Since its debut in 1999, the award-winning Datograph with its unique combination of technical finesse, elaborate artisanal artistry, and exceptional design has turned into a symbol of the pursuit of innovation that has distinguished A. Lange & Söhne for decades. For Watches & Wonders 2024, the brand has presented a new limited edition Datograph Up/Down ref. 405.028 with a blue dial. Cased in 18K white gold, the watch is available in a highly exclusive limited edition of 125 pieces.
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From the Editor: My 12 Favorite Watches of 2023
As I wrap up the year here at WCL, I decided to put together a list of my favorite 12 watches of 2023. Each of these watches sang to me one way or another during 2023 so I thought it would be good to share with all of you and celebrate each of the months of the year that is now ending. There is a little bit of everything for everyone, from Vacheron Constantin to Ferdinand Berthoud and everything in between including IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Tudor. Now let’s take a look at the best watches of 2023.
News: A. Lange & Söhne Opens New Flagship in New York City
The German watch manufacture A. Lange & Söhne is embarking on further expansion in the U.S. with the opening of its flagship boutique in New York City. Located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Madison Avenue, the location features the brand’s new interior design concept. Located in Manhattan’s iconic Upper East Side near Central Park on Madison Avenue and 63rd Street, A. Lange & Söhne’s newest flagship boutique offers a broad selection of the brand’s six watch families, including limited editions and boutique exclusives.
Introducing: A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone in Platinum
A timepiece for globetrotters is the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone that is now available in platinum with a rhodium colored dial. A watch that displays the time at home and in another time zone in one glance with ring-shaped day/night displays and the daylight-saving time indication for the second time zone expand the already high degree of functionality. This year, the monochrome color combination adds a timeless elegance to the technical sophistication.
Introducing: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar in White Gold with Pink Gold Dial
Now presented in an 18K white gold case with a gorgeous solid pink gold dial —salmon color— comes the new A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar combining three of the most sophisticated watchmaking complications in a classic design. The equally rare and ambitious combination of a split-seconds or rattrapante chronograph with a perpetual calendar now appears with a stunning pink gold dial in a limited edition of only 100 pieces.
News: A. Lange & Söhne Opens 8th U.S. Boutique in Boston
Located on the distinguished Newbury Street and nestled closely by America's oldest public park, Boston Common, this 10 Newbury Street destination is featuring the brand’s new interior design concept. With notes of Bauhaus design principles, the company has succeeded in creating brand environments that fuse art, craftsmanship, and technology in one, reflecting the brand’s values down to the tiniest detail.
Introducing: A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Titanium Limited Edition
The new A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus in titanium is designed for ambitious individuals who want a watch that accompanies them in life’s most memorable moments. Its development is inspired by the concept of an artisanally perfected timepiece which is so robust and water resistant that it can also be worn in leisure and sports settings. The large day and date display can be conveniently adjusted with the prominent tapered buttons.
Eye Candy: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Chronograph in 18K Pink Gold
Endowed with column-wheel mechanism, a flyback function and a pulsometer scale, the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Chronograph is a favorite here at WCL. This chronograph is the perfect choice for purists in search of a technically flawless stopwatch that is reduced to the quintessential functions. The slender chronograph sweep seconds hand is activated with a pusher at 2 o’clock and measures down to one-fifth of a second.
W&W 2021: A. Lange & Söhne Little Lange 1 Moon Phase. As Beautiful as a Starry Night.
Thousands of tiny stars seem to sparkle on the dark-blue dial of the new A. Lange & Söhne Little Lange 1 Moon Phase in its 18K white gold case with or without diamonds on its bezel. It is coated with dark-blue gold flux that shimmers with a copper hue. A white gold moon accurately orbits along its course beneath the iconic Lange outsize date. The second version with diamonds features a bezel set with 56 brilliant-cut top Wesselton VVS diamonds —1.2 carats— creates a radiant frame for the fascinating dial.
Watches & Wonders 2020: A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
For the first time ever in a mechanical watch, the new A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater combines a jumping numerals display with a decimal minute repeater. As a sequel to its launch in 2015, the new Zeitwerk Minute Repeater comes in a 30-piece limited edition in 18K white gold with a 44.2 mm case and a deep blue solid silver dial. A totally new interpretation of the classic complication, the striking mechanism sounds in ten-minute intervals instead of quarter-hours with double strikes.
Insider: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Chronograph in 18K Pink Gold. Hands-on with a Cornerstone Timepiece from Germany's Finest Watchmaker.
