A. Lange & Sohne – LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL Calendar Edition

A. Lange & Söhne – SAXONIA LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL Calendar Gold Limited Edition 2021

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LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL

The LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL was the first mechanical wristwatch to combine a perpetual calendar with the Lange outsize date. It differs from other calendar timepieces with small but subtle features such as the ZERO-RESET mechanism and a main corrector for simultaneously advancing all calendar displays.On the occasion of its 20th birthday, it now comes in white gold or pink gold, both combined with a blue dial, each in a 50-watch limited edition.

If you have a keen eye for subtle differences, you can enjoy some fascinating details on this year's novelties by A. Lange & Söhne, accentuated beautifully by the summer daylight.

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Our lives are finally moving outdoors again, and we can shift from working inside at home to working in cafes and gardens. Outside in the lovely light of summer is where the numerous special features of the summer novelties by A. Lange & Söhne come into their own. These offer a rich variety of aesthetic, handcrafted and technical refinements. Each of the 3D-effect dials on the CABARET TOURBILLON HANDWERKSKUNST, LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL and SAXONIA THIN is tailored to the character of the respective limited edition. The surfaces of the manufacture calibres, which are lavishly finished manually, will delight connoisseurs thanks to their painstakingly applied polishes, decorative finishes and engravings.

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Instead of shooting these items in the studio, our photographer opted to engage directly with his subject out in the open air. By taking advantage of the natural sunlight, he was able to skilfully showcase the fine differences that set the new models by A. Lange & Söhne apart.

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When the LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL was introduced in March 2001, it was the first and only self-winding watch with a perpetual calendar, Lange's iconic outsize-date display, a ZERO-RESET function and a main corrector for simultaneously advancing all calendar displays. This is still true today. 

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The development and ongoing success of this exceptional watch is credited to a highly motivated team of experts, and specifically to one gifted individual, Günter Blümlein. The co-founder and first CEO of the manufactory spared no effort to meld horological beauty and artisanal perfection.

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This was accomplished in a particularly impressive manner with the LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL, which was launched a few months prior to his untimely death. On the occasion of its 20th birthday, it now comes in white gold or pink gold, in limited editions of 50 watches each.

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The blue dials of both new versions of the LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL are crafted from solid silver. The applied Roman numerals, underlaid with an embossed groove structure, prominently stand out against the dark background. On the white-gold model, they are made of rhodiumed gold – just like the hands, appliques and lunar disc – and of pink gold on the pink-gold version.

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The hands for the hours, minutes, days of the week and month are luminous, as are the hour markers along the minute scale. A dark-blue leather strap with a prong buckle in white gold or pink gold complements the harmony of the timepiece.

A perpetual calendar unlike any other

"Innovation and differentiating design elements are key parameters for us," Günter Blümlein once said in an interview. "Our watches must be classic and understated in looks, sleek, useful, and essentially German in nature." At A. Lange & Söhne, this ambition steadily evolved into a cultural statement that emphasises subtle differences and manifests itself in many details. The LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL lives up to these lofty expectations in every respect.

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The design of the dial complies with the principle of information hierarchy, assuring the best and most intuitive legibility of the calendar displays. As the most important information element, the outsize date is prominently positioned. The subsidiary dial on the left shows the day of the week; the one on the right displays the month. The perpetual calendar takes into account the different durations of the months in a four-year cycle, including those of the leap years. Once the watch is correctly set, a manual adjustment of the date is not needed until the year 2100.

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The moon-phase display at 6 o'clock, paired with the subsidiary seconds dial, is also a long-term indication; it only requires a correction of one day every 122.6 years. All calendar displays can be advanced collectively with a (recessed) main corrector at 10 o'clock. They can also be set separately.

Horological artistry with automatic winding

The self-winding L922.1 Sax-0-Mat calibre features the ZERO-RESET mechanism developed by Lange. When the crown is pulled, the balance wheel stops and the seconds hand jumps to the zero position.

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This simplifies and speeds up time setting. The bidirectionally winding rotor ensures that the maximum power reserve of 46 hours is attained within just a short time on the wrist. Integrated in the three-quarter plate, it consists of 21-carat gold with a centrifugal mass in platinum. This makes the escapement with hand-engraved balance cock and classic whiplash precision index adjuster readily visible.

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Thanks to a movement height of merely 5.7 millimetres, the watch has a very slender silhouette. The case has a diameter of 38.5 millimetres and a height of just 10.2 millimetres. Artisanal perfection down to the smallest detail makes the LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL an horological work of art for perpetuity. Not visible but tangible is the uncompromising benchmark of quality expressed by the two-fold assembly of all Lange manufacture calibres.

