Description
The LANGE 1 series is an excellent amalgamation of artistry, innovation, and tradition, and is an award-winning part of Lange’s watchmaking. It has facets of tradition, showcasing three-quarter plates, gold chatons screwed in, and a screw balance, while also bringing innovative touches such as a dial which is off-centre and the signature outsize date.
The A. Lange & Söhne Little Lange 1 Moon Phase timepiece, Reference 182.086, handcrafted in Germany, is an ode to horological brilliance. Coming in the brand’s signature style, this masterpiece in aesthetics also highlights complications that stand out. This model comes in white gold with a silver dial and is embellished with gold flux in dark blue.
The movement is manually wound with a 72-hour power reserve and a 3-bar water resistance. Complications include a moon-phase display, outsize date, and power-reserve indicator.
As mentioned, the gorgeous case comes in 18-carat white gold, with the dial being in a unique blue hue, along with a sapphire glass case back. The dimensions are 36.8 mm in diameter and 10 mm in thickness. The piece is finished with an alligator leather strap in dark blue, buckled in 18-carat white gold with a 19mm distance in between the horns.
The Little Lange 1 Moon Phase’s movement designation is L121.2 and includes 411 movement parts.
A.Lange & Sohne – bio
Founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in Glashütte, Germany. The company soon became the pioneers in watchmaking in their region. After Ferdinand’s death his sons, Emil and Richard continued to produce the finest pocket watches of their time.
During World War II, they were victims of bombardments and eventually even got nationalised by the Soviet administration and ceased to exist. At the fall of the Berlin wall in 1990, the grand son of the founder, Walter Lange, revived the company with the help of Swiss watch manufacturers such as IWC & Jaeger-LeCoultre. The brand introduced their new collection in 1994 with success and by 2000 the company got acquired by the Richemont Group.