A. Lange & Söhne

Direct from SIHH: the wristshots and movements shots of the 2016 Lange collection

 

I propose you this selection of pictures before coming back later to this solid 2016 collection.

As usual, Lange introduced a highly complicated watch (the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon) but for me the star of the show was the Richard Lange Jumping Seconds.

Let's browse quickly this collection.

The Saxonia Moon Phase is a very nice and elegant addition to the Saxonia line. Even if I regret the use of an automatic movement with a central rotor, its balanced dial and the nice combo between the date and the moonphase make it appealing even if it is not very original. A good surprise.

The watch is available in PG and WG.

The Saxonia Thin is redesigned and offers an even more purer dial.

The Grand Lange One Moonphase Lumen is not a surprise. It was an expected watch and I have to confess that it meets my expectations. It fully takes advantage of the glass features to offer a spectacular moonphase display which glows in the dark.

The Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon can't be considered as a mere evolution of the Datograph Perpetual. The addition of the Tourbillon obliged to redesigned the movement. The watch is thick (14,6mm), large but not bulky (4&,5mm) but these size and case height allow us to enjoy one of the most spectacular Lange movements.

Pure feast for the eyes:

The Lange One Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar now comes with a WG case and a grey dial:

Another non surprising watch is the new Lange One now available in WG what was also expected.

It offers the "night owls" style if you remember well. I would have preferred a more daring attitude here in order to create a clear gap with the 3 watches unveiled last year.

I will of course come back with details about this Richard Lange Jumping Seconds. This watch is for me the best of the collection and exactly what I expect from Lange: pure design with a touch of originality, a beautiful mouvement and a strong horological content. This LE of 100 pieces (in platinum) is housed in a case smaller than 40mm: 39,9mm to be precise.

The behaviour of the large second hand is nice to observe and totally consistent with the chronometric ambition of the Richard Lange collection.

I took advantage of the SIHH to shoot the 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst since I couldn't go to Dresden in December:

Conclusion:

A solid collection with a fantastic piece (the Richard Lange), with a strong demonstration of watchmaking (the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon), a quite convincing entry level watch (Saxonia Moonphase), a more original piece (Grand Lange One Moonophase Lumen) and some clever additions to the collection. A good year for Lange.

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