A. Lange & Sohne – 1815 ANUAL CALENDAR Gold Silver Dial Edition
Practical companion for the whole year
With a manually wound movement, analogue date,
day and month indications as well as a moon-phase display, the 1815 ANNUAL
CALENDAR presents itself as the classic interpretation of a complication that
is both attractive and useful.
The 1815 ANNUAL CALENDAR is the second A. Lange & Söhne timepiece endowed
with the eponymous calendar function. But in contrast to the self-winding SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR with an outsize
date presented in 2010, the new
model features a manually wound movement and an analogue date, following the
classic design and style principles of the 1815
watch family.
The manual winder is also a subtle homage to Ferdinand Adolph Lange.
In 1866, he obtained a patent in the
USA for his development of a crown
winder that would replace the hitherto commonplace key-operated winding works,
referring to it as "a useful
mechanism for winding and setting watches".
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Hovering over the argenté-coloured background of the classic dial, blued-steel hands indicate the time, complemented by the contrast-rich black Arabic numerals and the peripheral railway-track minute scale.
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On the
left, they display the day and on the right the month. From March to January, all
month durations are correctly indicated. Although it is shorter, the mechanism
treats February as a 30-day month, so on 1 March, a manual correction must be
performed.
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A button at 2 o'clock makes it possible to collectively advance all indications, for instance if the watch has stood still for a longer period of time. Additionally, three recessed push pieces allow separate corrections of the day, month and moon phase. For the first time in a Lange calendar model, the date can also be separately advanced with an additional recessed push piece.
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Because
the calendar module is only 1.4 millimetres high, the complete movement is very
slender. Despite its compactness, the new manually wound Calibre L051.3 has a maximum power reserve of 72 hours.
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One detail is instantly noticeable at a glance through the sapphire-crystal caseback: as a pointer to manual winding, the ratchet and crown wheels are visibly integrated into the German-silver three-quarter plate and decorated with solarisation.
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Screwed gold chatons, the screw balance, the whiplash spring and the hand-engraved balance cock harmoniously round out a movement finished to the ambitious standards of traditional Saxon watchmaking artistry.
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Screwed gold chatons, the screw balance, the whiplash spring and the hand-engraved balance cock harmoniously round out a movement finished to the ambitious standards of traditional Saxon watchmaking artistry.
Technical Specifications
Model: 1815 ANNUAL CALENDAR Gold Edition
Reference №: 238.032 - Pink Gold
Reference №: 238.026 - White Gold
Movement
Lange manufacture calibre L051.3.
Manually wound, crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards, decorated and assembled by hand.
The calendar module is only 1.4 millimetres high, the complete movement is very slender 5.7 mm.
Diameter: 30.6 millimetres; height: 5.7 millimetres
Movement parts: 342
Jewels: 26
Screwed gold chatons: 3
Escapement: Lever escapement
Oscillator: Shock-resistant screw balance; balance spring manufactured in-house
with a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, whiplash-spring beat adjustment system
Power reserve: 72 hours when fully wound
Functions
Hours, minutes and subsidiary seconds with stop seconds;
Annual calendar with analogue date, day of week and month;
moon-phase display; 72 hours power reserve
Operating elements:
Crown for winding the watch and setting the time.
Case versions:
- 18-carat Pink Gold
- 18-carat White Gold
Crystal and back: Sapphire crystal (Mohs hardness 9)
Dial
Solid silver, argenté
Hands
Pink gold and blued steel
Rhodiumed gold and blued steel
Strap
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Black or deep-brown.
Buckle: Pink-gold prong buckle
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