A Lange & Sohne Datograph Watches

Looking at the 2011 A. Lange & Sohne collection, I find little not to like.? Of course Lange’s watches tend to appeal to watch aficionados with more traditional tastes, and of this is fully by design.? A strong sense of tradition across all aspects of the Lange manufacture is quite evident — and it is what makes A. Lange, A. Lange, at least for me.? Like many of A. Lange’s watches, this new Saxonia Dual Time watch seems flawless in every way.? Clean, uncluttered dial with meticulously placed markings and lettering, a modest case size (40mm), and of course impeccable finishing.? The watch is perfectly traditional in every way.

Among other amazing creations unveiled by A. Lange & Sohne at this year’s SIHH watch exhibition in Geneva was this beautiful Saxonia Annual Calendar.A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Annual CalendarAvailable in either pink or white gold 38.5mm case, this piece is certainly easy on the eye, due to the unfussy layout of the solid silver dial and the use of oxidized blued steel hands (or rhodiumized pink gold on the pink gold version). It features the familiar outsize date windows at the 12 o’clock positon with month and weekday displayed at the 3 and 9 respectively. The subsidiary seconds share the subdial at the 6 with the moonphase display, which according to the manufacture will require no correction for 122 years! Must make a date in my diary….A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Annual CalendarPower is delivered from the L085.1 SAX-0-MAT, fully in-house self-winding movement which also features the A. Lange Zero Reset function – allows time to be accurately set by zeroing the small seconds when correcting the minutes.A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Annual Calendar Technical specificationMovement: Lange manufacture calibre L085.1 SAX-0-MAT, self-winding, crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards and largely decorated and assembled by hand; precision-adjusted in five positions; three-quarter plate made of untreated German silver with integrated three-quarter rotor in 21-carat gold and centrifugal mass in platinum, reversing and reduction gear with four ball bearings; balance cock engraved by handNo. of movement parts: 476No. of jewels: 43Escapement: Lever escapementOscillation system: Shock-resistant glucydur screw balance, Nivarox balance spring, frequency 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, whiplash precision index adjuster with patented beat adjustment mechanismPower reserve: 46 hours when fully woundFunctions: Time indication with hours and minutes, subsidiary seconds with stop seconds and ZERO-RESET function, annual calendar with patented outsize date, day-of-week, month, and moon-phase displaysOperating elements: Crown for winding the watch and setting the time, one recessed push piece each to advance the outsize date, day-of-week, month, and moon-phase displaysCase dimensions: Diameter: 38.5 millimeters; height: 9.8 millimetersMovement dimensions: Diameter: 30.4 millimeters; height: 5.4 millimetersReferences: 330.026, 330.032Case: White gold Pink goldDial: Solid silver, argent�� Solid silver, argent��Hands: Blued steel Rhodiumed pink gold; blued steelGlass and caseback: Sapphire crystal (hardness 9)Strap: Hand-stitched crocodile strap and Lange prong buckle in solid white or pink goldPopularity: 22% [?]