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Preface
Origin and values
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The collection
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Lange 1 The legend among Lange timepieces
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Lange 1
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Grand Lange 1
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Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase
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Lange 1 Daymatic
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Lange 1 Moon Phase
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Lange 1 Time Zone
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Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar
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Zeitwerk The new era of the mechanical watch
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Zeitwerk
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Zeitwerk Striking Time
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Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
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Saxonia Mechanical virtuosity
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Saxonia
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Saxonia Automatic
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Saxonia Thin
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Saxonia Dual Time
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Saxonia Annual Calendar
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Langematik Perpetual
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Datograph Up/Down
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Datograph Perpetual
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Double Split
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Lange 31
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1815 In the tradition of F. A. Lange
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1815 200 th Anniversary F. A. Lange
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1815
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1815 Up/Down
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1815 Chronograph
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1815 Tourbillon
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1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar
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Grand Complication
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Richard Lange The fine observation watch
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Richard Lange
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Richard Lange Pour le Mrite
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Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mrite
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Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna
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Dear reader,
It is not an exaggeration to say that without my great-grandfather Ferdinand
Adolph Lange, there would be no A. Lange & Shne manufactory nor would
Glashtte be a crucible of horology. His ambition to craft the worlds finest
watches, his ideas, his knowledge, and his courage paved the way for Saxonys
ascent to the international world of watches. It is a pleasure for me to note that
the year 2015 offers two occasions to remember him: he was born 200 years ago,
and he established his manufactory 170 years ago.
Ferdinand Adolph Langes objectives were supreme precision and long-lasting
dependability of his timepieces. The insights and ideas that he collected during his
journeyman years constituted the foundation for new designs. He developed
his own tools, measuring instruments, and machines and continually improved
his watches. In the course of the years, he succeeded not only in setting up a manufactory but in fact created an entire watchmaking industry that gave people in
the impoverished region a new perspective. His courage, his thoroughness, and
his visionary thinking were the three main factors that made his company thrive.
The same assets inspired our actions when the manufactory was reincorporated
25 years ago. Today, each A. Lange & Shne timepiece is still imbued with the spirit
of inventiveness and the attention to detail championed by the founder of Saxon
fine watchmaking.
This also applies to the debuts that were presented in 2015. The Zeitwerk Minute
Repeater is the first mechanical wristwatch that combines a jumping numerals
display with a decimal minute repeater. And the Lange 1, which unlike any other
watch defined the A. Lange & Shne design philosophy, was endowed with a new
manually wound calibre whose development incorporates the horological experience we accrued across more than two decades.
You can discover these and all other watches from our current collection in detail
on the following pages and, of course, on our website.
I wish you enjoyable browsing!
Walter Lange
Glashtte, 5 March 2015
We are celebrating F. A. Langes

200 th birthday by devoting every
minute to our watches.
F. A. Lange (18151875),
founder of precision watchmaking in Saxony
The entire pursuit of

a
watchmaker should be
the perfection of each

and every watch.
F. A. Lange
HOW EVERYTHING BEGAN

F. A. Lange was born in Dresden in 1815 and grew up in poverty. His technical
aptitude and ambitiousness were noticed early on. He was given the opportunity
to attend the newly established Technical Institute of Education in Dresden.
In 1830, he signed up for an apprenticeship with acclaimed master watchmaker
J. C. F. Gutkaes. After having successfully completed his training and spending
two further years with Gutkaes as an assistant, F. A. Lange embarked on his
journeyman tour through Europe. He travelled to Paris, the centre of precision
watchmaking at the time, and was hired by the Austrian watchmaker Winnerl.
Lange honed his technical and artisanal skills in Winnerls atelier and was soon
promoted to foreman. Additionally, he attended the lectures of famous physicist
and astronomer Franois Arago at the Sorbonne University in Paris. After three
years, F. A. Lange decided to return home. On the way back, he spent some time
in Switzerland. Here, he was acquainted with and impressed by the division-oflabour principle. He painstakingly recorded his observations and ideas in his
journey- and workbook. To this very day, the book is the spiritual foundation for
A. Lange & Shne timepieces.
PARIS
(18371840)
THE JOURNEY- AND WORKBOOK

The journey- and workbook of F. A. Lange testifies
to his insatiable curiosity and ingenuity. Many of
the insights and ideas documented in the book later
influenced his work and manifested themselves as
key features of his pocket watches.
F. A. LANGES JOURNEYMAN YEARS

IN EUROPE FROM 1837 TO 1841
DRESDEN
SWITZERLAND
THE FIVE-MINUTE CLOCK

To this very day, the Five-Minute Clock above the stage of
the Dresden Semper Opera House indicates the current
time. It was crafted by Court Clockmaker J. C. F. Gutkaes
and his assistant F. A. Lange. The large digital display
is easily legible from the rearmost seats even when the
house lights are dimmed.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE MANUFACTORY
In 1845, F. A. Lange established his manufactory and laid the cornerstone for
precision watchmaking in Saxony. Thanks to his commitment, Glashtte, a small,
impoverished mining town, became a thriving production location. F. A. Lange
trained apprentices to become watchmakers, and encouraged them to specialise
in certain fields such as the production of pinions, mainspring barrels, and hands.
In the years that followed, he tirelessly evolved the craft of watchmaking with
his ideas. Among others, he introduced the metric system, developed new measuring instruments, and established more precise production methods.
THE THREE-QUARTER PLATE

After a development period of 20 years, F. A. Lange introduced the three-quarter plate for his pocket watches in 1864.
It takes a special place among the numerous improvements
on which he worked tirelessly. It replaced the many separate bridges which until then held the arbors of the going
train, considerably improving the rigidity of the movement. Today, the three-quarter plate is still a characteristic
and traditional element in A. Lange & Shne watches.
(18451855)
triangular plate
(1856 1860)
half plate
(1860 1863)
two-thirds plate
(from 1864)
three-quarter plate
THE DIAL MICROMETER

The dial micrometer can be used to measure filigreed
parts that need to be crafted with utmost precision,
such as arbors and pivots. For this purpose, the component is clamped between two jaws. The result is
accurate to one hundredth of a millimetre.
THE DIXIME GAUGE

Developed by F. A. Lange, the dixime gauge exists
in various versions that allow the thicknesses, lengths,
or diameters of parts to be determined. The result of
the measurement is displayed with an accuracy of one
tenth of a millimetre by a leg on an arc-shaped scale.
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IN THE SERVICE OF SCIENCE

Six of the manufactorys precision chronometers accompany natural scientist
Erich von Drygalski on Germanys first expedition to the South Pole. The development of precision time-keeping instruments at A. Lange & Shne culminates
with the Large Observation Watch. In 1935, two of these timepieces are sold to
the Zeppelin Yards in Friedrichshafen. They are indispensable for navigational
computations and for calculating fuel reserves.
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PRECISION BEYOND ACCURACY

When F. A. Lange died in 1875, he bequeathed groundbreaking accomplishments
and legendary timepieces to the world of precision watchmaking and a flourishing business to his sons. Among their midst, Richard Lange made the most
significant contributions to further the development of the manufactory. His
prodigious creativity resulted in 27 patents. The probably best-known invention
relates to the rate-improving characteristics of an alloy with an admixture of
beryllium as described in his patent application entitled Metal Alloy for Watch
Springs. With his scientific approach and groundbreaking discoveries, he contributed significantly to the international prestige of German precision watchmaking and made A. Lange & Shne a prominent purveyor of precision chronometers until World War II and the subsequent expropriation interrupted the
history of the manufactory.
GLOBAL ACCLAIM
The world of horology praised the perfection
of Lange watchmaking artistry as well: at the
Paris Universal Exposition in 1900, Emil Lange
presented the Centennial Tourbillon. For
this opus and his services as a jury member,
he received the Knights Cross of the French
Legion of Honour two years later.
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WHEN TIME CAME HOME

On 7 December 1990, after a wait of more than 40 years, a dream came true for
Walter Lange: he re-registered the A. Lange & Shne brand and established the
new company. As his great-grandfather had done, he relied on the people of
Glashtte. The name A. Lange & Shne was impressively brought back to mind
in the horological community with the watch collection developed between 1990
and 1994. It consisted of the Saxonia, the Tourbillon Pour le Mrite, the
Ark ade ladies watch and the Lange 1. Unlike any other watch, the Lange 1
symbolises the beginning of a new epoch for the brand.
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THE PRODUCTION OF BALANCE SPRINGS

A. Lange & Shne began to manufacture its own balance springs in 2003. This component is the heart of a mechanical watch and as such of crucial importance for its
rate accuracy. Because of the extreme requirements imposed on manufacturing precision, only very few watchmaking companies master the art of crafting such springs.
Depending on the spring type, a thickness deviation of merely 0.001 millimetres
will cause the watch to be off by about 30 minutes per day.
THE GERMAN REUNIFICATION

In 1989, the Berlin Wall falls and after
almost 40 years, Germany is reunified.
Glashtte
RETURN TO THE FAMILY DOMAIN

The family domain was built in 1873 and expropriated in 1948. During this period,
A. Lange & Shne crafted pocket watches here. In 2001, the traditional building
became part of the manufactory once more.
THE LEGEND AMONG

LANGE TIMEPIECES
The exceptional combination of tradition and innovation transformed the Lange 1 into the epitome of Lange
watchmaking artistry. Endowed with traditional elements such as the three-quarter plate and the handengraved balance cock, the Lange 1 became a timeless
classic thanks in particular to the off-centre dial configuration and the characteristic outsize date. Presented
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manually wound calibre. The inimitable dial design
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THE LANGE 1
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THE ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER

The complex striking mechanism is
embedded in the 771-part manufacture
calibre L043.5.
THE NEW SOUND OF TIME

Today, as F. A. Lange once did, we still passionately pursue the perfection of each
watch down to the very last detail from the design to the finissage of every
individual part. The year 2015 marks a twofold anniversary for A. Lange & Shne:
the 200 th birthday of F. A. Lange and the establishment of his manufactory
170 years ago. In the light of both these events, a new manufactory building will
be inaugurated in the summer and A. Lange & Shne presents a horological
sensation: the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater. It combines a jumping numerals
display with a decimal minute repeater in a mechanical wristwatch for the first
time. The acoustic sequence precisely reproduces the digitally displayed time.
In the exclusive class of minute repeater wristwatches, this timepiece introduces
a new sound of time and is dedicated to the accomplishments of our acclaimed
role model in watchmaking.
The entire pursuit of

a
watchmaker should be
the perfection of each

and every watch.
F. A. Lange
THERES SOMETHING ONE SHOULD

EXPECT NOT ONLY OF A WATCH
BUT ALSO OF ONESELF: TO NEVER
STAND STILL.
Walter Lange
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The collection
L ange 1
Zeitwerk
Sa xonia
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Richard L ange
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Lange 1
THE LEGEND AMONG LANGE TIMEPIECES
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The symbol
of Lange watchmaking artistry
The Lange 1 is the epitome of an A. Lange &
Shne watch. It embodies the knowledge and
skills of an entire watchmaking dynasty that
was established in Dresden in the early 19th century. Its probably most prominent feature, the
outsize date, was inspired by the famous FiveMinute Clock in the Dresden Semper Opera.
With its characteristic dial arrangement, the
Lange 1 wrote a chapter of horological history
on its own and is inseparably linked with the
history and culture of Saxony.
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The first
Lange watch of
the new era
A DREAM LONG NURTURED
The Lange 1 is the first watch produced after

the new Lange manufactory was established.
While Germany was divided, one man never
abandoned the dream that someday, exquisite
watches would again be crafted and signed
A. Lange & Shne: Walter Lange, F. A. Langes
great-grandson.
Immediately after Germany was reunited, he
established the new manufactory. His ambition
was clear: the first Lange watch of the new
era should live up to the legendary quality of
A. Lange & Shne pocket watches and at the
same time define new benchmarks.
H OW A WAT C H BE C A M E A N IC O N
The Lange 1 is the result of this courageous

fresh start. Endowed with traditional elements
of Saxon watchmaking artistry such as the
three-quarter plate, the screwed gold chatons,
and the screw balance on the one hand, and
featuring trailblazing innovations such as the
off-centre dial configuration and the novel outsize date on the other hand, the Lange 1 wrote
horological history. This exceptional combination of tradition and innovation transformed it
into the epitome of Lange watchmaking artistry
and, soon after its debut, it became an awardwinning icon in the realm of high-end mechanical time-keeping instruments.
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The Lange outsize date
A large display in a compact space

With the outsize date, Lange succeeded for the first time in integrating a date display
of this format in a wristwatch. The date is indicated in a gold frame with numerals that
are about three times larger than those in watches of comparable dimensions. This
innovation not only makes the date much more legible, it also simplifies the setting
process, because the date is not adjusted with the crown as is customary. Instead, it
can be conveniently advanced day by day with a rapid-correction pusher. In the new
LANGE 1 and the LANGE 1 TOURBILLON PERPETUAL CALENDAR, the display advances
instantaneously by one day at midnight. In all other models featuring the outsize date,
starting at midnight, the date discs slowly advance by one position.
This is how the outsize date works
The outsize date consists of two separate display elements: the units disc and the tens
cross. They revolve one above the other with a clearance of only 0.15 millimetres, which
requires extreme dexterity during assembly.
To correctly reproduce the date sequence, the disc and the cross must advance at
irregular intervals. The ring-shaped units disc switches once a day, except at the transition from the 31st of a month to the 1st of the next month: then, it stands still for a
day. The tens cross advances by one increment every 10 days. However, when the 3
is displayed, the cross advances after the 2 nd day, because the 3 is needed only to
display the 30 th and the 31st of a month. To enable this irregular switching sequence,
each display element is controlled by a programme wheel whose special toothing pattern
assures that the date is advanced correctly.
The outsize date is

displayed in two apertures
with gold frames.
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Units disc
Base plate
Programme wheel of the units disc
Programme wheel of the tens cross
The programme wheel of the tens

cross has four teeth. Two of them
are close together so that the cross
switches from the 3 to the blank
field after only two days.
To make sure the 1 is displayed

for two days at the transition from
the 31st to the 1st day, two teeth
were omitted in the programme
wheel of the units disc.
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Lange 1
T HE SECON D GEN ER AT ION OF A N ICON
Ever since the first collection of the new era was presented in 1994, the Lange 1
has been the face of A. Lange & Shne. With its distinctive dial layout and the
outsize date display, it became a multiple award-winning icon in the realm of
exquisite mechanical timepieces. The new Lange 1, nearly unchanged in design,
is recognisable only by the slightly narrower bezel. A further innovation appears
exclusively at midnight: at that point, the jumping outsize date advances by one
day, so the reading is always unambiguous.
BACK E D BY MOR E T H A N 20 Y E A R S OF HOROLOGIC A L E X PE R I E NC E
The development of the new calibre L121.1 the manufactorys 50 th movement