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About A. Lange & Söhne
Dresden watchmaker Ferdinand Adolph Lange laid the cornerstone of Saxony's precision watchmaking industry when he established his manufactory in 1845. His precious pocket watches remain highly coveted among collectors all over the world. The company was expropriated after World War II, and the name A. Lange & Söhne nearly vanished. In 1990, Ferdinand Adolph Lange's great-grandson Walter Lange had the courage to relaunch the brand. Today, Lange crafts only a few thousand wristwatches per year, predominantly in gold or platinum. They are endowed exclusively with proprietary movements that are lavishly decorated by hand and assembled twice. With 67 manufacture calibres developed since 1990, A. Lange & Söhne has secured a top-tier position in the world of watchmaking. Brand icons such as the LANGE 1 with the first outsize date in a regularly produced wristwatch, and the ZEITWERK with its precisely jumping numerals display, rank among the company's greatest successes. Exceptional complications such as the ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER, the TRIPLE SPLIT, and the so far most complicated model, the GRAND COMPLICATION presented in 2013 in a six-watch limited edition, reflect the manufactory's determination to achieve ever new pinnacles in its tradition-steeped horological artistry. Launched in 2019, the sporty-elegant ODYSSEUS marks the beginning of a new chapter for A. Lange & Söhne.

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Technical Specifications

Model: SAXONIA LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL Calendar Edition

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Pink Gold Reference no. 310.037              White Gold Reference no. 310.028  

Movement
Lange manufacture calibre:  Calibre  L922.1
Measurements
Diameter: 26.5millimetres, height: 5.7 millimetres
Power reserve of 46 hours
Case

• White Gold 
• Pink Gold

Diameter: 38.5millimetres,
Height: 10.2 millimetres
Dial
Ssilver, blue
Hands  white gold
Strap
Blue Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Buckle: Gold Lange prong buckle

Limited Edition  to 50 timepieces
This edition is available in the A. Lange & Söhne boutiques.

Price: 91.000 €*
*Recommended retail price in Germany including VAT. Non-binding quotation, prices subject to change.


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ARNOLD & SON – EIGHT-DAY Power Reserve Steel 43 Guilloche Dial

 

ARNOLD & SON – EIGHT-DAY Power Reserve Steel 43 Guilloche Dial 2021

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 Eight-Day
The eighth day dawns

With a new steel bracelet, Arnold & Son presents an updated version of one of its essential models. The Eight-Day collection by Arnold & Son is an emphatic tribute to John Arnold’s marine chronometers.

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Its eight-day power reserve, the design of its hands and hour-markers, the subtle sophistication of its case, and its omnipresent details make it an iconic creation by the most British of Swiss brands.

Sophisticated case attachments

For the first time, this 43 mm-diameter steel Eight-Day incorporates a steel bracelet. Every element of its understated, three-link design bears a high-quality finish. The side links are carefully polished while the centre links are vertical satin-brushed to create a dynamic line.  

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In an essential detail, the first two outer links present the same length and curvature as the lugs. This design decision heightens the unity between case and bracelet for a more harmonious whole.

Case details

Behind creative details such as the guilloché dial which give the Eight-Day its unique look, this collections on steel bracelet retains its core assets. First, the case, with its fine, domed bezel to reveal as much of the dial as possible. The piece keeps its complex profile; the case sides are polished with a “bassiné” construction, incorporating Arnold & Son’s signature tiers and overhangs.

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These contribute to the slimmer lines of the watch, already a mere 10.70 mm in thickness. What is more, the contour of the curved lugs presents a polished recess that highlights the raised satin-finished central section.

More than a week

This case, with its numerous sophisticated details, houses the A&S1016 calibre. Like all the calibres used by Arnold & Son, it was entirely developed, produced, decorated, assembled, adjusted and cased up in the brand's manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds. This calibre is based on a double series-mounted barrel. When combined with its oscillation frequency of 3 Hz, this allows for an exceptional autonomy of 192 hours – or eight days, hence the name.

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Furthermore, the case-back side of the A&S1016 calibre is skeletonised, revealing the spaces above the barrels, gear train and escapement. Running across its surface are radiating Côtes de Genève originating from the balance staff, the movement’s nerve centre. Lastly, its edges are lowered and polished, including in the many spaces left open in the skeletonised case back.

Inner life

The Eight-Day encompasses countless details, making it a watch that is as elegant as it is easy to wear. Easy to wear because its thickness and steel bracelet make it an object suited to daily use.

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Elegant because the combination of colours and textures produces an endlessly shifting play of light. This brings the Eight-Day to life, animating all its surfaces, from the bracelet to the case and its contents.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection:  EIGHT-DAY

Model:  EIGHT-DAY Power Reserve

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Movement
Calibre    A&S1016, manual-winding mechanical
Jewels     33
Diameter    33.00 mm
Thickness    4.70 mm
Power reserve     192 hours
Frequency     3 Hz / 21,600 vph
Decoration    mainplate: palladium-treated
      bridges: skeletonised, polished edges, radiating Côtes de Genève
wheels: circular-grained
       screws: blued, bevelled and mirror-polished screw heads
    chatons: 18-carat white gold
Functions    hours, minutes, small seconds, power reserve indicator, date
Dial
Blue, black or silver guilloché
Case
Material    stainless steel
Diameter     43.00 mm
Crystal    domed sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating on both sides
Case back     sapphire crystal
Water-resistance     30 metres / 100 feet
Bracelet
Material    stainless steel
Buckle    deployant, triple fold, stainless steel

Retail price    CHF 13,100 (excl. tax)    subject to change

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