This year, A. Lange & Söhne has decided to add two new 18K pink gold models to the successful 1815 Chronograph collection. Endowed with column-wheel mechanism, a flyback function and a pulsometer scale, the two new watches are available with black —ref. 414.031— or silvered colored —ref. 414.032— dials. While the black dial version is a very nice watch, there is something about the silvered colored dial model that we absolutely love.
News: Presenting the new A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst. A 20-Piece Limited Edition.
First launched at the SIHH 2013 and awarded two prizes at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève the same year —not only it received the Grande Complication Prize but also the Public Prize—, the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar which we reviewed here, just got even better, if that is even possible at all. The new A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst just unveiled in Florence, Italy demonstrates how artisanal virtuosity becomes truly grand art.
Insider: A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual 'Pour le Mérite'. Hands-on with the Fifth Masterpiece from Lange.
The new A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual 'Pour le Mérite' not only combines four amazing horological complications in one watch, but is also happens to be the fifth masterpiece from Lange that is flawlessly designed bringing the best of their DNA into one watch. Featuring a curved bridge to hold its impressive tourbillon cage, the Tourbograph Perpetual 'Pour le Mérite' is available in a limited edition of 50 pieces and priced at more than half a million U.S. dollars.
SIHH 2017: A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Decimal Strike Honey Gold. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
Signaling the time in ten-minute intervals is what the new A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Decimal Strike is all about. This new Lange joins the three other Zeitwerks in an 18K honey gold —A. Lange & Söhne exclusive gold alloy— 100-piece limited edition. With its striking mechanism sounding every ten minutes. First launched in 2009, the Zeitwerk is the most modern and unconventional way of telling time from the A. Lange & Söhne lineup.
SIHH 2017: New A. Lange & Söhne Lange 31 in White Gold with Grey Dial. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
For nearly a decade, the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 31 has been the first and only mechanical wristwatch with a power reserve of 31 days and a patented constant-force escapement that continuously delivers uniform torque. Last week at the SIHH 2017 in Geneva, A. Lange & Söhne unveiled a new variation of the Lange 31 —up until now only available in platinum as ref. 130.025 or in 18K rose gold as ref. 130.032— in 18K white gold with a grey dial. This new watch is limited to 100 watches.
SIHH 2017: New A. Lange & Söehne 1815 Annual Calendar. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
Without a doubt the new A. Lange & Söhne is one of our favorite watches released this year at the SIHH 2017, as it opens a new entry level price point for the brand offering one of the most useful complications out there. With a dial layout similar to that of a Perpetual Calendar, the new A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar could fool anyone from afar. With a generous 40 mm case in either 18K white gold or 18K pink gold and a manual wound movement, the new 1815 Annual Calendar features date, day, month and moon phase indicator.
News: Pre-SIHH 2017 A. Lange & Söhne Unveils the new Lange 1 Moon Phase with New Calibre L121.3.
In 2002, the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Moon Phase was first presented by this manufacture from Saxony. The Lange 1 Moon Phase is without a doubt the most successful watch from A. Lange & Söhne with its highly popular astronomical complication. The new Lange 1 Moon Phase has now been endowed with a new manual wound movement that takes on a particularly realistic approach by combining the moon-phase display with a day/night indicator.
Rare Bird: A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Luminous in Platinum. One of the 100 Pieces Ever Made.
Without a doubt, one of the most unique and coolest watches from A. Lange & Söhne is the Zeitwerk model. However, if you want to think of an even cooler Zeitwerk —if that is even possible—, you need to think of the 100-piece limited edition Zeitwerk Luminous in platinum ref. 140.035. Originally launched in 2010, this is one of the most coveted Lange timepieces out there as the 100 pieces that were made, quickly sold out.
Leap Year 2016: 10 Perpetual Calendar Watches You Could Be Wearing on Leap Day. A Very Special Day for Perpetual Calendar Owners.
Today, February 29, 2016 is a very special day for many reasons. However, what makes this day more special than others, especially for those owning a Perpetual Calendar watch, is the magic surrounding the date change that occurred last night and the one that will occur tonight at midnight as your Perpetual Calendars instantly snap from February 29 to March 1st. To celebrate such a special day, we have put together a list of top ten perpetual calendar watches that you could be wearing on a day like today.
SIHH 2016: Presenting the new A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Moon Phase. Hands-on Live Pictures & Pricing.
Here's the fifth of the seven new watches launched by A. Lange & Söhne at the SIHH 2016 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève. The latest model of the Saxonia family stands out with its lucid design and the compelling combination of two popular complications with a precise moon-phase display and the characteristic Lange oversized date. The new A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Moon Phase with its 40 mm case is available in 18K rose gold ref. 384.032 or 18K white gold ref. 384.026.
