foversta[PuristSPro Moderator]
20814
Part 13: the Saxonia Annual Calendar Platinum (Press Release)
Feb 02, 2013,03:12 AM
Sublime clarity: SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR in
platinum
Since it had its debut three years
ago, the articulately designed SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR has become a
benchmark in the calendar watch category. Apart from the models in pink
and white gold, it now comes in platinum as well. The rhodiumed silver
dial of the SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR delivers its information in a clear
and well-organised manner. And its new platinum case gives this
horological opus a physique that is both understated and
exclusive.
In addition to the time, the
dial of the SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR indicates the date, the month, the
day of the week, and the moonphase. An ingenious mechanical program
assures that the different durations of the months with 30 and 31 days
are always correctly displayed throughout the year. The date must only
be advanced once a year, with pushbutton ease, by the way, at the
transition from February to March. If the watch has been set aside for a
longer period of time, the calendar indications and the moon phase can
be updated quickly and easily with recessed push
pieces.
Besides the combination of an
annual calendar and the Lange outsize date, the SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR
features an exceptionally accurate moon-phase display. It only needs to
be corrected by one day every 122 years.
The
legendary self-winding SAX-0-MAT calibre is the heart of this watch. Its
patented ZERO-RESET function makes it easy to accurately set the time.
When the crown is pulled, the movement stops and the seconds hand jumps
to the zero position. Then, the minute hand can be aligned with the
respective minute marker; when the crown is pushed home again, the watch
will restart precisely to the second.
A glance through the
sapphire-crystal caseback of the SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR reveals the
magnificently finished movement. All parts are individually decorated
and polished by hand. Ample power is delivered by the bidirectionally
winding rotor in 21-carat gold above the three-quarter plate made of
untreated German silver. The centrifugal mass in platinum on the outer
edge of the rotor adds extra inertia. The rotor is positioned such that
it does not obstruct the view of the beating heart of this watch: the
classic screw balance. It oscillates beneath the manually decorated
balance cock: the master engraver's artistic signature makes each watch
unique.