reflects the watchmaking experience accrued during a period of over 20 years.
Apart from familiar hallmarks such as the twin mainspring barrel or the threequarter plate with screwed gold chatons, the movement has a going train featuring a large balance wheel with eccentric poising weights and a freely oscillating balance spring crafted in-house. Beneath the hand-engraved balance cock,
it beats at a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, delivering extreme
precision and optimised rate accuracy.
Calibre L121.1
Manually wound, twin mainspring barrel, 368 parts,
43 jewels (8 of which in screwed gold chatons)
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LANGE 1
Case: 18-carat pink gold
Dial: Solid silver, argent
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 191.032
Functions: Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop

seconds. Instantaneously switching outsize date. UP/DOWN power-reserve
indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Case: Diameter 38.5 mm. Height 9.8 mm.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques and crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold or solid-platinum buckle.
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LANGE 1
Case: Platinum
Dial: Solid silver, rhodi
Hands: Rhodiumed gold
LANGE 1
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 191.025
Reference 191.032
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LANGE 1
Case: 18-carat yellow gold
Dial: Solid silver, champagne
Hands: Yellow gold
Reference 191.021
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Grand Lange 1
PERFECT PROPORTIONS IN NEW DIMENSIONS
With its characteristic face, the Lange 1 has become the inimitable ambassador
of the manufactory. During the development of the new Grand Lange 1, the
objective was to transpose this face and its harmonious proportions to the larger
model. In this undertaking, the master watchmakers chose an uncommonly complex path: they first designed the optimised arrangement of the displays and
then developed a custom movement that accommodated the architecture of the
dial down to the very last detail. Only with this approach was it possible to
realise a perfect likeness of the Lange 1 in new dimensions.
BALANCE AND PRECISION
The Grand Lange 1 owes its elegance not only to the harmonious dial layout
but also to its slender silhouette. With a diameter of 41.0 millimetres, the case is
only 8.8 millimetres high a well-balanced ratio of diameter to height. Despite
its slimness, the Grand Lange 1 has a power reserve of 72 hours, thanks to its
large barrel and long mainspring. To assure the maximum rate accuracy of the
manually wound L095.1 calibre, it is endowed with a balance spring developed
and manufactured in-house; only a handful of manufactories have the ability
to produce this component.
Calibre L095.1
Manually wound, 397 parts, 42 jewels
(7 of which in screwed gold chatons)
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GRAND LANGE 1
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 117.032
Functions: Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with

stop seconds. Outsize date. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator,
72 hours power reserve.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold appliques
and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold or solidplatinum buckle.
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GRAND LANGE 1
Case: Platinum
GRAND LANGE 1
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 117.025
Reference 117.032
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GRAND LANGE 1
Hands: Yellow gold
GRAND LANGE 1
Case: 18-carat white gold
Dial: Solid silver, black, hour/power-reserve
markers luminous
Hands: Rhodiumed gold, hours, minutes,
power reserve luminous
Reference 117.021
Reference 117.028
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An exceptional blue
THE LUNAR DISC OF THE GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE
The lunar disc of the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase is made of solid gold and
shows the earths companion amid the stars of the nocturnal sky. A patented
coating process is responsible for the brilliant colours and the crisp details. Interference effects the superposition of light waves absorb all non-blue colour
spectra of the incident daylight. This creates an intensively blue colour impression in the eye of the observer. A laser is used to cut out the 382 stars of different
sizes with extremely sharp contours, producing a miniaturised image of the
Milky Way. The smallest stars have a diameter of merely 0.07 millimetres less
than that of a human hair.
The lunar disc of the GRAND LANGE 1

MOON PHASE is made of solid gold and
studded with 382 stars.
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Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase
THE ROLE MODEL
Since the dawn of humanity, people have been looking to a very special celestial
body when it comes to measuring periods of time: the moon. Its regular rhythm
can be easily tracked, and for thousands of years, it has been the foundation on
which our calendar is subdivided into weeks and months.
T H E E A R T H S C O M PA N I O N B E C O M E S T H E F O C U S O F AT T E N T I O N
In the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase, the eponymous complication is a genuine

eye-catcher. The lunar disc has a comparatively large diameter of 14.3 millimetres because of the position of the display within the hour and minute circle,
which considerably improves its readability.
Just like the moon itself, the lunar disc is always in motion, albeit with increments
so small that they cannot be discerned with the naked eye. This allows a highly
realistic rendition of the orbit of the earths satellite in the nocturnal sky. Assuming that the watch runs without interruption, the display would only have to be
corrected once after little more than 122 years.
Calibre L095.3
(7 of which in screwed gold chatons),
solid-gold lunar disc
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GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE

Hands: Pink gold
Reference 139.032
Functions: Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
Moon-phase display. Outsize date. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours
power reserve.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques,
and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold or solid-platinum buckle.
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The moon-phase display
ACCU R AT E TO 99.998 PER CEN T
Simplified displays round the lunation to 29.5 days. Accordingly, they have to
be corrected by a day every two and a half years. In contrast, the moon-phase
display of the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase reproduces the so-called synodic
month of 29.531 days (29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 3 seconds) with an
accuracy of 99.998 per cent. This is achieved with an ingenious mechanical
transmission that steps down the rotation of the hour wheel.
Once correctly set, the display deviates from the true position of the moon by
only one day every 122.6 years, assuming the watch runs without interruption.
With a corrector on the left-hand side of the case, it can be set with one-minute
accuracy if the watch stopped running for a longer period of time.
The elaborate mechanism of the moon-phase display

assures that the synodic month of the moon is reproduced
with an accuracy of 99.998 per cent.
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Case: Platinum

Hands: Yellow gold
Reference 139.025
Reference 139.021
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Lange 1 Daymatic
THE REINVENTION OF A LEGEND
May a legend be reinvented? As far as the master watchmakers at A. Lange &

Shne are concerned, it is a necessity. Even if a timepiece has long become an
icon among connoisseurs and aficionados, they will question it and further
refine it step by step.
T H E F I RST L A NGE 1 W I T H A SELF-W I N DI NG MOV EM EN T
Visually, the Lange 1 Daymatic is a mirror image of the legendary Lange 1,

but it takes a look through the sapphire-crystal caseback to discover the difference: it is the first model in this watch family with an automatic movement.
MICROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND TRADITIONAL DESIGN
Its nucleus, the central rotor in 21-carat gold and platinum, occupies nearly
the entire diameter of the calibre. The bridges and the cock are reminiscent of
the traditional design of the Lange 1, as are the gold chatons, the first ever to
be integrated in a self-winding Lange movement. Additionally, the technology
in the Lange 1 Daymatic is state of the art. It is endowed with a proprietary
balance and a balance spring manufactured in-house.
Calibre L021.1
Self-winding mechanism, central rotor with
shock-absorbing suspension, central element
in 21-carat gold, centrifugal mass in platinum.
426 parts, 67 jewels (7 of which in screwed
gold chatons)
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LANGE 1 DAYMATIC
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 320.032
Functions: Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with

stop seconds. Outsize date. Retrograde day-of-week display.
and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold or solidplatinum buckle.
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Lange 1 Daymatic
THE MIR ROR IM AGE OF THE LEGEN D
The off-centre displays and the outsize date of the Lange 1 grace the Lange 1
Daymatic as well, but the characteristic dial is a mirror image of the original.
It allows aficionados of the classic to instantly tell the two watches apart.
A N EW DISPL AY
Where the original has a power-reserve indicator, the Lange 1 Daymatic

features a retrograde day-of-week indication. Every day, just after midnight, its
hand advances to point at the dawning day, and at the transition from Sunday
to Monday, it jumps down to the beginning of the week.
LANGE 1 and LANGE 1 DAYMATIC.
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LANGE 1 DAYMATIC
Case: Platinum
LANGE 1 DAYMATIC
Hands: Yellow gold
Reference 320.025
Reference 320.021
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Lange 1 Moon Phase
CONSTA N T MOV EM EN T
Inspired by the earths companion, the Lange masters developed the Lange 1
Moon Phase, a timepiece whose lunar disc like its role model never stands still:
the Lange lunar disc crafted from solid gold moves continuously rather than
being advanced merely once or twice a day.
ACCU R AT E TO MOR E T H A N 122 Y E A RS
Once correctly adjusted, the moon-phase display will deviate from the true lunation by just one day in 122.6 years. This is assured by an elaborately calculated
transmission system that steps down the rotation of the hour wheel with a fourstage gearing arrangement. And because such an accurate display calls for equally
accurate settability, it can be set to the minute with a corrector in the left-hand
side of the case.
Calibre L901.5
Manually wound, twin mainspring barrel,
398 parts, 54 jewels (9 of which in screwed gold
chatons), solid-gold lunar disc
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LANGE 1 MOON PHASE

Hands: Pink gold
Reference 109.032
Functions: Off-centre time indication. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. Moon-phase
display. Outsize date. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques, and crown.
Hour and power-reserve markers as well as hour, minute, and power-reserve hands luminous.
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LANGE 1 MOON PHASE

Case: Platinum
Reference 109.025
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LANGE 1 MOON PHASE

Hands: Pink gold
Reference 109.032
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Lange 1 Time Zone
THE 24 TIME ZONES
In 1884, the attendees of the International Meridian Conference resolved

to adopt a shared time system: the world was subdivided into 24 time zones.
But the conquest of watches with time-zone displays did not occur until the
20th century, when it became possible to quickly traverse several time zones
on board an aircraft.
A TIMEKEEPER FOR COSMOPOLITES
The Lange 1 Time Zone is the perfect companion for frequent travellers and
cosmopolites: it shows home time and the time in a second zone at a single
glance. The large numerals scale indicates home time, the smaller one shows
that of a second zone. Each of the 24 time zones is represented by a city name
on the city ring. An applied arrow marker at 5 oclock points at the name on
the city ring, which represents the time zone that is being displayed. A timezone correction pusher allows the city ring and the zone time to be simultaneously advanced by increments of one hour, corresponding to an eastbound
trip around the world. Thanks to luminous hands and markers, the model
version of the Lange 1 Time Zone in white gold can also tell the time in the
dark.
A COMPLEX MECHANISM
The outsize date of the Lange 1 Time Zone is always linked to the main dial.
In the event of a longer stay in a different time zone, it is recommendable to have
the main dial indicate the time at the destination. A user-friendly synchronisation mechanism makes this easy to accomplish.
Calibre L031.1
Manually wound, twin mainspring barrel, 417 parts,
54 jewels (4 of which in screwed gold chatons).
The wheel train that drives the zone-time indication
is visibly positioned above the three-quarter plate
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LANGE 1 TIME ZONE

Dial: Solid silver, argent,
hour/power-reserve markers luminous
Hands: Rhodiumed gold and blued steel,
hours, minutes, power reserve luminous
Reference 116.039
Functions: Home time coupled with outsize date.

Zone time with city ring. Separate day/night indicators for home
and zone time. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours power reserve.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold
appliques and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Solid-gold or solid-platinum buckle.
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The time-zone mechanism
This is how the time-zone mechanism works

In an everyday situation, the zone-time wheel train is constantly in motion. However,
the city ring remains stationary. They are mechanically disconnected at this time. This
changes when a new zone time is set. Then, the city ring, the zone-time hand, and its
day/night indicator must be advanced in concert. This task is handled by a complicated
correction mechanism with 67 parts.
Via corrector lever (1), the movement of the time-zone correction pusher is transferred to the four-toothed corrector star (2). It is rigidly connected to the corrector wheel (3)
which engages with the gear rim of the city ring and advances it clockwise by one
24th of a turn, equivalent to 15 degrees.
The motion of the city ring is transferred to the city correction pinion (4) and then to
the zone-time correction wheel (5). Via the lower protruding teeth of the city correction pinion, this pinion and the wheel are only briefly engaged for the duration of the
switching procedure; then, they are uncoupled again.
Via the day/night indicator wheel (6) and an intermediate wheel (7), the rotary motion
of the correction wheel switches the twelve-toothed hour-wheel pipe by one tooth,
causing the zone-time hour hand to advance by one hour.
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2
5
Home time
1 Hours and minutes
2 Subsidiary seconds
3 Day/night indicator
4 Outsize date display
Zone time
5 Hours and minutes
6 Day/night indicator
7 Currently displayed
time zone on city ring
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LANGE 1 TIME ZONE

Case: Platinum
Hands: Rhodiumed gold and blued steel
LANGE 1 TIME ZONE

Hands: Pink gold and blued steel
Reference 116.025
Reference 116.032
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LANGE 1 TIME ZONE

Dial: Solid silver, argent,
hour/power-reserve markers luminous
Hands: Rhodiumed gold and blued steel,
hours, minutes, power reserve luminous
Reference 116.039
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Lange 1 Tourbillon
Perpetual Calendar
HOROLOGICA L M ASTERPIECE W ITH T WO COMPLICATIONS
The Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar, the most complicated member

of the Lange 1 watch family, relies on unique mechanical and design solutions.
The calendar mechanism with a peripheral month ring, instantaneously jumping
displays, and a sampler for the durations of each month has never before been
implemented in a timepiece in this way. The tourbillon, which can be halted with
the patented stop-seconds mechanism to set the watch with one-second accuracy, assures the ultimate in precision.
EXTREME PRECISION CONCEALED
The exact workings of the tourbillon can be observed through the sapphirecrystal caseback on the reverse. Beneath the central rotor in gold and platinum,
its delicate carriage rotates about its own axis once a minute, thus compensating the influence of gravity on the balance wheel with its eccentric poising
weights. The balance is exactly matched and fine-tuned to the Lange balance
spring developed and crafted in-house; combined, they guarantee extreme
precision and optimised rate accuracy. Although the movement is composed of
624 individual parts and incorporates two elaborate complications, the manufacture calibre L082.1 is only 7.8 millimetres high.
Calibre L082.1
Self-winding mechanism, central rotor with shockabsorbing suspension, central element in 21-carat gold,
centrifugal mass in platinum. 624 parts, 76 jewels
(5 of which in screwed gold chatons and 1 diamond
endstone), solid-gold lunar disc
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LANGE 1 TOURBILLON
PERPETUAL CALENDAR
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 720.032
Functions: Off-centre time indication for hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds
dial. Tourbillon with patented stop seconds. Perpetual calendar with outsize date,
retrograde day-of-week display, month ring, and leap-year display. Moon-phase
display. Day/night indicator. 50 hours power reserve.
and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold deployant buckle.
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Lange 1 Tourbillon
Perpetual Calendar
AN IDEAL PLATFORM FOR SUPERB LEGIBILITY
Despite the numerous displays provided by a perpetual calendar, the dial is a

well-organised model of clarity. The date, day of the week, moon phase, and leap
year are indicated outside the hour and minute dial without any overlaps. The
display of the months with a peripheral ring substantially enhances readability
and makes it possible to preserve the classic dial layout of the Lange 1.
All calendar indications including the outsize date and the moon-phase display switch instantaneously to produce unambiguous readings at all times.
To achieve these incremental jumps, energy is constantly accumulated in the
movement. Thus, the extraordinary amount of force is released which is needed
to advance the large month ring by 30 degrees on the last day of each month.
The calendar of the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar not only
takes into account the different durations of the months in a year until 2100, it
also recognises which years are leap years. In 2100, a secular year in which
the 29th of February is omitted, the displays must be corrected by hand for the
first time. This process, also called for if the watch should ever stop running,
is conveniently handled with one main corrector collectively for all displays or
with correctors separately for each display.
Calibre L082.1 with the

overhead calendar module.
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LANGE 1 TOURBILLON
PERPETUAL CALENDAR
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 720.032
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The perpetual calendar mechanism
The secret of the precise jump

