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A. Lange & Söhne
Ref. 740.036FE
Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon
A highly elegant and rare platinum perpetual calendar tourbillon wristwatch with flyback chronograph, number 54 of a limited edition of 100 pieces
Full-Cataloguing
- Perpetual calendar, flyback chronograph and tourbillon
- Number 54 of a limited edition of only 100 pieces
- Accompanied with its full set of accessories
The Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon brings together three of the most demanding complications in modern watchmaking, a flyback chronograph, perpetual calendar and tourbillon, while retaining the clear and instantly recognisable design for which A. Lange & Söhne is known.
Introduced in 2016, reference 740.036 was the first platinum version of the model and was limited to just 100 examples. Its 41.5mm case gives the watch a strong presence, while the black solid-silver dial keeps the overall appearance restrained. The layout is unmistakably Lange, with the outsized date at 12 o’clock, the calendar indications arranged across the dial and the tourbillon visible at 6 o’clock. The black date disc, a detail reserved by A. Lange & Söhne for select special and limited-edition creations, gives the otherwise harmonious dial an especially cohesive appearance, allowing the large date display to integrate seamlessly with the watch’s darker aesthetic.
The hand-wound calibre L952.2 is made up of 729 parts and combines all three complications within a single movement. Visible through the sapphire caseback, its architecture and hand-finishing are as important to the watch as the complications themselves.
With its limited production, platinum case and exceptionally complex movement, the present Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon remains one of the most ambitious modern creations from A. Lange & Söhne.
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.