製造商: A. Lange & Söhne 年份: Circa 2006 型號: 310.025 機芯編號: 47’263 錶殼號碼: 159’590 型號名稱: Langematik Perpetual 材料: Platinum 機芯: Automatic, cal. 922.1, 43 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Leather 錶扣: Platinum A. Lange & Söhne pin buckle 尺寸: 38.5mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed 配件: Further accompanied by A. Lange & Söhne guarantee dated February 2006 and stamped Hausmann Condotti SRL, Rome, A. Lange & Söhne Watch Winder presentation box, Lange setting pin, leather envelop with product literature, polish cloth and outer packaging.
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Released in 2004, A. Lange & Söhne’s Langematik Perpetual was at the heart of the brands rebirth following its demise during World War II. The Saxony based manufacture sought to recapture its reputation for innovative technology and precision timekeeping and with their initial release of four innovative wristwatches in 1994, including the Tourbillon Pour le Mérite, the first wristwatch to feature a chain and fusée, the brand has continued to release wristwatches that are classic and decidedly German in aesthetic. The Langematik brought the perpetual calendar moon phase pocket watches of their past to the forefront but with a 21st century movement. The revolutionary timepiece featured a “zero-reset” mechanism for more accurate timing, as the crown was pulled out the constant seconds hand immediately reset to zero. Additionally, it featured a calendar correction system, that adjusted the day, date and moon phase through a case corrector to easily move the three forward together in time.
This classic horological complication maintains traditional watchmaking with a timepiece that adjusts every four years to compensate for the leap year. The dial features A. Lange & Söhne patented oversized date windows, along with subsidiary dials for month, night and day 24-hour indication and day. It also features the SAX-O-MAT designation, found on their automatic watches, standing for SAX, Saxony the German state, 0 (zero) for “zero-reset” and MAT for automatic movement. The present example is very well preserved and a shining example of the skill and unrivalled craftsmanship that Walter Lange brought back to the firm. The perpetual calendar wristwatch is one of the most fascinating of all the complications in horology, and the Langematik is an exemplary timepiece. It is a testament to the fine art of German watchmaking.
Originally 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.