A totally new mechanism was needed to execute the switching process for which the
month ring has to traverse a relatively long distance because of its unusual position on
the periphery. Thus, contrary to conventional mechanisms, the durations of the months
are not coded on a separate programme wheel: they are sampled directly at the month
ring. It features a contour with twelve recesses on its bottom side. A lever glides along
this contour and reads the depths of the recesses. The deeper the recess, the shorter
the month, and the earlier the switching process is triggered for the next month jump.
In February, the extender of the sampler lever concurrently makes contact with a cam
beneath the leap-year display. If it comes to rest against the larger radius of the cam,
this means that the mechanism has to switch after 29 days (leap year). Otherwise, if it
senses the smaller radius, the switching action in the month of February takes place
after 28 days.
The force for the jump
A tremendous amount of energy is needed to simultaneously and instantaneously
switch all calendar displays including the large month ring. This energy cannot be
generated spontaneously it has to be built up continuously. For this reason, Langes
masters integrated two mechanical energy accumulators into the movement: one for
switching the date, day of the week, and moon phase on a daily basis, and the second
one for switching the month ring. The energy for the daily switching process is built
up via a 24-hour wheel driven by the motion work. Its arbor carries a cam whose increasing circumference is sampled by a spring-loaded lever. Every 24 hours, it drops
off the apex of the cam, instantly pushing it and the respective displays forward by
one increment. The energy accumulator for the monthly switching process is designed
according to the same principle: a further cam is advanced incrementally every day by
the programme wheel of the date display. At the end of a year, this not only causes the
month ring to advance from December to January, but also moves the leap-year display
forward by one increment. In this particular moment, all five jumping displays advance
at the same time.
1
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
Month ring
Sampler lever
Extender
24-hour wheel
Leap-year display
Cam for the daily
switching process
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6
2
3
5
1
2
3
4
Calendar module
Tourbillon
Basic movement
Rotor
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Zeitwerk
THE NEW ERA OF THE MECHANICAL WATCH
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Devoted
to mechanical
ingenuity
When they developed the Zeitwerk, Langes
master watchmakers questioned everything
except the mechanical transmission. The result
is a digital-display watch that no doubt ranks
among the most progressive timepieces of our
epoch. Its trailblazing concept with mechanically
driven, precisely jumping numerals has won
multiple awards and appeals even to individuals
who could not imagine that they would ever
wear a digital watch.
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A new way of
displaying time
PIONEERING DESIGN
The Zeitwerk is the first mechanical wristwatch that displays hours and minutes with
jumping numerals. Its trailblazing design
expresses the innovative concept. The time
bridge is one of the most prominent design
elements of its dial. It is part of the movement
and constitutes the stage for all time indications.
The apertures for the hours and minutes are
arranged from left to right; the large numerals
are crisply legible. With its ingenious digital
display concept, the Zeitwerk sets itself apart
in the plethora of analogue mechanical watches,
establishing a category of its own.
DIGI TA L DISPL AY
M ECH A N ICA L MOV EM EN T
In the past, the concept of the mechanical

digital watch was implemented on several occasions but hardly in a reliable manifestation.
Langes masters have overcome the design
challenges with a jumping numerals mechanism
consisting of three discs. The tremendous
force needed to advance the discs is delivered
by a patented mainspring barrel, and the precise timing is controlled by the patented mechanism of the constant-force escapement.
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Zeitwerk
L A RGE , E A SI LY L EGI BL E N U M E R A LS
The Zeitwerk tells the time with large jumping numerals. The hours in the
left-hand aperture and the minutes on the right are crisply legible. The powerreserve indicator in the upper part of the dial and the subsidiary seconds dial
in the lower part harmoniously balance its layout. The uncommon position of
the crown, pointing at northeast, makes the watch more comfortable to wear
and easier to wind.
THE ESSENCE TO THE FORE
The German silver time bridge is arguably the most striking design element of
this watch. It frames the hours, minutes, and seconds. With it, Langes masters
brought to the fore what is most important: the movement. Indeed, the time
bridge is part of the movement, which penetrates the dial in this place. The recessed transparent sapphire bearing jewel for the minute arbor reveals the fact
that it belongs to the movement.
MECHANICAL VIRTUOSITY
A glance through the sapphire-crystal caseback exposes the full mechanical

opulence of the movement. It reveals the balance wheel with eccentric poising
weights and the Lange balance spring, the hand-engraved balance cock, the
superbly finished whiplash spring, and the constant-force escapement. A closer
look at the constant-force escapement shows how it switches once a minute.
It delivers the force that causes the numeral discs to advance.
Calibre L043.1
Manually wound, constant-force
escapement, 415 parts, 68 jewels
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ZEITWERK
Dial: Solid silver, black
Time bridge: Rhodiumed German silver
Reference 140.029
Functions: Hours and minutes in a jumping numerals display.

Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds. UP/DOWN powerreserve indicator, 36 hours power reserve.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback.
Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Solid-gold buckle.
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ZEITWERK
Time bridge: Untreated German silver
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 140.032
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ZEITWERK
Reference 140.029
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The Lange jumping numerals

mechanism
The new approach
Many attempts have been made to develop the perfect mechanical digital watch. But
none of the different approaches yielded an easily legible and dependable timepiece.
So Langes master watchmakers had to explore totally new avenues. The simplest
and so far best-known approach relied on creeping displays with continuously rotating
numeral discs. However, the legibility of such watches was seriously compromised
due to tiny numerals, often displayed at an angle, and the very fine minute disc scale.
Conversely, in the jumping numerals mechanism, the minute numerals are arranged on
two separate discs, which allows them to be generously formatted. As far back as the
19 th century, digital displays were integrated in pocket watches, for example according
to the Pallweber or Drrstein principles. Because of technical constraints, the time was
displayed vertically, with the minutes beneath the hours in a rather odd configuration.
But the greatest weakness of this design was its susceptibility to wear: the considerable
forces involved in the switching action caused noticeable scoring.
An ingenious mechanism
Langes jumping numerals mechanism overcomes these weaknesses. As usual in digital
watches, it displays the time from left to right. The long-term functional integrity of the
design is assured by a fly governor that absorbs the surplus energy after every switching
cycle.
The time bridge of the ZEITWERK.
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1
2
3
4
5
German silver time bridge

Transparent sapphire bearing jewel
Tens-minute disc with the numerals from 0 to 5
Units-minute disc with the numerals from 0 to 9
Hour ring with the numerals from 1 to 12
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Squaring the circle
The basic principle of the mechanical watch

Another look at the underlying principle behind the mechanical movements of wristwatches makes the functionality of the ZEITWERK easier to understand. Such a movement obtains its energy from the mainspring. An elaborate device, the so-called escapement group, assures that after it has been wound, the mainspring does not relax
instantaneously but instead splits its energy into numerous tiny steps. The duration
of these tiny steps, audible as ticking, is defined by the interaction of the balance wheel
and the balance spring. The better these two parts are matched, the more precise
the watch.
Five steps per second, one step per minute
Each of these tiny steps is equivalent to a semi-oscillation of the balance. The steps are
paced very quickly, usually five to ten times per second, depending on the balance
system. Thus, the rotation of the hands of a mechanical watch takes place in several
steps, or increments, per second. As evidenced by the movement of the seconds hand,
the ZEITWERK also measures time by dividing it into five steps per second. Beyond
this cadence, a further step is required once per minute, backed by enough energy to
advance one, two, or all three numeral discs by exactly one interval. In other words,
an additional mechanism is needed to deliver a distinctly higher amount of energy every
sixty seconds.
Two interactive escapements
The solution is as complicated as it is ingenious. The energy of the mainspring does
not reach the escapement group directly but instead is first routed to a similar device:
the constant-force escapement. Within the span of one minute, its patented mechanism only gives the mainspring a tiny moment in which it can unfold its full power. This
moment is used to advance the numeral disc(s) and at the same time, to retension
a small remontoir spring. During the following 60 seconds, the remontoir spring passes
the energy it just received to the escapement group and thus sustains the oscillation
of the balance. It is retensioned again when the next numerals jump occurs.
Enhanced rate accuracy
The indirect drive via the remontoir spring offers another considerable advantage: as
long as the watch is running, it powers the escapement group with a uniform amount of
energy and thus assures that the watch remains highly accurate in contrast to direct
drive designs via strong mainsprings whose torque gradually declines as the watch continues to run, thus compromising rate stability.
The complex constant-force escapement of

the ZEITWERK, focused on the blued remontoir
spring.
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Zeitwerk Striking Time
A MASTERPIECE THAT SETS THE TONE
The Zeitwerk Striking Time not only indicates the time with its jumping
numerals, it also keeps track of it acoustically. Two gong hammers arranged
under the two numerals apertures and two gongs intonate the time. Every
quarter-hour, the right-hand hammer strikes a gong to produce a clear, highpitched tone. At the top of the hour, the left-hand hammer performs its duty
and generates a vigorous tone at a lower pitch.
T H E PA S T I N S P I R E S T H E F U T U R E
The inspiration that suggested how the power of a movement could be harnessed for a striking mechanism came to Langes master watchmakers while
they were restoring calibre No. 42500, a complicated pocket watch with
a minute repeater.
The shape of the gong hammers is reminiscent of the history of the region in
which Glashtte is embedded. Here, mining once flourished until the ore deposits were depleted and F. A. Lange gave the town a new perspective when he
founded his manufactory there. To this very day, the coat of arms of Glashtte
exhibits not only a dial but also the hammer and pick symbol, which stands for
mining.
Calibre L043.2
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ZEITWERK STRIKING TIME

Time bridge: Untreated German silver
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 145.032

A visibly configured striking mechanism chimes the quarter-hours
and the full hours. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold buckle.
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The striking mechanism
V I S I B L E P R E PA R AT I O N F O R T H E S T R I K E
The mainspring of the Zeitwerk delivers the ample power needed to advance
the numeral discs. In the Zeitwerk Striking Time, a small portion of this
energy is required to operate the striking mechanism. Every time a numeral
disc advances, the hammer that will execute the next strike visibly moves
a fraction of the way toward the centre of the watch. This gradually tensions
the spring that triggers the impact of the hammer against the gong.
THE SEQUENCE IN DETAIL
The striking mechanism is activated by a three-pronged snail (1). The three

prongs control the mechanism of the quarter-hour gong hammer (2a) on the
right-hand side. Below it lies a fourth prong for the hour gong hammer (2b)
on the left-hand side. Powered by the switching impulses of the jumping
numerals mechanism, the snail rotates about its own axis by 60 small steps
in the course of an hour. During this phase, one of the four prongs deflects
its hammer via a lever (3a, 3b), thus tensioning its respective spring. Precisely
every quarter-hour and at the top of each hour, the respective lever crosses
over the apex of its prong and allows the spring to trip the hammer against its
gong (4a, 4b).
4a
2b
2a
4b
3b
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3a
ZEITWERK STRIKING TIME

Reference 145.029
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The quest for the perfect sound
M ET ICU LOUS ACOUST IC T U N I NG
A considerable portion of the total completion time for each watch is dedicated
to the perfect sound. The tuning of the gongs calls for acute hearing and is
performed exclusively by hand. In their final positions, both gongs must exhibit
clear and reverberant acoustic signatures and harmonise in unison. To achieve
this result, they are repeatedly disassembled, retuned, reassembled, and tested.
The movement and the case also significantly influence the sonority of the watch.
This was factored in from the very beginning when the Zeitwerk Minute
Repeater was designed.
The two visibly arranged gongs are partially

superposed and frame the dial: on the left, the gongs
of the ZEITWERK STRIKING TIME, on the right,
those of the ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER.
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Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
A CONTEMPOR A RY INTERPRETATION OF THE MINUTE REPEATER
For the first time ever in a mechanical wristwatch, the Zeitwerk Minute
Repeater brings together a jumping numerals display with a decimal minute
repeater. The acoustic time indication consists of a low-pitched tone for each
elapsed hour, a double tone for each elapsed ten-minute period, and a high-pitched
tone for each elapsed minute. Thus, the time as sounded corresponds exactly
to the time as displayed. As soon as the striking mechanism is activated with the
repeater pusher at 10 oclock, the hammer on the left strikes the hours, the one
on the right the single minutes; for the double-tone ten-minute intervals, both
hammers strike their respective gong slightly offset in time.
The complex striking mechanism is embedded in the new 771-part manufacture calibre L043.5. Throughout the maximum power-reserve period of 36 hours,
a patented constant-force escapement assures uniform power delivery and
generates the impulses that cause the numerals to switch.
Calibre L043.5
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ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER

Case: Platinum
Time bridge: Black-rhodiumed German silver
Reference 147.025

Decimal minute repeater. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-platinum deployant
buckle.
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The decimal minute repeater

mechanism
For supreme precision and reliability
When they developed the strikework for this watch, the engineers harnessed the principle of the jumping numerals mechanism: instead of with hands, the time is displayed
with an hour ring and two minute discs. This allows three snails connected with these
mechanical display elements to sample the time to be acoustically indicated. The hours
are sampled on the outer circumference of the hour ring in which the twelve-step hour
snail is integrated. The tens-minute snail and the minute snail are connected with their
assigned minute discs as well. They are arranged on two separate axes and have ten and
six steps, respectively. The configuration and shape of the three snails with relatively
large sampling surfaces make it possible to decode the time in a dependable and errorfree manner.
The energy needed by the striking mechanism is not provided by an additional barrel, but
by the mainspring. When the strikework is activated, the ratchet wheel is uncoupled from
the winding train. Therefore, the ratchet wheel can turn freely and power the striking
mechanism. This also prevents the winding train including the crown from turning during
the repeater sequence, which would imply a loss of energy. The mechanism that uncouples the winding train is one of a total of six new features in this movement for which
patent applications have been filed.
The acoustic indication at 7:52 is composed of seven

low-pitched tones, followed by five double tones, and
two high-pitched tones.
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7
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Main spring barrel

Ratchet wheel
Hour gong
Hour gong hammer
Hour snail
Tens-minute snail
Minute snail
Minute gong
Minute gong hammer
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Ingenious safety mechanisms
Engineered down to the tiniest detail

