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A. Lange & Söhne
Ref. 421.025FE
1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar
An extremely fine and attractive platinum split-seconds perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with small seconds, moon phases, leap year indication, power reserve indication, guarantee booklet and fitted box
Full-Cataloguing
- Perpetual calendar with split-seconds chronograph and moonphase
- Encased in platinum
- Accompanied by guarantee and service booklet
The 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar is the kind of watch that reveals more of itself the longer it is studied. At first glance, the dial appears calm and classical, but beneath that restrained appearance lies an impressive combination of complications. The split-seconds chronograph allows two events to be timed simultaneously, while the perpetual calendar keeps track of the day, date, month, moon phase and leap year.
Despite the amount of information displayed, the argenté-colored solid silver dial never feels crowded. The indications are carefully arranged across the dial, leaving enough space for each to be read clearly. It is a complicated watch, but the design remains remarkably composed.
The manually wound calibre L101.1 consists of 631 parts and offers approximately 42 hours of power reserve. The hand-wound construction feels particularly fitting for a watch of this nature, adding to its traditional character and inviting closer appreciation of the mechanics beneath the dial.
Housed in a 41.9mm platinum case, the watch has a substantial presence on the wrist while retaining the restrained elegance associated with the 1815 collection. The result is a highly sophisticated combination of a split-seconds chronograph and perpetual calendar, presented in a design that remains classical, balanced and remarkably understated.
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.