a. lange & sohne 701.001

Ludwig van Beethoven is world – renowned for his works – Fifth Symphony(Fate Symphony) in which the four – note prelude is a highlight. The new release – Lange Zeitwerk Striking Time Collection will turn a new leaf in the history of Lange. The wristwatch gives off a high pitch every fifteen minutes and a lower pitch on the hour. Historically, the wristwatch is a first that is fitted with musical sound timekeeping function, yet not by chance for it was intended for the new era in combination of its extraordinary design features as well as watch – *** idea of breaking fresh ground about two years ago. And its mechanical design concept is the very precondition of its integrated automatic sound gear train.In the precision watch***, every quarter timekeeping function which can be started and turned off at any time is rare yet absolutely practical. You just need to press the button at the 4 o'clock position to turn the time announcing device to mute. What's more, the quiet mode can be affirmed simply by seeing whether the mallet deviates from the sound spring through the sapphire crystal. To pull out the crown can reset the mallet so that the time set is available, and the time announcing device won't be started or disturbed by accident.The jumping dial faultlessly embodies the *** style of the Lange Zeitwerk Striking Time, *** the time display clear at a glance. Its case is 44. 2mm wide. Fitted with the self – regulating L043. 2 manual movement, the watch is able to provide a 36 – hour power reserve. Its case is available in either 18K white gold or platinum, and the platinum style is offered as a limited edition of 100 pieces worldwide. In addition to those with black dial matched with white gold case, the 100 limited – edition watches are with rhodium – plated dial. With innovative technology and outstanding timekeeping performance, the Lange Zeitwerk Striking Time certainly will become the observed of all observers. Surely, it is an example of divine inspiration.

A very interesting success story, A. Lange & Sohne (A Lange & Sons) was created in 1845, in Germany, in a small town in Saxony, by a young entrepreneur, who transformed his family business into one of the most appreciated watch-*** powerhouses in the world. After the Second World War, in 1948, the brand's owners were expropriated by the Soviet administration, and A. Lange & Sohne ceased to exist until 1990 when, with the help of the prestigious Richemont group, the brand started again to produce timepieces extremely appreciated by the watch connoisseurs worldwide. A. Lange and Sohne Tourbograph Pour le Merite Picture Gallery Recently the renowned German watch manufacturer presented another remarkable diamond-set variation of the sophisticated Tourbograph Pour le Merite watch, an amazing timepiece that combines the accuracy of a split-seconds chronograph, the pure mechanical beauty of a tourbillon complication, with the constant torque delivery of the fusee-and-chain transmission and the functionality of the power reserve indicator. Beautifully sculpted in titanium, the glamorous Tourbograph Pour le Merite watch masterfully combines the watchmaker's artisanship with the jeweler's delicate art.This superb timepiece features a 41.2 mm, round titanium case set with 201 baguette-cut diamonds; the watch's bracelet was paved with the seductive glitter of 175 precious stones, all in all the watch features diamonds summing 40 carats. A close glimpse at the superb silhouette of the Tourbograph Pour le Merite watch reveals a meticulous attention to the purity of the finest detail touch, it features high-end diamond setting alongside the case' s flanks, bezel and lugs, as well as on the winding crown and chronograph push pieces.This luxurious object of horological art is animated by a true masterpiece of mechanical mastery, the extremely complex, hand-wound Calibre L903.0 movement executed in a close collaboration with Switzerland's most renowned complication specialist Renaud & Papi. The movement comprises 45 jewels, and over 1,000 individual parts, which demonstrate wonderful finishing manufactured according to the centenary tradition of the Saxon watchmaker. The sophisticated movement features a balance wheal that oscillates at a frequency of 21,600 beats per hour and ensures a 36-hours power reserve. The superb finish of the movement can be, moreover admired through an exhibition case back.The timepiece features an elegant silver dial, which displays the tourbillon complication, embellished with countless alluring details, through an aperture positioned at 6 o'clock; also, the watch ensures splits-seconds chronograph function that allows the watch's owner to track two independent elapsed time intervals.A true masterpiece of horological art, this fascinating one-of-a-kind edition for Dubail, created by A. Lange & Sohne comes for the mind-numbing price of to 1.2 million Euros.A. Lange and Sohne Tourbograph Pour le Merite, 9.0 out of 10 based on 3 ratings