To guarantee the flawless interaction of the complex mechanical ensemble, elaborate
safety and blocking mechanisms have been integrated into the movement. While the
repeater is working, the switching action of the numerals discs is delayed. At the same
time, the crown cannot be pulled and consequently, the time cannot be set. This precaution prevents any interference with the strikework sampling sequence and ensures
that the acoustic indication of time precisely corresponds with the digitally displayed
time. At 12:59 hrs when the longest series of tones is struck, it takes about 20 seconds
until the repeater sequence has ended. If a new minute begins while the repeater is
striking, the minute and/or hour jump is performed immediately when the tone sequence
has ended. Thereafter, the next numeral disc switching cycle takes place with the regular
timing when the continuously running seconds hand passes the 60-seconds mark.
Since the mainspring drives the striking mechanism, the number of minute repeater
sequences and their duration influences the residual power reserve. To assure that the
repeater sequence is not prematurely interrupted and the watch inadvertently stops
running, the striking mechanism can no longer be activated if the remaining power reserve is less than twelve hours. This blocking mechanism is activated when the powerreserve indicator reaches the red marker.
The mechanism that delays the switching action of

the numerals display prevents any interference with the
strikework sampling sequence.
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Saxonia
MECHANICAL VIRTUOSIT Y
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The best mechanical solution

Micromechanical ingenuity is the priority in the
Saxonia watch family regardless of whether
for a model with the basic functions or for a particularly complicated one.
Thus, the focus in the development and design
of a Saxonia is always on finding the best conceivable which means technically optimised
and aesthetically perfect mechanical solution.
With its name, the Saxonia refers to the state
of Saxony. Within Germany, it has consistently
been the vanguard of technical progress. For instance, the first German steam locomotive, named
Saxonia, was built here in 1839. A few years later,
Saxon native F. A. Lange set benchmarks as well.
His quest for perfection and the continuous improvement of mechanical designs are still cornerstones of our philosophy today. The models of this
watch family reflect this passion.
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Mastering
challenges
DESIGN CHALLENGES
A. Lange & Shnes master watchmakers are

repeatedly confronted with design challenges
when they develop movements. In many instances, this results in totally new and innovative mechanisms. But they place as much
emphasis on optimising known, existing designs. Even the mechanisms of comparatively
simple watches dedicated to the display of
hours, minutes, and seconds are consistently
refined.
THINKING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
The development of a Saxonia starts with the

movement. The issue is not to incorporate as many
parts as possible or to maximise complexity. The
exact opposite is true. What counts is the mechanical essence. This particular approach not only
inspires exceptional mechanisms, it also culminates in lucid, timeless designs.
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Saxonia
PURISTIC ELEGANCE
The Saxonia was one of the four models that debuted in the first collection in
1994. Since then, this paragon of purity and elegance has had a permanent place
in the manufactorys collection. The new Saxonia with the manufacture calibre
L941.1 has a case diameter of 35.0 millimetres, making it the smallest member
of the Saxonia watch family. On its dial, the hour markers are executed as
double baton appliques at 3, 6, 9, and 12 oclock. The other markers were minimally extended to harmonise with the hour markers.
THE QUEST FOR PERFECTION
The calibre L941.1 movement of the Saxonia also reveals the ambitions of Langes
master watchmakers with respect to perfection in craftsmanship. The lavishly
and meticulously finished surfaces and the three-quarter plate in German silver
express the Lange quest for perfection just like the hand-engraved balance cock,
the screwed gold chatons, and the classic screw balance.
Calibre L941.1
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SAXONIA
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 219.032
Functions: Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds

dial with stop seconds. 45 hours power reserve.
Solid-gold appliques and crown. Hand-stitched
alligator leather strap. Solid-gold buckle.
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Traditional decorations
F I N I SSAGE OF L A RGE R SU R FAC E S
Ribbing is a linear, striped surface finish that traditionally adorns the plates
and bridges with a larger surface of the Saxonia models. A cloud-like decoration
called perlage is applied to both visible and concealed parts. The stipples are
created by hand with a small circular grinding peg, and the uniform distance
between the individual stipples depends solely on the dexterity of the finisseur.
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Perlage on
the base plate.
2
Ribbing on the
three-quarter plate.
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SAXONIA
Hands: Pink gold
SA XONIA
Reference 219.032
Reference 219.026
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The jewellery version

of the Saxonia
CON T EM POR A RY I N T ER PR ETAT IONS OF SA XON SPL EN DOU R
Dresdens magnificent architecture and art collections are impressive witnesses

of Saxonys centuries-old fine arts heritage that began with Elector Augustus
the Strong. This tradition is what inspires the jewellery watches crafted by
A. Lange & Shne: they meld the pinnacle of the jewellers artistry with immaculate precision horology.
The jewellery version of the Saxonia is available exclusively in 18-carat white
gold. The dial is framed by a bezel studded with 60 brilliant-cut diamonds.
With hands and baton hour markers in rhodiumed gold, the shimmering white
or brown mother-of-pearl face indicates the hours and minutes, as well as
the seconds on a subsidiary dial. The white or brown alligator leather strap
perfectly matches the respective dial colour.
The SAXONIA with diamond-set

bezel and mother-of-pearl dial.
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SAXONIA
60 brilliant-cut diamonds, approx. 0.95 carats
Dial: Solid silver, white, faced with natural
mother-of-pearl
SA XONIA
60 brilliant-cut diamonds, approx. 0.95 carats
Dial: Solid silver, brown, faced with natural
mother-of-pearl
Reference 878.029
Reference 878.038
Calibre: L941.2, manually wound.

Functions: Hours and minutes.
Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
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Saxonia Automatic
LUCID LINES
Solid-gold hour markers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 oclock that are executed as double

baton appliques grace the dial of the new Saxonia Automatic. The minimally
extended minute markers add crispness to the minute scale, thus optimising
the legibility of the watch. Contrary to the Saxonia, the subsidiary seconds
dial of the Saxonia Automatic features numerals at the tens positions. This
timepiece with a 38.5-millimetre case is available in pink and white gold.
T H E M A N U FAC T U R E S T H I N N E S T S E L F -W I N DI N G WAT C H
With its case height of only 7.8 millimetres, the Saxonia Automatic is the
thinnest self-winding watch ever crafted at Lange. The calibre itself measures
a scant 3.7 millimetres from top to bottom. Its central rotor, suspended in ball
bearings, has a heavy platinum centrifugal mass. Interacting with the winding
train, it assures that the maximum power reserve of 72 hours is available after
just a short time on the wrist.
Calibre L086.1
Self-winding mechanism, central rotor
with shock-absorbing suspension, centrifugal
mass in platinum. 209 parts, 31 jewels
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SAXONIA AUTOMATIC
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 380.033

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Lavish polishes
BR I L L I A N T LY F I N I SH E D
The edges of all steel levers and springs in the movements of the Saxonia
watch family are chamfered and polished. The edges of the plates, bridges, and
balance cocks are also finished in this way. Even tiny details such as the heads
and driver slots of the screws are manually polished. Ranking among the most
sophisticated decorations, the flat polish of the escape wheel endpiece requires
several hours of manual work.
1
Chamfered edge of
a balance cock.
2
Flat-polished endpiece
of the escape wheel.
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SAXONIA AUTOMATIC
Hands: Pink gold
SA XONIA AUTOMATIC
Reference 380.033
Reference 380.027
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Saxonia Thin
REDUCED TO THE ESSENCE
One thought dominated the minds of Langes master watchmakers while they
were developing the Saxonia Thin: how to condense the characteristic features
of a Lange watch in as thin a space as possible. Measuring 5.9 millimetres in
height, the result is the eminent Saxon brands flattest timepiece so far. It is
exclusively available in 18-carat pink and white gold.
A F I N E WAT C H W I T H N O C O M PRO M I S E S
The creation of such a thin timepiece necessitated the design of a new manually
wound calibre the L093.1 movement is only 2.9 millimetres high. In return,
the height of every single part was reduced to an absolute minimum, but without
tolerating any compromise as regards functional reliability. As all movements
built by the manufactory, this one also underwent and passed the strict endurance
tests devised by the master watchmakers.
F L AW L E S S A R T I SA NSH I P
The Saxonia Thin concentrates on the essential functions of a mechanical watch:

the indication of time in hours and minutes. Even then, the master watchmakers
resolutely implemented the typically elaborate finissage of all individual parts.
The minimalistic dial layout sets an impressive stage for the benchmark craftsmanship embodied by this watch.
Calibre L093.1
10 8
SAXONIA THIN
Reference 211.026
Functions: Hours and minutes. 72 hours

power reserve.
10 9
Precious cases
A STRIKING APPEARANCE
All cases of the Saxonia watch family consist of three parts: the caseback,
the middle, and the bezel. They are crafted exclusively from precious metals,
meticulously polished by hand, and engraved with a serial number. The solidgold winding crowns exhibit an embossed Lange signature.
All lugs are individually brazed to the case, after which their chamfers are
polished. The edges where they fuse with the case are angled and also polished,
giving each Saxonia a striking appearance.
1
Lug with polished chamfer.
2
Three-part polished case
with crown.
110
SAXONIA THIN
Hands: Pink gold
SA XONIA THIN
Reference 211.032
Reference 211.026
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Saxonia Dual Time
T H E P E R F E C T C O M PA N I O N F O R G L O B E T R O T T E R S
With its comfortably adjustable second zone time and the 24-hour display,
the Saxonia Dual Time is the perfect companion for individuals who are
at home around the world. On the newly designed dial, the hour markers
are executed as double baton appliques at 3, 6, 9, and 12 oclock. The minimally extended minute markers assure that the minute scale delivers clear
and instant readings. The subsidiary seconds dial with numerals at the
tens positions was inspired by the style of the 24-hour display.
T H E W HOLE WOR LD W I T H I N PUSH-BU T TON R E ACH
As long as the watch is used at home in the basic mode, only the gold hour
hand is visible the blued-steel hour hand runs underneath and with it, out
of sight. It does not appear until the gold hour hand is set to the time zone
of the owners travel destination. This is easily done with one of the two
buttons on the left-hand side of the case. Each time the upper button is
actuated, the gold hour hand will advance by one hour; the lower button
moves it in the opposite direction.
Now, the blued hour hand indicates the time at home. Additionally, a small
24-hour display at 12 oclock provides crucial information. It is synchronised
with home time and indicates whether it is day or night at home.
Calibre L086.2
Self-winding mechanism, central rotor
with shock-absorbing suspension, centrifugal
mass in platinum. 268 parts, 31 jewels
112
SAXONIA DUAL TIME

Reference 386.032
Functions: Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop

seconds. Second zone time. 24-hour display with day/night indicator.
and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold buckle.
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Blued steel
R IC H LY CON T R A ST I NG DE TA I LS
The blued screws not only add a touch of aesthetic elegance to the movements
of the Saxonia watch family, they are also highly corrosion-resistant. The blued
hands contrast sharply against the dial and enhance legibility. The steel parts
are blued by slowly and carefully heating (annealing) them to 300 C. In the
process, the metal is coated with an ultra-thin layer reflecting a cornflowerblue hue.
1
Blued screws secure the
platinum centrifugal mass.
2
Blued hour hand
for home time.
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SAXONIA DUAL TIME

SA XONIA DUAL TIME

Reference 386.032
Reference 386.026
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Saxonia Annual Calendar
A N A N N UA L C A L EN DA R W I T H A LUCI D A PPE A R A NCE
The Saxonia Annual Calendar clearly and legibly unites a number of calendar functions. Apart from the time, it indicates the outsize date, the day of the
week, the month, and the phases of the moon. An elaborate mechanism automatically recognises which months have 30 and 31 days. The display must be
updated only once a year, at the transition from February to March.
A UNIQUE MECHANISM
The patented Zero-Reset mechanism is a Lange-specific convenience feature.

It enables fast and precise timesetting. When the crown is pulled, the movement stops and the seconds hand jumps to zero. This allows the minute hand
to be precisely aligned with the respective minute marker, and the watch
can be accurately restarted, for instance when an acoustic time signal sounds.
PI N NACLE OF PER F ECT ION
A glance at the movement of the Saxonia Annual Calendar reveals the

utmost in perfection. The delicately embossed three-quarter rotor in 21-carat
gold and platinum oscillates above the three-quarter plate made of untreated
German silver. The rotor is configured such that it never conceals the delicate
screw balance and the hand-engraved balance cock.
Calibre L085.1 SAX-0-MAT

Self-winding mechanism with bidirectional threequarter rotor, central element in 21-carat gold,
centrifugal mass in platinum. 476 parts, 43 jewels,
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SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR

Case: Platinum
Reference 330.025
Functions: Hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds dial. Patented ZERO-RESET

mechanism. Annual calendar with outsize date, day of week, and month.
Moon-phase display. 46 hours power reserve.
and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold or solid-platinum buckle.
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Radiant solarisation
FA SC I NAT I NG PL AY OF L IGH T
Solarisation is a decorative finish for circular surfaces. It derives its fascination from a unique play of light: when the watch is tilted, the light reflected from
its surface moves in a circle. In the Saxonia Annual Calendar and the
Langematik Perpetual, solarisation is found on the surface over which the
rotor skims. Invisible to observers, the same decoration is also applied to the
mainspring barrel, concealed deep within the movement.
1
Detailed view
of solarisation.
2
Solarisation beneath
the three-quarter rotor.
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SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR

SA XONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR

Hands: Blued steel
Reference 330.032
Reference 330.026
119
12 0
The quest for perfection
T WOFOL D A SSE M BLY
Countless hours are invested in assembling each Lange movement with utmost
virtuosity. Afterwards, the interactions of all mechanical parts are adjusted to
the highest degree of perfection. But then, the movement is totally taken apart
again. Now, all parts are painstakingly cleaned, and many of them are lavishly
decorated and polished. Even parts that later remain unseen are enhanced in
this way. Only then is the movement reassembled for the second and last time,
and carefully lubricated at over 50 oil sinks and bearing points with up to eight
different greases and oils. Completed in this meticulous way, the calibre of
a Lange watch can now perform its work smoothly and virtually friction-free.
The individual parts of the LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL

before the final assembly process.
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Langematik Perpetual
T H E PER PET UA L OU TSIZE DAT E
The Langematik Perpetual is the first mechanical wristwatch that combines

a perpetual calendar with the Lange outsize date. The perpetual calendar automatically displays the correct date, day of week, and month. It takes into account
the different durations of the months, including leap-year deviations. The moonphase display is no less precise than the perpetual calendar. It has been calculated
to remain accurate for 122.6 years.
CON V E N I E N T LY A DJ USTA BL E
Because of a peculiarity of the Gregorian calendar, the Langematik Perpetual

needs to be corrected by one day, but not until the year 2100. All calendar indications and the moon-phase display can be advanced either individually with
separate correctors or collectively with a main corrector.
PER PET UA L ACCU R ACY
In the Langematik Perpetual, the spirit of perpetuity is leveraged by its

timeless styling: its dial is made of solid silver, the appliques of solid gold.
Hands filled with a luminous compound assure good legibility after sunset as
well. The self-winding movement with the patented Zero-Reset mechanism
and a three-quarter rotor in 21-carat gold and platinum is designed to work
reliably for many generations to come.
Calibre L922.1 SAX-0-MAT

