====== A. Lange & Söhne 1815 ======

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The **A. Lange & Söhne 1815** is a luxury watch by [[A. Lange & Söhne]].

===== History =====
The original [[A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia|Saxonia]] model had Lange's patented big date mechanism, but this arguably unbalanced the dial. Even fans had to admit that these two large squares were out of place in a simple dress watch. For this reason, Lange removed the date complication for the [[1995]] [[A. Lange & Söhne 1815|"1815"]] model. The name of the watch refers to the birth of the brand's founder [[Ferdinand Adolph Lange]], who was born was born in Dresden on 18 February [[1815]]. The primary difference between the 1815 and Saxonia lines is that the former uses Arabic numerals while the latter uses baton markers.

This watch had a larger 35.9 mm case and used a new round movement, [[Lange L941|Cal. L941.1]]. The original yellow gold/silver dial "1815" Ref. 206.021 remained in production until [[2008]] and was joined from [[2005]] by the white gold/black dial Ref. 206.029.

[[1997]] through [[2008]] also saw the [[A. Lange & Söhne 1815|"1815 Ab/Aus"]], which used [[Lange L942|Cal. L942.1]] in a 35.9 mm case with small seconds at 4 00 and a power reserve display at 8 00. A similar watch was produced those last two years as the "Walter Lange" in a 37.5 mm case with a hinged back.

[[1999]] through [[2001]] saw the limited edition [[A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Moonphase|"1815 Moonphase Emil Lange"]] produced, with a 36.9 mm case and moon phase indicator at 8 00, thanks to [[Lange L943|Cal. L943.1]]. The limited Ref. 212.050 [[A. Lange & Söhne 1815|"1815 Moonphase F.A. Lange Homage"]] of [[2010]] to [[2013]] has similar appearance but uses Cal. 943.2.


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**Reference:**
  * 206.021 ([[yellow gold]]), 256.021 (gold bracelet), 206.025 ([[platinum]]), 256.025 (Platinarmband), 206.027 ([[white gold]]), 206.032 ([[red gold]])

**Movement:**
  * [[Manual winding]] movement [[Lange L941.1|L941.1]], 21,600 A/h
  * 21 [[jewels]], including 4 screwed gold [[chaton]]s
  * [[Small seconds]]
  * [[Glucydur]] [[screwed balance]], [[Nivarox hairspring]] with [[swan-neck precision regulator]]
  * Glashütte [[three-quarter plate]], [[bridge]]s with Glashütte grinding
  * Power reserve 45 hours

**Case:**
  * 18ct [[yellow gold]]/[[white gold]] / [[red gold]] / [[platinum]]
  * Ø 35.9 mm, height 7.5 mm
  * [[Sapphire crystal]]
  * Screwed down caseback with six screws and with [[sapphire crystal]]

**Dial:**
  * Solid silver, argenté, blue
  * Arabic numerals and minute scale
  * Lancet hands in [[blued steel]]

**Functions:**
  * Hours, minutes, [[small seconds]] at the 6

**Bracelet:**
  * Crocodile leather strap with [[tang-type buckle]]
  * Variants with Ref. 256... solid gold or platinum bracelet
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===== Weblinks =====
  *[[http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/8ohms/1815/|www.thepurists.com: The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 - Homage to Tradition]]
  *[[http://www.ninanet.net/watches/others01/Mediums/mlange.html|SteveG: A. Lange & Sohne, 1815 Handwinding]]


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