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Part 11: the Grand Lange 1 WG (Press Release)
Feb 02, 2013,03:09 AM
Elegance in black: GRAND LANGE
1
Among artists, designers, and
avant-gardists, black is considered to be an expression of timeless
elegance and creativity. It is a colour that radiates distinction and
sophistication. So does the new GRAND LANGE 1, with its black
solid-silver dial as well as luminous hands and
appliques.
With unique assets such as
the off-centre dial configuration, the outsize date, the three-day
movement, and the flawless craftsmanship of its manufacture calibre, the
LANGE 1 triggered a fresh breeze in the realm of precision watchmaking
when it was launched 18 years ago. Since then, it has been the face of
A. Lange & Söhne.
Featuring a more slender
silhouette and a totally new manufacture calibre, the GRAND LANGE 1
became an icon in its own right last year. For this model, Lange’s
developers succeeded in preserving the 72- hour power reserve of the
LANGE 1, but this time with a single mainspring barrel. This decision
reduced the vertical space occupied by the movement. The characteristic
dial architecture of the LANGE 1 was proportionally transposed to the
larger model.
With its white-gold case and
black dial, the new model variation of the GRAND LANGE 1 projects a
striking personality. Thanks to luminous hands and appliques in
rhodiumed gold, the time and the power reserve are highly legible even
in the dark. The charismatic elegance of the new LANGE 1 family member
is underscored with a black crocodile strap and a Lange prong buckle in
solid white gold.
The manufacture calibre L095.1
features a classic screw balance, a balance spring developed and
produced in-house, the brand-typical movement architecture with a
three-quarter plate made of untreated German silver and lavishly
hand-decorated movement components. It is endowed with all of the
characteristics that have made timepieces by A. Lange & Söhne
synonymous with the apex of Saxon watchmaking artistry among
connoisseurs all over the world – and timeless classics for the
wrist.