Self-winding mechanism with bidirectional
three-quarter rotor, centrifugal mass in platinum.
478 parts, 43 jewels, solid-gold lunar disc
12 2
LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL
Reference 310.026
Functions: Hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds dial. Patented ZERO-RESET mechanism.
Perpetual calendar with outsize date, day-of-week, month, and leap-year display. Moon-phase
display. 24-hour display with day/night indicator. 46 hours power reserve.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc, appliques, and crown.
Hour, minute, day-of-week, and month hands luminous. Hour markers luminous. Hand-stitched
alligator leather strap. Solid-gold or solid-platinum buckle.
12 3
Case: Platinum
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 310.025
Reference 310.032
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Reference 310.026
12 5
Datograph Up/Down
I M M ACU L AT E F U NCT IONA LI T Y
With their cutting-edge technology exemplified by column-wheel control,

flyback mechanisms, and precisely jumping minute counters combined with
the prominent aesthetics of the dial and calibre design, the Datograph models
epitomise the category of mechanical chronographs. The outsize date and the
two subsidiary dials for the minute counter and the subsidiary seconds form an
equilateral triangle, which not only harmoniously balances the proportions of
the dial but also guarantees superb legibility. The Datograph Up/Down has
slender baton hour markers in rhodiumed gold that underscore its sleek design.
Available in platinum and pink gold, this model has a power reserve of 60 hours,
clearly legible with the Up/Down indicator at 6 oclock.
H O R O L O G I C A L M A S T E R P I E C E W I T H 4 51 I N D I V I D UA L PA R T S
The distinctive arrangement of the displays calls for unusually long and delicate
levers in the movement plus the in-depth know-how and skills of the engineers.
Thanks to their many years of experience and their ongoing quest for technical
perfection, the 451 individual parts are transformed into a flawless masterpiece
that functions with unprecedented precision. It owes its optimised rate accuracy to the proprietary oscillation system incorporating a balance wheel with
eccentric poising weights and a freely oscillating balance spring. This horological
masterpiece reveals its charm especially when the chronograph mechanism is
activated, triggering the ingeniously orchestrated interaction of levers, rockers,
and wheels.
Calibre L951.6
12 6
DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN
Dial: Solid silver, black/argent
Reference 405.031
Functions: Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds.
Chronograph with flyback and precisely jumping minute counter.
Outsize date. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 60 hours power reserve.
Hour and minute hands luminous. Hour markers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 oclock luminous.
12 7
Datograph Up/Down
T H E F LY BAC K M EC H A N I SM
The flyback function allows an ongoing time measurement to be interrupted

and a new one to be started instantaneously by merely pressing a button.
It combines three steps stop, reset to zero, and restart into one. In chronographs without the flyback function, these three steps must be executed
consecutively.
A F U N C T I O N I N V E N T E D I N T H E E A R LY DAY S O F AV I A T I O N
The concept behind this complex function dates back to the era when flightdeck crews still navigated with maps and watches and often had to react very
quickly to suddenly occurring events. With the triumph of electronic measuring instruments, this classic function, mainly used by pilots, sank into oblivion.
In Lange chronographs, the flyback mechanism is experiencing a renaissance
with a newly developed design.
Functional drawing of
the flyback mechanism.
12 8
DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN
Case: Platinum
Hands: Rhodiumed gold and
blued/rhodiumed steel
DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN
Reference 405.035
Reference 405.031
12 9
Datograph Perpetual
T H E DATOGR A PH W I T H A PER PET UA L C A L EN DA R
In the Datograph Perpetual, Lange combines a chronograph with a perpetual calendar in a wristwatch for the first time. A perpetual calendar is a highly
accurate mechanism that automatically takes all leap years into consideration.
The date must be corrected by one day, but not until 2100. In that year, the
Gregorian calendar omits the 29th of February according to the rule that leap
years are skipped in secular years which are not divisible by 400. In addition to
the pink-gold version, this exclusive timepiece is now also available in 18-carat
white gold with a grey dial.
PRECISION IN THE LONG AND SHORT TERM
The moon-phase display fully lives up to this degree of precision. Its gear ratio
is so accurately matched to the synodic orbit of the moon that it will deviate
from a true lunation by only one day after more than 122 years if the watch is
kept running continuously. This is equivalent to an accuracy of 99.998 per cent.
The time stopped by the chronograph can be read with an accuracy of one-fifth
of a second, corresponding to the frequency of the balance which performs
five semi-oscillations per second.
Calibre L952.1
13 0
DATOGRAPH PERPETUAL
Dial: Solid silver, grey/rhodi
Hands: Rhodiumed gold and
blued steel
Reference 410.038
Chronograph with flyback and precisely jumping minute counter.
Perpetual calendar with outsize date, day-of-week, month, and leap-year display.
Moon-phase display. Day/night indication. 36 hours power reserve.
and crown. Hour and minute hands luminous. Hour markers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 oclock
luminous. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold buckle.
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Datograph Perpetual
T H IS IS HOW T H E PER PET UA L C A L EN DA R WOR KS
The core element of the calendar mechanism is the 48-step cam, which rotates
only once every four years. It features recesses of various depths that are
sampled by a finger. The deeper the recess, the sooner the mechanism switches
to the first day of the next month. When the finger is not located in one of the
recesses, but lies on the outermost circumference of the 48-step cam, the month
advances after 31 days. The shallower recesses correspond to months with a
duration of 30 days, and the deepest ones are reserved for the month of February
when it has 28 days.
CON V E N I E N T LY A DJ USTA BL E
Should the watch have not been worn for a longer period of time, the calendar displays will need to be readjusted. Three correctors make it possible to separately
adjust the moon-phase display, the day of the week, and jointly the month and
leap-year displays. If the watch only stood still for a few days, all displays can
be simultaneously advanced with the rapid-correction pusher at 10 oclock. To
prevent it from being inadvertently actuated, the rapid-correction pusher can be
AY
3 RD YEAR
MA
JU
AP
[28] F
EB
2 ND YEAR
JAN
operated only when the crown is pulled.
JU
SE
[28] F
DEC
EB
[28] F
13 2
EB
The 48-step cam of the perpetual calendar

is sampled by a lever mechanism. It is programmed
for all durations of every month across periods of
4 consecutive years.
OCT
N OV
[29] F
1ST YEAR
G
AU
EB
4TH YEAR
leap year
DATOGRAPH PERPETUAL
DATOGRAPH PERPETUAL
Dial: Solid silver, grey/rhodi
Reference 410.032
Reference 410.038
13 3
Double Split
T H E F I R S T D O U B L E R AT T R A PA N T E C H R O N O G R A P H
For the first time in the history of precision watchmaking, Langes master
watchmakers created a flyback chronograph with a double rattrapante feature:
the Double Split. In addition to the chronographs split-seconds hand and
the minute counter, the watch has a pair of rattrapante hands that during
a time measurement can be independently stopped any number of times
while the chronograph hands continue to run.
FOR AFICIONADOS OF MECHANICAL FINESSE
Previously, the typical rattrapante functions such as comparative and intermediate time measurements were limited to 60 seconds; with the addition of
a second minute counter, measurements of events lasting as long as 30 minutes
are now possible. Both the chrono and the rattrapante minute counters are
designed as precisely jumping minute counters, enabling doubt-free readings
of the number of elapsed minutes. The complexity of these mechanisms can
be discerned with a glance through the sapphire-crystal caseback. It takes a
little time to understand them in detail.
Calibre L001.1
13 4
DOUBLE SPLIT
Reference 404.032
Flyback chronograph with double rattrapante and precisely jumping minute counters.
Hour and minute hands luminous. Hour markers at 3, 6, 9, and 12 oclock luminous.
13 5
Double Split
T Y P I C A L U S E S O F T H E D O U B L E R AT T R A PA N T E F U N C T I O N
Comparative measurement
Two runners start at the same time. The winners time is stopped with the
rattrapante hands, the second time with the chronograph hands.
Intermediate time measurement
A long-distance runner starts in the stadium. His total running time is measured
continuously with the chronograph hands. When the rattrapante button is
actuated, the intermediate time after the first lap is displayed. When the button
is actuated a second time, the rattrapante hands catch up with the chronograph
hands and run synchronously with them. The following actuations of the button
stop the intermediate time after two, three and more laps.
Reference time measurement
The athletes start in different races and the task is to compare their times with
each other. The runners time in the first race is measured with the rattrapante
hand pair. As long as these hands are not reset, they will continue to indicate
the reference time. Comparison times are obtained by stopping, resetting to
zero, and restarting the chronograph hands.
Determining minimum and maximum values
The Double Split will also record the fastest or slowest of many laps. For this
purpose, the fastest or slowest time is saved with the rattrapante hands in
several consecutive measurements. If the stopped time in the subsequent measurement is faster or slower, the new minimum or maximum value is saved.
The disengagement segment is part of the patented

disengagement mechanism. It uncouples the
connection between the stopped rattrapante hands
and the still running chronograph hands.
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DOUBLE SPLIT
Reference 404.032
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The double rattrapante mechanism
Configuration of the axes

A rattrapante chronograph has two hands seated on arbors that rotate inside each
other. The double rattrapante mechanism has two of these configurations for its two
seconds hands and two minute-counter hands. The following description of the
sweep-seconds axis applies analogously to the minute-counter axis.
2
3
5
10
The hollow chrono centre arbor on the outside (1) carries the chrono sweep-seconds
hand. It is driven by the movement via the chronograph centre wheel (2). It is rigidly
connected to the zero-reset heart cam (3) of the chronograph centre wheel and the heart
cam (4) of the rattrapante centre wheel. The heart cam makes it possible to reset a hand
to zero by taking the shortest route possible either clockwise or anti-clockwise or,
in the case of the rattrapante hand, to synchronise it with the chrono sweep-seconds
hand.
The rattrapante hand, which is superposed on the chrono sweep-seconds hand, is
attached to the inner rattrapante centre arbor (5). This arbor holds the disengagement
wheel (6) and the rattrapante centre wheel (7) to which the rattrapante heart lever (8)
is attached.
13 8
15
12
7
6
13
14
10
12
11
Starting and stopping the rattrapante hands

In the basic position, the rattrapante heart lever (8) is pressed against the flat side of
the heart cam (4) of the rattrapante centre wheel by a spring (9). This connects the
otherwise separately movable chrono centre arbor (1) and rattrapante centre arbor (5).
So when the chronograph is started, the rattrapante hands are started as well.
When the rattrapante button (10) is actuated, the column wheel (11) rotates slightly.
Now, the rattrapante split-seconds clamp (12) closes and arrests the rattrapante centre
wheel (7). An arresting spring (13) concurrently seizes and stops the rattrapante minute
counter while the two chronograph hands continue to move.
Function of the disengagement mechanism
Normally, the rattrapante heart lever (8) would now rub against the heart cam (4) of
the rattrapante centre wheel, which continues to rotate with the chrono centre arbor (1).
To prevent this, the master watchmakers developed the patented disengagement
mechanism.
Actuating the rattrapante button (10) also pivots the disengagement segment (14) inward.
This motion rotates the disengagement wheel (6) by about 20 in the other direction.
The bottom side of the wheel carries a pin (15) that when rotated in the opposite direction swings the rattrapante heart lever (8) out of the contact zone of the heart cam (4)
of the rattrapante centre wheel.
Synchronisation of rattrapante and chronograph hands

When the rattrapante button (10) is actuated a second time, the rattrapante splitseconds clamp (12) opens and the arresting spring (13) is pushed aside. This causes the
disengagement wheel (6) to turn in the opposite direction, so that the pin (15) releases
the rattrapante heart lever (8). The lever then makes contact with the heart cam (4) of the
rattrapante centre wheel and comes to rest against its flat side again: the rattrapante
hand now instantly jumps to the position of the chronograph hand.
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Lange 31
31 DAYS OF POW ER
The Lange 31 is the worlds first mechanical wristwatch with a power reserve of
31 days and a patented constant-force escapement. To deliver a power reserve
of this magnitude, the movement must be able to store a large amount of energy.
This task is handled by two mainsprings that are both 1850 millimetres long
about ten times as long as in mechanical wristwatches with a conventional power
reserve.
M ASSI V E POW ER A ND HOW TO H A RNESS IT
Mainsprings of this capacity and length imposed considerable challenges on

the engineers. The first obstacle was to transmit their tremendous energy to the
movement in a gentle and uniform manner. For this purpose, they developed
a patented constant-force escapement. The second challenge presents itself when
winding the watch with the crown, a very time-consuming and cumbersome
task, given the length of the springs. For this reason, the Lange 31 comes with
a key-operated winding works.
Calibre L034.1
Key-operated winding works, twin mainspring
barrel and constant-force escapement, 406 parts,
14 0
LANGE 31
Case: Platinum
Reference 130.025
Outsize date. Power-reserve indicator, 31 days power reserve.
Solid-gold appliques and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap.
Solid-gold or solid-platinum deployant buckle.
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Lange 31
T H E C O N S TA N T- F ORC E E S C A PE M E N T O F T H E L A N G E 31
The longer a mainspring, the more perceptible the decline in the torque it
delivers as its state of tension decreases. A timepiece that does not compensate
this effect would run less accurately towards the end of the power-reserve
period. The constant-force escapement was designed to prevent this. It is located
between the twin mainspring barrel and the going train, where it assures
that a nearly constant amount of energy is continuously forwarded to the going
train. It features a remontoir spring manufactured in-house by Lange.
UNIFORM ENERGY DELIVERY
The constant-force escapement makes sure that the twin mainspring barrel
supplies a small amount of energy every ten seconds. This energy retensions
the remontoir spring by an angle of 60 degrees. Thus tensioned, it absorbs
the exact amount of energy that it will deliver to the going train during the
next 10 seconds. Since the remontoir spring delivers exactly the same amount
of energy in every cycle, the watch is powered with a constant force every
day. This keeps it running very accurately for an entire month.
CONVENIENT ENERGY INPUT
As was the case with some earlier pocket watches, the Lange 31 can be wound
with a key. It generates much more leverage than a winding mechanism based
on a crown. Hence, fewer revolutions are required. The square tip of the key is
inserted into a square socket located in the caseback of the watch.
1
Every LANGE 31 comes with
a winding key. Inside, it conceals
a little complication in its own
right: a torque-limiting mechanism.
2
Energy for 31 days: the twin mainspring barrel accommodates
two springs, each with a length
of 1850 millimetres.
14 2
LANGE 31
Case: Platinum
LANGE 31
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 130.025
Reference 130.032
14 3
1815
IN THE TRADITION OF F. A. LANGE
14 6
An extraordinary
personality
With many traditional elements, the 1815 evokes
memories of F. A. Langes pocket watches. This
includes the easily legible Arabic numerals on
the dial and the blued-steel hands. The movement
is endowed with legacy features such as the
three-quarter plate made of untreated German
silver for added stability, the blued screws, the
screwed gold chatons, and the hand-engraved
balance cock.
The probably most characteristic feature of the
1815 is the peripheral minute scale resembling
a railway track. The watch thus builds a visible
bridge into the era of nascent rail travel, at a time
when pocket watches became ever more important, and when F. A. Lange founded his company
in Glashtte.
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Honouring
traditions
A S P E R F E C T A S F. A . L A N G E S
P O C K E T WAT C H E S
With its name, the 1815 refers to the birth year

of F. A. Lange, the manufactorys founder. In 1845,
he set off for Glashtte, a village in Saxony. His
bold decision was not only the groundbreaking
moment for German precision watchmaking but
also helped start a new economic upswing in
a distressed region. A. Lange & Shne pocket
watches quickly gained global acclaim and became esteemed companions in affluent circles.
In 1873, F. A. Lange commissioned the construction of the companys headquarters in Glashtte.
For more than half a century, it was the hub of
activities for the Lange watchmaking family
until the history of the manufactory was interrupted by World War II and subsequent expropriation.
On 7 December 1990, Walter Lange was able to
revive the family tradition precisely where it
had begun. From then on, timepieces like the 1815
were once again built in the same place where
Langes historic pocket watches were crafted.
A T R I B U T E T O WA T C H M A K I N G P I O N E E R F E R D I N A N D A D O L P H L A N G E
The 1815 200 th Anniversary F. A. Lange is A. Lange & Shnes homage to the
founder of Saxon precision watchmaking who was born 200 years ago: F. A. Lange.
Every detail of the watch, presented in a limited edition of 200 pieces, salutes
the eminent horological trailblazer. The black solid-silver dial with the recessed
central segment and the subsidiary seconds dial is reminiscent of the design
of earlier Lange pocket watches. The subsidiary seconds dial is configured in the
savonnette style, at a 90 angle relative to the winding crown. It is harmoniously
integrated in the dial without interrupting the minute scale.
T H E I N T R I N S I C V A L U E S O F T H E 1 8 1 5 2 0 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y F. A . L A N G E
The legacy elements of the L051.1 manufacture calibre include not only the handengraved balance cock but also the screw balance, the whiplash spring, the gold
chatons secured with blued screws, and the three-quarter plate made of untreated
German silver. F. A. Lange introduced the three-quarter plate for his pocket
watches in 1864. This large-area plate integrates the bearings for the arbors of
the wheel train and replaces many individual bridges. This calls for the utmost
in dexterity during the assembly phase and vastly increases the stability of the
movement.
Calibre L051.1
15 0

