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A. Lange & Söhne
Ref. 116.021
Lange 1 Zeitzone
A very fine yellow gold dual time wristwatch with date, day and night indication, power reserve indication
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Cased in yellow gold and preserved in excellent condition, the present iteration of the Lange 1 offers an incredibly useful complication: a second time zone, displayed by a subsidiary dial. Furthermore, a city ring to the outer rim of the dial is indicated by a small arrow. The watch features day/night indications for both local and home time, avoiding the very common issue of confusing night and day times at the home location. Furthermore, a power reserve indication is visible on the dial.
A. Lange & Söhne
German | 1845Originally founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in Glashütte, Dresden, Germany, the firm established an entire watchmaking culture and industry in Glashütte. The brand quickly became Germany's finest watchmaker, first creating dependable, easy-to-repair watches before going on to produce some of the world's finest complicated pocket watches, including Grande Sonnerie watches, tourbillon watches and Grande Complications.
On the final day of World War II, their factories were destroyed by Russian bombers, and in 1948 the brand was confiscated by the Soviet Union. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, Ferdinand's great grandson Walter Lange re-established the brand with the objective to once again produce top-quality luxury watches. Now part of the Richemont Group, its original vintage and modern creations are highly coveted by collectors. Key models from the modern era include the Lange 1, Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon and the Zeitwerk.