The brand-new GRAND LANGE 1 reflects A. Lange & Söhne’s ambition to achieve ever-new milestones in horology. Its true grandeur comes to the fore not only with a case diameter of 41 millimetres, but also in numerous remarkable details.
The new model excels with a reduced height of 8.2 millimetres. The off-centre display of the time includes the Lange outsize date in a gold-framed double aperture, a power-reserve indicator with the characteristic “UP/DOWN” inscription, recessed subsidiary dials with concentric lines and flat appliques. Gently bevelled chamfers assure balanced transitions from the subsidiary dials to the granularly textured main dial. This allows high-contrast highlighting of the hands, the Roman numerals and the lozenge-shaped markers in white or pink gold. The resulting dial is remarkably vivid, exquisitely modelled, and elegant.
The proven manually wound calibre L095.1 powers the new GRAND LANGE 1 as well. Due to the enlarged proportions relative to the LANGE 1 with hand arbors slightly shifted outward, it respects the model family’s design code down to the smallest detail. Contrary to the LANGE 1, it has only one mainspring barrel instead of a double barrel with two stacked mainsprings. But thanks to the larger diameter, it also achieves a maximum power reserve of 72 hours.
The movement, assembled twice, can be admired through the sapphire-crystal caseback. It consists of 397 parts that are elaborately finished by hand, even though they are then concealed beneath the three-quarter plate that is made of untreated German silver and decorated with Glashütte ribbing.
Technical Specifications:
Grande Lange 1 (pink gold) – 41mm case in 18-carat pink gold, solid silver-grey dial, black hand-stitched leather strap, £41,700
Grande Lange 1 (white gold) – 41mm case in 18-carat white gold solid silver-grey dial, red-brown hand-stitched leather strap, £41,700
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