Case: Platinum
Edition: 200 in platinum

Solid-platinum buckle.
Reference 236.049
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1815
NEW FORMAT FOR A CLASSIC
Graceful understatement characterises the design of the 1815 with a 38.5-millimetre case, available in pink, yellow, and white gold. Apart from its size, the
case stands out with a subtly tiered bezel and lugs with a more slender silhouette.
The design of the dial with the railway-track minute scale placed closer to
the bezel is the most striking feature. Consequently, the inscription Made in
Germany at 6 oclock is now on the inside of the minute scale.
OPTIMISED LEGIBILITY BY TRADITION
With its recessed central segment and the subsidiary seconds dial at 6 oclock,
the solid-silver dial is reminiscent of Langes legendary pocket watches. Arabic
numerals and blued-steel hands emphasise the classic charisma of the watch and
assure outstanding legibility. The 1815 has a stop-seconds mechanism activated
by pulling the crown; it allows the time to be set with one-second accuracy.
Calibre L051.1
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1815
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 235.032

Solid-gold buckle.
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1815
Hands: Blued steel
1815
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 235.032
Reference 235.021
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1815
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 235.026
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Proud heritage
T H E U P/ DOW N POW E R-R ESE RV E I N DIC ATOR
Linked with the name A. Lange & Shne, the Up/Down display has a longstanding tradition. In 1879, Lange received Imperial Patent No. 9349 for the
development of this indication, which was implemented in historic pocket
watches and marine chronometers.
From the mechanical point of view, the special facet of the display in the
1815 Up/Down is that it is not a module added to an existing calibre. Instead,
it is directly integrated in the movement with a specially designed, spacesaving planetary gear system, thus enabling a thinner silhouette and more
elegant proportions. This method of construction is based on a 1940 patent
granted to Otto Lange, a grandson of the manufactorys founder.
Imperial Patent No. 9349 dated 1879.
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1815 Up/Down
LUCID TRADITIONAL STYLING
The adjunct to the name 1815 Up/Down is a reference to the Lange-style Up/Down
power-reserve indicator. It is located on the subsidiary dial at the left and graduated in six-hour intervals. When the power reserve is depleted after 72 hours,
the seconds hand automatically locks at 60. All displays are endowed with blued
hands, a typical design characteristic of earlier Lange pocket watches.
S PAC E - S AV I N G D E S I G N
A top-mounted wheel train and two additional screwed gold chatons are characteristic elements of the calibre L051.2. Due to this compact configuration and
despite 36 additional parts for the power-reserve indicator mechanism and
a larger mainspring barrel for a power reserve of three days, it measures only
4.6 millimetres from top to bottom. This is why the case is merely 8.7 millimetres
high. The screw balance beneath the hand-engraved balance cock beats at a
frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour and together with the Lange
balance spring crafted in-house assures outstanding rate accuracy.
Calibre L051.2
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1815 UP/DOWN
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 234.032
Functions: Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with

stop seconds. UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator, 72 hours
power reserve.
crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold buckle.
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1815 UP/DOWN
Hands: Blued steel
1815 UP/DOWN
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 234.032
Reference 234.021
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1815 UP/DOWN
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 234.026
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1815 Chronograph
T R A D I T I O N A N D I N N OVA T I O N
The 1815 Chronograph unites proven traditional elements with latestgeneration technology. The dial layout is well-organised and functional as
in A. Lange & Shnes historic pocket chronographs. Slightly shifted below
the horizontal centreline, the two subsidiary dials emphasise the classic
origins of the watch, as do the blued hands and the characteristic railwaytrack minute scale. The additional graduations on the minute scale allow
readings of stopped times to an accuracy of one-fifth of a second. Chronographic precision is further enhanced by the precisely jumping minute
counter and the flyback function.
AESTHETIC PRECISION
The mainspring barrel integrated in the movement delivers a power reserve

of 60 hours. Rate stability is assured by the large balance wheel with eccentric poising weights. It is powered by a balance spring developed and manufactured in-house and beats at a frequency of five semi-oscillations per second,
making it possible to stop times with a resolution of one-fifth of a second.
The L951.5 calibre is endowed with many visual and technical features, among
them the whiplash spring on the hand-engraved balance cock, the column
wheel that controls the chronograph functions, and the snail of the precisely
jumping minute counter.
Calibre L951.5
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1815 CHRONOGRAPH
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 402.026
Functions: Hours and minutes. Subsidiary seconds dial with stop

seconds. Chronograph with flyback and precisely jumping minute
counter. 60 hours power reserve.
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1815 Chronograph
T H E F LY BAC K F U NC T ION
The so-called flyback function makes it possible to instantaneously reset the

chronograph hands to zero during an ongoing measurement, simply by pressing
the button at 4 oclock, and to start a new measurement by releasing it. It has
its origins in flight deck navigation during the early 20th century and in this mechanically complex configuration can be found only in very few chronographs.
T H E PR EC I SE LY J U M PI NG M I N U T E COU N T E R
The 1815 Chronograph is equipped with a precisely jumping minute counter.

It advances by one graduation exactly after 60 seconds have elapsed, even if
the time measurement is stopped at that very moment. This useful mechanism
was already incorporated in historic pocket watches and high-end wristwatches
crafted during the last century. But Langes calibre engineers refined it in an
ingenious way: a patented switching lever now allows the watchmaker to precisely determine the timing of the minute counter jump without having to
disassemble the movement.
The precisely jumping minute

counter mechanism.
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1815 CHRONOGRAPH
Hands: Blued steel
1815 CHRONOGRAPH
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 402.032
Reference 402.026
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Accurate is not accurate enough
THE TOURBILLON WITH STOP SECONDS AND ZERO-RESET
The tourbillon is probably the technically most sophisticated device for improving
the rate accuracy of a mechanical watch. Patented in 1801, it was first integrated
in pocket watches and later in wristwatches as well. To compensate for the influence of gravity on a possible centre of mass error of the balance, the entire escapement the balance, the lever, and the escape wheel is suspended in a cage that
rotates about the fixed fourth wheel once a minute.
Timepieces endowed with this device kept the time very precisely, but there was
a drawback: the tourbillon could not be stopped at will, so it was impossible to
set the watch with one-second accuracy. Then, A. Lange & Shne presented its
patented stop-seconds mechanism in 2008, which made it possible to accurately
set a watch with this complication. This is done with a V-shaped arresting spring
that can stop the tourbillon at any time. In the 1815 Tourbillon, this device
is complemented with the Zero-Reset mechanism, which makes it even more
convenient to precisely set and restart the watch with one-second accuracy.
The intricate tourbillon of the 1815 TOURBILLON

consists of 84 parts and weighs approximately
half a gram.
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1815 Tourbillon
PURE PRECISION
The dial of the 1815 Tourbillon is designed to focus on the essence: precise
legibility of hours, minutes, and seconds. The only evidence of the intricacy
of the watch is the tourbillon exposed by the aperture in the dial. The arbor
of the tourbillon carries the seconds hand. Like all other hands, it is made of
blued steel and therefore contrasts well against the background.
THE FIRST LANGE TOURBILLON WITH ZERO-RESET FUNCTION
The 1815 Tourbillon is designed for supreme precision in every respect. The
hairspring and balance rim, perfectly matched to one another, are crafted inhouse with extreme meticulousness. Together with the tourbillon, they assure
the high rate accuracy of the calibre L102.1 movement. For the first time in
a Lange watch, the interaction of two patented mechanisms enables precise
settability: when the crown is pulled, the balance inside the tourbillon cage is
stopped immediately, and thanks to the Zero-Reset function, the seconds
hand instantly jumps to the zero position. Therefore, the minute hand can be
precisely aligned with a minute marker, and the watch can be restarted to
the second. This makes it particularly easy to synchronise the watch with
a reference clock or an acoustic time signal.
Calibre L102.1
(3 of which in screwed gold chatons and
1 diamond endstone)
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1815 TOURBILLON
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 730.032
Functions: Hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds dial. One-minute tourbillon

with patented stop seconds and patented ZERO-RESET mechanism. 72 hours
power reserve.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched
alligator leather strap. Solid-gold or solid-platinum deployant buckle.
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1815 Tourbillon
T H E PAT E N T E D S T O P - S E C O N D S A N D Z E R O - R E S E T M E C H A N I S M S
When the crown (1) is pulled, the switching cam (2) is pivoted via a lever system.
This releases the spring-loaded transmission lever (3). As a result, the zero-reset
lever (4) is actuated and the stop lever (5) released. The stop lever (5) presses
the arresting spring (6) against the tourbillon, stopping it immediately regardless of the angular position of the balance (7) or the orientation of the tourbillon
cage (8).
At the same time, the zero-reset lever (4) contacts the zero-reset heart cam (9)
and presses it to the zero position. Because the seconds-hand arbor is rigidly
connected to the zero-reset heart cam (9), the seconds hand (10) is also pivoted
to zero. Now, the watch can be precisely set and restarted with one-second
accuracy.
Pressing the crown (1) home restarts the watch. The retraction of the transmission lever (3) and of the other function levers releases the balance (7) and the zeroreset heart cam (9), so the watch can instantly start running again.
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7
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1815 TOURBILLON
Case: Platinum
Hands: Blued steel
Edition: 100 in platinum
1815 TOURBILLON
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 730.025
Reference 730.032
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1815 Rattrapante
Perpetual Calendar
CLASSIC CHRONOGR A PH W ITH T WO COMPLICATIONS
The 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar unites two refined classic

complications in one wristwatch: a split-seconds chronograph and a perpetual
calendar with a moon-phase display. When they designed these functions,
Langes masters prioritised the use of traditional solutions that challenge the
watchmakers abilities to the extremes. For instance, the mechanism for determining stopped or intermediate times relies on two column wheels, a tell-tale
sign of pure classic watchmaking artistry.
SOPHISTICATED ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
In this movement with a total of 631 individual parts, the process of adjusting
all switching sequences and thus of assuring optimised rate accuracy is a
particularly arduous task. The perpetual calendar mechanism alone consists
of 211 parts, and another 206 components constitute the rattrapante chronograph mechanism. In the L101.1 manufacture calibre, high rate accuracy is
guaranteed by a screw balance which is powered by a balance spring developed
and crafted in-house. It breathes at a frequency of six semi-oscillations per
second and is thus capable of stopping times with an accuracy of one-sixth of
a second.
Calibre L101.1
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1815 RATTRAPANTE PERPETUAL CALENDAR

Hands: Pink gold, blued steel
and gold-plated steel
Reference 421.032
Rattrapante chronograph with minute counter. Perpetual calendar with date,
day-of-week, month, and leap-year display. Moon-phase display.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar disc and crown.
Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold or solid-platinum deployant buckle.
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1815 Rattrapante
Perpetual Calendar
T H E PER PET UA L C A L EN DA R
The calendar mechanism of the 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar

automatically recognises all leap years until the year 2100. It consists of two
pairs of combined displays with hands showing the date and day of week on
the left-hand side of the dial as well as the month and the leap-year cycle on the
right-hand side. The moon phase is indicated beneath the subsidiary seconds
dial with a lavishly decorated solid-gold disc. Its gear ratio so closely emulates
the duration of the synodic orbit of the moon that, if kept running without interruption, it would take 122.6 years for the display to deviate from the actual lunar
position by one day.
T H E R AT T R A PA N T E C H R O N O G R A P H
Beyond the capabilities of a pure chronograph, a rattrapante, or split-seconds,

chronograph can also measure intermediate times and determine minimum and
maximum values in the course of a given minute. When a time measurement is
launched by pressing the button at 2 oclock, the gold-plated chrono sweep-seconds hand begins to run together with the blued-steel rattrapante sweep-seconds
hand. The button at 10 oclock stops the rattrapante sweep-seconds hand, while
the chrono sweep-seconds hand continues to run. It can be stopped separately
by pressing the button at 2 oclock once more. When the button at 10 oclock is
pressed, the rattrapante sweep-seconds hand catches up with the chrono sweepseconds hand again.
The perpetual calendar displays.
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Case: Platinum
Hands: Rhodiumed gold, blued steel

Reference 421.025
Reference 421.032
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A. Lange & Shnes

most complicated wristwatch:
the Grand Complication
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Grand Complication
A BSOLU T E LY E XC E P T IONA L
The Grand Complication represents the pinnacle of Lange watchmaking

artistry. Inspired by the Grande Complication No. 42500, a pocket watch that
dates back to 1902, it bundles a host of elaborate complications in a single timekeeping instrument. Its face is a five-part enamel dial in white that assures the
perfect legibility of all indications.
Small gold hands grace the calendar displays. The subsidiary dial on the righthand side indicates the date, the one on the left the day of the week, and the
upper one the month as well as the leap-year cycle. The red 4 identifies the leap
year. The small blued hands and the slender pair of sweep-seconds hands are
assigned to the chronograph-rattrapante function. The flying seconds in the
lower subsidiary dial freezes fractional times to an accuracy of one-fifth of
a second. The moon-phase display is located behind it.
Building this timepiece is a formidable challenge for the watchmaker. He must
not only adjust the individual mechanisms, each consisting of several hundred
parts, but also harmonise their interactions to perfection. Given the complexity of
the assignment, only one Grand Complication can be crafted per year and
only 6 of these masterpieces will be built altogether.
A sapphire-crystal caseback reveals the manufacture calibre L1902. The chronograph-rattrapante mechanism, configured above the other complications, is
readily visible. Overall, three spring barrels are needed to permanently and
dependably deliver the energy needed by all complications. All movement parts
are perfectly finished by hand. More than a month of manual work is needed
just to black-polish the levers, rockers, and springs of the chronograph.
Calibre L1902
Manually wound, 3 spring
barrels, Glashtte lever
escapement: lever and escape
wheel in 18-carat gold
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GRAND COMPLICATION
Dial: Enamel, white
Edition: 6 in pink gold
Reference 912.032
The grande sonnerie functions
Grand and small strikes

