A stunning showcase
Discover the new Homage to F. A. Lange collection
▶ 1815 THIN HONEYGOLD
A refined two-hand dress watch, the 1815 Thin Honeygold unites the house’s two significant features, perfection and clarity, characterised by clean lines and an overall classic feel. Taking design cues from the brand’s early pocket watches, the intricately handmade white enamel dial features darkgrey printed Arabic numerals and a railwaytrack minute scale. Further bolstering its sleek appearance, it is 38 millimetres in diameter with a thin dial merely 6.3 millimetres high.
The L093.1 manufacture calibre beats inside the watch with a power reserve of 72 hours. The 2.9-millimetre-high manually wound movement proves that compact dimensions and performance are not mutually exclusive. The freely oscillating balance spring works in combination with a classic screw balance to ensure optimised rate accuracy. The edition is limited to just 175 watches.
▶ TOURBOGRAPH PERPETUAL HONEYGOLD
Underscoring its commitment to enhancing its watchmaking flair, the brand has reintroduced the Tourbograph Perpetual Honeygold, limited to 50 pieces. First released in 2017, the watch gets an updated look with a honey gold case and honey gold elements on the black rhodium dial.
A technological masterpiece, the dial brings together a quintet of complications, including a fusée-and-chain transmission, a tourbillon, a perpetual calendar, an exclusive movement finissage and the most interesting of all – the rattrapante chronograph. Controlled by two column wheels, the sweep hand runs in tandem with the chronograph hand. The entire process is showcased through the exhibition case back. Housing all of those complications requires a substantial size and height, yet it manages to smoothly fit it all into a case that is 43 millimetres wide and 16.6 millimetres high.
▶ 1815 RATTRAPANTE HONEYGOLD
Limited to just 100 watches, the 1815 Rattrapante Honeygold puts the focus on the eponymous complication. The maison’s sixth split-seconds chronograph, it stands out with another premiere: for the first time, the complication is in the spotlight. The superposed chronograph and rattrapante sweep-seconds hands make it possible to ascertain any number of lap times within the course of a minute during a running time measurement.
Both hands start together when the pusher at two o’clock is actuated. The rattrapante sweepseconds hand can be stopped independently of the chronograph sweep-seconds hand and then synchronised with it. This function is controlled with the pusher at 10 o’clock. Housing this remarkable complication is the 41.2-millimetre case, rendered in honey gold and featuring a black dial. The edition is limited to just 100 pieces.