A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual (2015)
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual (2015)
© A. Lange & Söhne
Lange L952.1
© Lange Uhren GmbH
L952.1 dial side
© Lange Uhren GmbH
The Datograph Perpetual is a wristwatch from A. Lange & Söhne.
2006, Lange had presented the first version of the Datograph Perpetual. This supplemented the Datograph original model from 1999, a flyback chronograph, with the additional complication of a perpetual calendar.
2010, a rose gold-cased version was released, which already featured the characteristics of the modified dial design also present in this 2015 model. The influence of Jeromé Lambert, who now holds a leading position at the Richemont group (CEO as of 2018), is seen as essential here. He encouraged a departure from the rather conservative and stiff design and a turn towards a more modern, clearer design. Thus, the 2010/2015 datograph can be seen as a good illustrative example of this update.
Bâton indexes in rhodium-plated gold on the dial instead of the previous Roman numerals emphasize the clean design and now identify the watch as a member of the revised Saxonia family.
The case diameter is 41 mm, the power reserve is 36 hours.
Reference:
- 410.038 white gold grey/rhodié
Movement:
- Hand-winding movement L952.1, 18,000 A/h
- 45 jewels
- 4 screwed gold chatons
- Plates and bridges in untreated Nickel silver
- Balance cock engraved by hand
- 556 components
- Power reserve 36 hours
Case:
- 18 ct white gold
- Ø 41 mm, height 13.5 mm
- Caseback with sapphire crystal sighting window
Dial:
- Solid silver, grey/rhodié
- Lancet hands in white gold, rhodinated
- Hour and minute hand as well as the hour indices at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock covered with Superluminova
- Small hands in blued steel
Functions:
- Hours, minutes, small seconds at 8 h
- Flyback chronograph with 60-seconds counter as central seconds and precisely jumping 30-minutes counter at 4 h
- Big date at 12 h
- Moon phase indication at 6 h
Bracelet:
- Black crocodile leather strap, hand-sewn, with tang-type buckle in white gold
Price:
- 136,500.00 € (2022)