The GRAND COMPLICATION is endowed with a striking mechanism that activates itself
at each full hour and every quarter-hour. The grand strike indicates the full hours together
with the quarter-hours. The small strike sounds the quarter-hours and only at the top
of the hour the hours. The strike mode can be chosen with a selector in the bottom case
flank. The letters refer to the German terms: G stands for grand strike, K for small
strike. The selector at the top of the case allows the striking mechanism to be engaged
and disengaged. S stands for strike. R means rest; in this position, the mechanism
is turned off. A separate spring barrel delivers the energy needed for 24 hours when the
grand strike is activated.
The minute repeater
The minute repeater is activated with the trigger at 8 oclock. This function indicates the
current time of day acoustically, to the minute. The number of low-pitched tones is the
hour count. Double tones stand for quarter-hours and high ones for minutes.
The tweaking and tuning process
The grande sonnerie mechanism is especially challenging for the watchmaker. He is responsible not only for precisely adjusting the switching sequences of all individual parts
but also for the richness of the sound. Tuning requires acute hearing and is performed
exclusively by hand to achieve sonority and reverberation of both gongs separately and
perfect harmony in unison.
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The acoustic time is mechanically sampled

from three so-called snails in the middle of the
movement.
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The rattrapante-chronograph
functions
The chronograph function

The chronograph button in the upper right-hand case flank is used for stopwatch measurements. When the button is actuated, the measurement begins; the stopped time
is displayed when it is actuated a second time. The small blued hand in the upper subsidiary dial indicates the measured minutes, the blued chrono sweep-seconds hand
the seconds. The flying seconds hand in the lower subsidiary dial stops fractions of
a second to an accuracy of one-fifth of a second. All chronograph hands jump back
to zero when the button is actuated a third time.
The rattrapante function
The rattrapante button in the upper left-hand case flank expands the stopwatch
functionality. If it is actuated during an ongoing measurement, the blued rattrapante
sweep-seconds hand stops to display an intermediate time. The gold-plated chrono
sweep-seconds hand, concealed beneath the blued hand until that instant, continues
to run. When the rattrapante button is pressed again, the rattrapante sweep-seconds
hand catches up with the chrono sweep-seconds hand and then runs synchronously
with it again. This function can be repeated as often as required. It allows the determination of intermediate times and comparative times.
The flying seconds
The flying seconds is a mechanical rarity. Every second, this hand performs a full
revolution in five jumps. A specially designed escapement assures that the hand can
perform its movements in a flash, so to speak, and with the utmost precision. The
energy needed for this rare additional chronograph function is so considerable that
a separate spring barrel is needed to deliver it.
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The escapement of the flying seconds

consists of a wheel with 30 teeth and
two five-point stars.
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The perpetual calendar functions
The precision of the perpetual calendar

On its dial, the perpetual calendar of the GRAND COMPLICATION indicates the date,
the day of the week, the month, and the leap-year cycle. Additionally, it features a
moon-phase display. All calendar indications are designed to advance instantaneously.
The mechanism knows how many days each month has in the course of a year and
is also aware of the fact that February has 29 days in leap years. The duration of each
month is coded into a 48-step cam with recesses that are mechanically sampled by the
date switching lever. The shorter the month, the deeper the recess.
The correction in the year 2100
The date must be corrected by one day, but not until 2100. In that year, the Gregorian
calendar omits the 29 th of February according to the rule that leap years are skipped
in secular years which are not divisible by 400. The adjustment is performed with correctors. All calendar displays with the exception of the moon phase can be advanced
by one day with the main corrector at 12 oclock. The corrector for the moon phase is
located at 5 oclock. Once the watch has stopped after being set aside for a lengthier
period of time, the displays can be conveniently updated with two additional correctors
that can separately advance the day of the week and the month.
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The shorter the month,

the deeper the recess in
the 48-step cam.
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Richard Lange
THE FINE OBSERVATION WATCH
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The rediscovery
of precision
With the Richard Lange, Langes masters
breathe new life into a storied category of
timepieces: observation watches. Because of
their superior rate accuracy, excellent legibility, and ruggedness, they were indispensable precision instruments for many famous
scientists, researchers, and explorers in the
18 th and 19 th centuries.
Richard Lange was probably the most inventive
member of the dynasty of Lange watchmakers
and commanded respect as a prominent scientist of his era. With numerous discoveries and
patents, he decisively inspired the refinement
of precision watchmaking. With its name, the
Richard Lange watch family pays tribute to
this horological pioneer.
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The observation
watch reinterpreted
FOCUS ON PRECISION
Every facet of the Richard Lange watch family

is subordinate to two objectives: the ultimate
in precision and superb legibility. With these
assets, it reinterprets the concept of scientific
observation watches.
THE LANGE BALANCE SPRING
The models of the Richard Lange watch family

are endowed with highly precise proprietary
balance springs that are manufactured in-house.
They embody the ambitious claim to precision
for which the watch family stands and assure
the superb accuracy of the timepieces. They unite
the latest scientifically corroborated insights
of Langes masters with one of Richard Langes
discoveries. In his famous 1930 patent application, he described that a small admixture of
beryllium decisively improves the rate characteristics of balance springs.
THE SUBTLE DIFFERENCE
Only one detail distinguishes the Richard

Lange models from their robust historic role
models. The use of the most noble materials
and the lavish finissage of their movements
make them excellent companions for festive
occasions as well.
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Richard Lange
T H E F I R S T O B S E R VA T I O N WA T C H F O R T H E W R I S T
With superior rate accuracy and eminent legibility, the Richard Lange continues the tradition of scientific observation watches at A. Lange & Shne.
The case has comparatively generous dimensions: with a diameter of 40.5 millimetres, it is conveniently legible. The solid-silver dial features the slender
Roman numerals that were typical for scientific observation watches during
Richard Langes epoch.
PRECISE SETTABILITY AND PRECISE RATE
The sweep-seconds hand is made of blued steel and contrasts well against the
dial. When the crown is pulled, it stops instantly. This allows the watch to be set
to one-second accuracy. Readily visible through the sapphire-crystal caseback,
the sweep-seconds wheel train is integrated between the three-quarter plate
and a separate, hand-finished bridge. The Richard Lange owes its precision to
a balance spring developed and manufactured in-house that beats at a rate of
21,600 semi-oscillations per hour.
Calibre L041.2
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RICHARD LANGE
Case: Platinum
Reference 232.025
Functions: Hours and minutes. Sweep seconds

with stop seconds. 38 hours power reserve.
Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather
strap. Solid-gold or solid-platinum buckle.
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Richard Lange (18451932)
THE SCIENTIST AND INVENTOR
Richard Lange is F. A. Langes first-born son. In 1868, he was appointed

director of the manufactory. His goal was to advance precision watchmaking
with the latest insights in research and science. He can take credit for no
fewer than 27 patents. His most important discovery was the subject of patent
application No. 529 945 filed in 1930 and entitled Metal Alloy for Watch
Springs: the accuracy-enhancing properties of an alloy with an admixture
of beryllium. To this very day, nearly all high-quality mechanical watches
utilise this discovery.
T H E O B S E R VA T I O N WA T C H
Richard Langes invention boosted precision in the domain of watchmaking.

It also encouraged the evolution of a timepiece category characterised by high
rate accuracy: the observation watch. A. Lange & Shne ranked among the
premier purveyors of such precision instruments. One of them, Large Observation Watch No. 83193, was sold to the Zeppelin Yards at Friedrichshafen
on 18 December 1935. The Richard Lange reflects its characteristic design
and reinterprets it for our era.
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Large Observation Watch No. 83193
was sold to the Zeppelin Yards on
18 December 1935.
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For many years, Richard Lange
(1845 1932) was the driving force
at A. Lange & Shne. The scientist
had a strong impact on the evolution
of precision horology.
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RICHARD LANGE
Case: Platinum
RICHARD LANGE
Reference 232.025
Reference 232.032
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The Lange balance spring
Accurate is not enough

The production of balance springs is one of the most complicated processes in precision watchmaking. Only a handful of watchmaking companies master the operations,
among them the Lange manufactory, where particularly high quality standards are
attained. First, a metal wire is drawn and then rolled to a strip with accurately specified
dimensions. At Lange, the tolerance is one ten-thousandth of a millimetre, a hundredth
of the diameter of a human hair. In these minuscule dimensions, quality controls based
on laser measurements are no longer sufficient. To verify compliance, it is also necessary to weigh a defined length of the strip with a precision balance.
Mathematical precision guided by hand
This strip is coiled into a raw spring, a filigreed component with a diameter of barely
5 millimetres. It is heated so that it will retain its shape. Then, the real challenge begins
the bending of the terminal curve. For the first time, Langes developers described the
optimised terminal curve with a correct mathematical formula. Despite this accurate
definition, the many individual bending steps cannot be performed by machines and
must be executed by hand. The tolerance range in the bending process is equivalent to
the thickness of the coiled strip: about two hundredths of a millimetre. It takes at least
two years of practice for a specialist to develop a feeling for the delicate material.
The balance spring:

the component that determines the rate
accuracy of a mechanical watch.
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1
Four rolled strips are threaded in at an angle
of 90 and then coiled jointly. This results
in the final spiral shape and the clearances
between the individual windings.
2
Under a microscope, the spring is placed
on a template. Then, the individual bending
points are copied to the spring.
3
With a special set of pliers and a sleeve,
the bends are executed at the calculated
positions in the exact angles.
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Richard Lange Pour le Mrite
MECHANICAL FINESSE AND SUPERB REFINEMENT
The Richard Lange Pour le Mrite is a rare precision instrument with

a fuse-and-chain transmission dedicated totally to the accurate measurement
of time. The attribute indicates that the movement is one of the manufactorys
most sophisticated and precise calibres. Its aesthetic appeal and attention to
detail come to the fore especially with its radiantly white enamel dial. Before
the dial can occupy its position beneath the sapphire-crystal glass, each of its
three elements needs to be crafted in an elaborate process.
REDUCED TO THE ESSENCE
As in Langes legendary pocket chronometers, the dial of the Richard Lange

Pour le Mrite is crisply designed and reduced to the essential functions:
the display of hours, minutes, and seconds. The subsidiary seconds dial features
a stop-seconds mechanism for precise timesetting.
A L I M I T E D - E D I T I O N O B S E R VA T I O N WA T C H
With a case diameter of 40.5 millimetres, the Richard Lange Pour le Mrite
is adequately dimensioned for an observation watch. The clear layout of the
precious enamel dial and the antireflection-coated sapphire-crystal glass
guarantee excellent legibility. The exclusivity of this precision instrument is
underscored by its limited edition of 200 pink-gold watches.
Calibre L044.1
Manually wound, fuse-and-chain transmission.
279 parts, including the chain which consists of 636 parts.
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RICHARD LANGE Pour le Mrite

Dial: Enamel, white
Hands: Blued steel
Edition: 200 in pink gold
Reference 260.032
Functions: Hours and minutes. Subsidiary

seconds dial with stop seconds. 36 hours
power reserve.
Solid-gold crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather
strap. Solid-gold buckle.
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Richard Lange Tourbillon

Pour le Mrite
T H R EE COM PLICAT IONS FOR GR E AT ER ACCU R ACY
With a fuse-and-chain transmission and a one-minute tourbillon, the Richard

Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mrite incorporates two of the most effective
complications that increase rate accuracy. Its third complication is the patented
stop-seconds mechanism. Thanks to this device, the tourbillon and with it the
entire movement can be stopped and set to one-second accuracy. Additionally,
the watch features a pivoting-dial segment mechanism. Between 6 and 12 oclock,
a small auxiliary dial segment covers the cut-out portion of the hour dial from
VIII to X oclock. This allows an unambiguous reading of the hour at all times.
E XCEP T IONA L DESIGN
The Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mrite displays the hours, minutes,
and seconds in separate zones that form a triangle. This prominent arrangement
was inspired by precision chronometer No. 93 crafted by Johann Heinrich Seyffert,
a gifted watchmaker who in the late 18 th century established the fundamentals
of precision timekeeping in Saxony. Alexander von Humboldt, a famous German
explorer, relied on Seyfferts precision instruments and expressed particular
appreciation for his work.
Calibre L072.1
Manually wound, fuse-and-chain transmission.
352 parts, including the chain which consists of 636 parts.
32 jewels (3 of which in screwed gold chatons
and 1 diamond endstone)
200
RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON

Pour le Mrite
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 760.032
Functions: Regulator dial with offset sweep minutes. Hours

with pivoting dial segment and subsidiary seconds connected
with the tourbillon and stop seconds. 36 hours power reserve.
crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solid-gold deployant
buckle.
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Richard Lange Tourbillon

Pour le Mrite
IN THE SERVICE OF SCIENCE
In 1799, German natural scientist Alexander von Humboldt embarked on his

legendary expedition to Latin America. One of his most important scientific
instruments was a chronometer built by Saxon precision watchmaker Johann
Heinrich Seyffert. Its precise reading of time helped Humboldt calculate the
co-ordinates of his locations and perform many scientific measurements.
In the interest of good legibility under poor light conditions, he chose a model
whose displays of hours, minutes, and seconds were arranged separately in
triangular fashion. This characteristic feature of many Seyffert chronometers
inspired Langes master watchmakers as they designed the Richard Lange
Tourbillon Pour le Mrite.
FOR COM M E N DA BL E ACH I E V EM E N TS I N T H E SCI E NCES A N D A RTS
Even later in life, Humboldt preserved his eagerness to advance the sciences.
In 1842, he suggested to Frederick William IV that special accomplishments in
science and art be rewarded with the most prestigious order of merit bestowed
in Prussia: Pour le Mrite. Even today, the distinction is still conferred by the
President of Germany. Langes masters use the attribute Pour le Mrite to identify the manufactorys most complex and precise timepieces. The Richard Lange
Tourbillon Pour le Mrite is the fourth watch that merits this honour.
1994
TOURBILLON
Pour le Mrite
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2005
TOURBOGRAPH
Pour le Mrite
2009
RICHARD LANGE
Pour le Mrite
2011
Pour le Mrite

Pour le Mrite
Hands: Pink gold
Reference 760.032
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The fuse-and-chain transmission
Harnessing the laws of physics

