A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual (2015)

A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual (2015)
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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
Chronograph in classical column-wheel design with flyback function
Big date, small seconds
45 jewels
4 screwed gold chatons
Swan's neck fine regulation
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
Sapphire crystal
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
Hacking seconds
Moon phase indication at 6 h
Perpetual calendar

Bracelet:

Black crocodile leather strap, hand-sewn, with tang-type buckle in white gold

Price:

136,500.00 € (2022)

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