
Strap:
Hand-stitched crocodile strap, black
Clasp:
Lange prong buckle in white gold
Case versions:
Reference: № 384.032 18-carat Pink Gold
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Contact information for the media
Arnd Einhorn, Director Press and PR
* Tel.: +49 (0)35053 44 5505
* E-mail: presse@lange-soehne.com
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