It is one of the tenets of physics that the power generated by the mainspring is high
when it is fully tensioned and significantly weaker as it nears the fully unwound state.
This can cause rate accuracy fluctuations. The fuse-and-chain transmission works
like an infinitely variable gearbox. It equalises the waning force of the mainspring and
makes sure that the movement always receives a constant amount of energy. This
keeps the watch running at an exact rate.
Force equalisation according to the principle of levers
The fuse-and-chain transmission obeys the principle of levers. The fuse is shaped like
a cone with a helical groove cut into its lateral surface. With full power, the mainspring
barrel tugs at the top of the cone, i.e. at the shorter lever. As the spring loses energy,
the chain reels off toward the broader end of the cone: as the radius grows, the lever
becomes longer.
To guarantee that the watch continues to run even while it is being wound, the fuse
accommodates a tiny planetary gear system. It assures that power transmission is not
interrupted during the winding process, even though the fuse then rotates against
the unwind direction.
Exploded view of the fuse with

its internal planetary gear system.
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Optimising the drive

When the mainspring is fully wound, and briefly before the fully unwound state, the fuseand-chain mechanism reaches its limits. This is because in both cases, the torque delivered
by the mainspring fluctuates suddenly and incalculably. To assure the utmost in precision,
the power-reserve period is thus limited to the middle torque delivery range, where the energy
output declines uniformly and calculably.
Blockage before fully wound and fully unwound state
A blocking mechanism prevents the mainspring from being fully wound: a rivet (1) in the
chain activates a lever system (2) at whose end an arresting tooth (3) pushes into the ratchet
wheel (4). This blocks the fuse (5), which is rigidly connected to the ratchet wheel.
A second blocking mechanism stops the movement before the mainspring is fully unwound:
the power-reserve wheel (6) is the crucial element here. During the 36-hour power-reserve
period, it rotates by about 300 degrees. At the end of this path, the beak of a lever (7) drops
into the recess in the power-reserve wheel. Simultaneously, its other end (8) pivots into
the range of the blocking finger (9). It is connected with the fourth-wheel arbor and rotates
exactly once a minute. After no later than 60 seconds, it contacts the lever and blocks the
entire movement.
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5
1
7
6
8
9
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The moon seen at its best
T H E A ST RONOM IC A L COM PL IC AT ION I N T H E C A L I BR E L 0 9 6 .1
The quest for precision shared by Langes product developers manifests itself
not only in engineering finesse but also in the design of the orbital moon-phase
display of the Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna. It is composed of three discs in solid white gold treated with a special coating process
to achieve a remarkable degree of fidelity as well as the aesthetically ambitious
rendering of all details.
On the celestial disc, for instance, interference effects absorb all of the non-blue
colour spectra of the incident light. The result is a deep-blue surface studded
with more than two thousand high-contrast, sharply contoured stars. With the
celestial disc, the moon visible in a round aperture orbits around the earth
anti-clockwise. In the aperture, it appears as a bright circle on full-moon days.
The new moon is portrayed as a dark-blue round in the aperture.
The moon orbits the earth in the anti-clockwise direction.

From top left to bottom right: new moon, waxing moon,
full moon, waning moon.
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Richard Lange
Perpetual Calendar Terraluna
R E G U L AT OR WAT C H W I T H 14 - DAY M OV E M E N T
The typical regulator-style dial design of the Richard Lange Perpetual

Calendar Terraluna was inspired by precision chronometer No. 93 crafted
by Johann Heinrich Seyffert. The three separate circles for the minutes, hours,
and seconds are arranged in a triangular layout. For the first time in a model of
the Richard Lange watch family, the top section is occupied by the characteristic Lange outsize date. Together with the three precisely jumping displays for
the day of the week, the month, and the leap year, it constitutes the perpetual
calendar. It is mechanically programmed to correctly display the different durations of the months in a year, as well as those in the leap years until 2100.
Another unique complication can be admired through the sapphire-crystal caseback of the watch: the patented orbital moon-phase display. It reproduces the
moon phases as well as the constellation of the moon relative to the earth and
the sun.
A patented constant-force escapement inside the calibre L096.1 controls the
enormous power stored by the twin mainspring barrel and assures consistently
high rate accuracy during the entire 14-day power-reserve period. The powerreserve indicator at 6 oclock tells the owner when it is time to supply the movement with new energy via the crown. For the first time in a Lange watch, this
indicator is implemented as a rotating ring.
Calibre L096.1
Manually wound, twin mainspring barrel and constant-force
escapement, 787 parts, 80 jewels (1 of which in a screwed gold
chaton), solid-gold lunar, earth, and celestial disc
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RICHARD LANGE PERPETUAL CALENDAR

Terraluna
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 180.026
Functions: Regulator dial with offset sweep minutes, hours, and subsidiary seconds
dial with stop seconds. Perpetual calendar with outsize date, day-of-week, month,
and leap-year display. Patented orbital moon-phase display with day/night indicator
for the northern hemisphere. Power-reserve indicator, 14 days power reserve.
Features: Sapphire-crystal glass and caseback. Solid-gold lunar, earth, and celestial
disc. Solid-gold arrow marker and crown. Hand-stitched alligator leather strap. Solidgold deployant buckle.
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Richard Lange
Perpetual Calendar Terraluna
T H E OR BI TA L MOON-PH ASE DISPL AY
The patented orbital moon-phase display shows the current moon phase as
well as the positions of the moon and sun as an observer in the northern hemisphere would see them. The display is composed of the celestial disc, the lunar
disc which lies beneath it, and the earth disc in the centre. The position of the
sun is defined by the balance. The moon can be seen through a round aperture
in the celestial disc. It orbits the earth once in the anti-clockwise direction in
slightly more than 29.5 days. A gear train assures that the moon phase is always
accurately rendered. The mechanism is calculated to such a high degree of accuracy that if the watch runs without interruption, it will take 1058 years before
a correction by one day is required.
In the centre of the celestial disc, the earth disc rotates through 360 degrees
once a day. It is daytime on the half that faces the sun (the balance) and nighttime
on the other. The circumferential 24-hour scale provides a time-of-day reference
for regions in the northern hemisphere.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Celestial disc
Earth disc
Lunar disc
Balance (position of the sun)
24-hour scale
Day/night boundary
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Terraluna
Hands: Pink gold

Terraluna
Hands: Blued steel
Reference 180.032
Reference 180.026
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The patented constant-force

escapement
Constant power for two weeks
With two strong springs, the twin mainspring barrel of the RICHARD LANGE PERPETUAL
CALENDAR Terraluna provides a power reserve of 14 days. When fully wound, the
torque delivered by this high-energy mainspring barrel would be much too high to be
transferred directly to the going train. And as its torque declines when it approaches the
unwound state, the accuracy of the watch would deteriorate. To keep the rate of the
watch stable for the entire power-reserve period, a patented constant-force escapement
is integrated between the twin mainspring barrel and the going train of the calibre L096.1.
It causes the twin mainspring barrel to output a small amount of energy every ten seconds.
This energy retensions the remontoir spring by an angle of 60 degrees. It absorbs the
exact amount of energy that it will transmit to the escape wheel, the lever, and the balance
spring within the next ten seconds. Since the remontoir spring always releases exactly
the same amount of energy, the watch is powered with the same torque every day. The
result is a constant amplitude and thus an especially high degree of rate accuracy.
The remontoir spring of the constant-force escapement and the balance spring are both
manufactured in-house and can thus be optimally paired with the movement.
5
4
1
2
3
4
5
Twin mainspring barrel

Remontoir spring
Escape wheel
Lever
Balance spring
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AFTER-SALES SERVICE
HERE, YOUR LANGE WATCH IS IN THE BEST OF HANDS
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Service at
A. Lange & Shne
THE APPROPRIATE CARE
FOR ENDURING RELIABILITY
In the movement of a Lange 1, the balance

executes 518,400 semi-oscillations per day. It
is kept synchronised by a balance spring that
is thinner than a human hair. A point on the
balance wheel travels almost 20 kilometres
a day, some 7,300 kilometres a year.
The movement of a Lange watch performs this
task almost friction-free: as many as eight different types of grease and oil minimise friction
at more than 50 oil sinks and bearing points.
Each of the lubricants used has very specific
properties that also contribute to assuring the
rate accuracy of the watch.
If it is treated to a thorough overhaul every three
to five years, the masterpiece will continue to
delight its owner indefinitely by functioning as
perfectly as it did on the very first day. When
they receive the timepiece, Langes service watchmakers will completely disassemble it.
Only the detailed handwritten entries in The
History of Your Watch booklet reveal that the
instrument, now being returned to the customer,
is not leaving the manufactory for the first time.
A regularly serviced Lange watch will delight its
owners across many generations.
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The steps of the overhaul procedure
1. Arrival at the Service Centre

When your watch arrives at the
Service Centre, its condition is
assessed and recorded. It is then
uncased, i. e. the movement is
taken out of the case and the
hands and dial are removed.
2. Cleaning of parts
With great care, a master watchmaker totally disassembles the
movement. Then, the parts are
thoroughly degreased and cleaned
with special cleaning liquids.
3. Visual inspection
The master watchmaker scrutinises every single movement part.
Depending on the model, this
may involve the examination of
several hundreds of parts. Components that exhibit even the
slightest damage are replaced.
4. Reassembly of the movement

Then, the movement is reassembled
with great care. All bearings and
functional surfaces are now lubricated with an oil dispenser, a tiny
metal needle along which a droplet
of oil can glide.
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5. The perfect pulse

After the rate accuracy of the watch
has been checked with a timing
apparatus, it is adjusted in five
different positions. With minimal
shifts of weight, the balance wheel
is poised step by step to optimise
the duration of its oscillations.
6. A full check-up
All mechanisms of the completely
assembled movement, such as
the winding train, the outsize date,
the stop-seconds mechanism or
complications are checked for flawless functionality and adjusted if
necessary.
7. The endurance test

This is followed by a multi-day
run-in phase on a watch winder
that simulates the motions of the
wrist. Subsequently, the master
watchmaker allows the watch to
run down; this is done to check
its power reserve.
8. The final inspection

After the movement has been
recased, the second multi-day
trial run takes place. During the
rigorous final inspection of the
watch, it is checked for visual
flawlessness, water resistance,
functional integrity, and, for a
last time, rate accuracy.
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How to preserve the value

of a Lange watch
YOU R M A S T E R WAT C H M A K E R R E C O M M E N D S :
Please keep your watch in a place where it is not unduly exposed to temperature
fluctuations or bright UV light.
Keeping the rotor of an automatic watch in motion with a watch winder not only
has a positive effect on the lubrication of its bearing, it also eliminates the need
to adjust the calendar.
If you rotate the crown approximately one turn in the opposite direction after
having fully wound your watch, you will relieve strain on the movement, and the
stopwork can reliably engage.
Your Lange watch is a filigreed marvel of technology and as such not indestructible. Please consider this fact when performing manual work or during sports
activities.
We recommend that you have your Lange watch overhauled every three to
five years to preserve its beauty and its value. In the process, all lubricants are
refreshed, all parts cleaned, and the movement precisely readjusted.
Only after every overhaul by A. Lange & Shne, a Lange Service Centre or by
an authorised Lange retailer, the official warranty of your Lange watch will be
extended by another 2 years for the overhauled parts.
Your Lange retailer will be happy to safely and competently forward your watch
to the manufactory. This is the best way to ensure that your masterpiece is
entrusted to the right hands.
The History of Your Watch is a booklet delivered with each Lange timepiece.
It documents changes of ownership, dedications, and service interventions with
handwritten entries. So even after decades, the history of the watch remains
thoroughly chronicled.
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Do you own an
A. Lange & Shne watch?
The purchase of an A. Lange & Shne timepiece is a decision in favour of the
ultimate in watchmaking artistry. To this very day, Langes master watchmakers
share F. A. Langes ambition to craft the worlds finest watches.
Every single Lange watch is completed by hand, so each one is unique. This
is exemplified especially by the hand-engraved balance cock: the style of the
respective master engraver makes each piece one-of-a-kind.
We cordially invite you to register your precious timepiece in our archives.
To register your A. Lange & Shne watch, visit our website at www.alangesoehne.com/watch-registration. To identify your watch, we will need the case
and movement numbers; you can find them on the caseback side.
We would also be happy to send you the registration form by post or e-mail.
For this purpose, please contact:
Lange Uhren GmbH
Ferdinand-A.-Lange-Platz 1
01768 Glashtte, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 35053 44 0
Fax: +49 (0) 35053 44 5999
E-mail: info@lange-soehne.com
1 Case number
2 Movement number
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Imprint
Art credits
The following artwork has been published courtesy of the respective owners:
1)
2)
3)
Fig. page 11: Modell der Fnf-Minuten-Uhr

[Model of the Five-Minute Clock].
Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments, Dresden State Art Collections.
Photo: Jrgen Karpinski.
Fig. page 12: Die Fertigung komplizierter Uhren
[Manufacture of Complicated Watches], Emil Limmer.
Source: Foundation German Watch Museum Glashtte.
Fig. page 188/189: Forschungsschiff Gauss im Packeis
[Research Vessel Gauss in Pack Ice].
Source: Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography.
Fineness
In the carat system, the quality or fineness of precious metals is expressed in carat (karat is the preferred spelling
in the USA). The European system, based on one thousand weight units, is also commonplace. The two systems correlate
as follows:
18-carat gold is equivalent to 750/000 gold,
21-carat gold is equivalent to 875/000 gold,
and platinum is 950/000 platinum.
There is a simple technical reason for the absence of pure gold and pure platinum in horology: both metals are too soft
for the production of watch and movement components. Gold and platinum are alloyed with other metals to significantly
increase their hardness. The different hues of pink and white gold are also achieved by alloying.
Bearing jewels
The reference to Rubine on the plates of Lange movements applies to friction- reducing, wear-resistant functional jewels
consisting of synthetically produced ruby for bearings, switching and detent elements, and the escapement. Because of
the greater homogeneity of the crystalline structure as opposed to natural ruby with otherwise virtually identical physical
and chemical properties, the use of synthetic ruby is very commonplace in watchmaking today. The English equivalent
of the German term Rubine is jewels.
Diamonds
At Lange, we have subjected all our purchases of diamonds to the System of Warranties since the scheme was introduced
in January 2003. We request a Statement of Warranty to be formalised on every diamond-related invoice we receive.
Lange engages in long-term relationships with suppliers who share our values.
Leather straps
As a long-standing member of the International Reptile Leather Association (IRV), A. Lange & Shne rigorously abides by
the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The alligator
leather used for our straps is sourced exclusively from alligator farms in the USA. Here, alligators are raised pursuant to legal
provisions under natural habitat conditions. Trade is also subject to stringent state regulations. The species protection
tag attached to the alligator leather strap of a new Lange watch bears a registration number that is checked by customs
officials when imported; it allows complete tracking to the manufacturer.
LSLSMPC152
2015 Lange Uhren GmbH
Ferdinand-A.-Lange-Platz 1
01768 Glashtte, Germany
www.alange-soehne.com
Edition 2015
Technical data and availability of models
subject to change.
Made in Germany

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