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+====== A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 ======
+The **Lange 1** is signature watch model from [[A. Lange & Söhne]] produced since [[1994]].
+===== Introduction and Design =====
+{{wst>image_cr|A Lange & Söhne|Lange 1|The Lange 1, the first great success of [[A. Lange & Söhne]] after the restart, Ref. 101.021}}
+{{wst>image_r|Lange_L901.0|Calibre L901.0}}
+When [[Walter Lange]] decided to re-launch his family brand after the reunification of Germany, he set about designing a signature model for the brand. The result was the **Lange 1**, which remains the one of the best-known and respected watches from A. Lange & Söhne today. It combines an asymmetrical dial with a two-window [[big date]] mechanism, a combination that has stood the test of time. Just as important as the modern design, the Lange 1 used an in-house movement with traditional Glashütte elements, including a [[three-quarter plate]] design and gold [[chaton]]s.
+The first patented element of the new Lange is the two-window [[big date]] found at 1 00. It is designed to resemble the "Five-Minute Clock" above the stage at the Semper Opera House in Dresden, the first digital clock ever created. The Five-Minute Clock was designed by [[Ferdinand A. Lange]] and his mentor, [[Johann Christian Friedrich Gutkaes]] in [[1841]]. The history of this complication is nonetheless modern in the Lange 1, and also inspired the signature [[A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk|Zeitwerk]].
+The dial of the Lange 1 features four elements centered on an isosceles triangle pointing toward the main hour/minutes dial at the traditional 9 00 position. The base of the triangle runs from the centerpoint of the patented big data window through the [[power reserve indicator]] pinion, to the [[small seconds]] subdial. The size of these elements is meant to evoke the golden ratio, bringing an intangible harmony to the asymmetric dial layout. This same arrangement would continue with later pieces, including the [[A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1|Grant Lange 1]] and [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon|Lange 1 Tourbillon]] but would be flipped side-to-side for the [[automatic]] [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Daymatic|Lange 1 Daymatic]].
+The Lange 1 was unveiled alongside three other models (the [[A. Lange & Söhne Arkade|Arkade]], [[A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia|Saxonia]], and [[A. Lange & Söhne Tourbillon "Pour le Mérite"|Tourbillon "Pour le Mérite"]]) at Dresden Castle on October 24, [[1994]]. The initial production of just 123 watches was already sold out 12 jewelers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland had been given a preview and all had taken as many as were available. Since that day, the Lange 1 has been awarded more prizes than any other, including [[Watch of the Year]] [[1995]] and [[1997]].
+===== History and Versions =====
+All original Lange 1 models are designated as model 101 or 151, with leather strap or bracelet, respectively. The watch is equipped with the [[manual winding]] [[manufacture]] movement [[Lange L901.0]], [[hacking seconds]], [[power reserve indicator]] (called "UP and DOWN display" at Lange) and [[big date]]. The dial is in solid silver; the hands are in [[gold]]. The watch is available in numerous case and dial variants, with crocodile leather or metal bracelet.
+The Lange 1 movement, [[Lange L901|Cal. L901.0]] was designed and produced entirely in-house apart from the [[Nivarox]] balance spring and [[Gyromax]]-style balance. It has [[double barrel|two barrels]] for consistent power delivery, a feature noted on the dial as "Doppelfederhaus" and sometimes confused as the model name. Although designed in the classic [[three-quarter plate]] style with [[chaton]]s, two cutouts in the plate make for easier assembly. The movement also features a date [[corrector]] [[pusher]] at 10 00.
+The earliest pieces were models 101.001 (yellow gold case and hands and champagne dial), 101.002 (yellow gold case, blued hands, and silver dial), and 101.005 (platinum case, rhodium hands, and silver dial). These all featured a solid case back, but a sapphire crystal display back was introduced the next year, with corresponding models 101.021, 101.022, and 101.025. The solid case back was retired in [[1997]], along with the introduction of white gold/blue dial (model 101.027) and pink gold/black dial (model 101.031) versions. Pink gold/silver dial version (model 101.032) and single-year yellow gold/blue dial (model 101.028) models were introduced in [[1998]].
+The first limited-edition Lange 1 model since the original was the [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1A|Lange 1A]] (model 112.021). Introduced in [[1998]], it includes an engine-turned gold dial and just 100 examples were produced. Another rare early Lange 1 is the stainless steel model (101.026), created on request for special clients and retailers. Both of these are much prized today.
+Over the ensuing years, Lange produced the Lange 1 in many variations, notably including a platinum blacked-out "Darth" model (101.035) and white gold/silver dial/luminous hands model (101.039). A smaller Lange 1 model, the [[A. Lange & Söhne Little Lange 1|Little Lange 1]], appeared in [[1997]] and evolved into a ladies model. Lange produced matched sets of the original and Little Lange 1 in limited editions of color and dial texture.
+The Lange 1 line expanded in [[2000]] with the introduction of the [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon|Lange 1 Tourbillon]]. A model with a [[moon phase]] indication, the [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Moonphase|Lange 1 Moonphase]], appeared in [[2002]], and the larger [[A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1|Grand Lange 1]] joined the line in [[2003]]. The [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone|Lange 1 Time Zone]] appeared in [[2005]].
+The first automatic, the [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Daymatic|Lange 1 Daymatic]] came in [[2010]] and featured a flipped dial, with the time at 3 00. This layout was also used for the complicated [[2012]] [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar|Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar]], another automatic.
+===== Second Generation =====
+The Lange 1 was entirely refreshed for [[2015]] with a new movement and case, though the essential elements remained. Introduced at [[SIHH]], the all-new Lange 1 features a new movement, [[Lange L121|Cal. L121.1]], with identical specifications but many updates. Notable is the [[free-sprung]] in-house balance wheel with eccentric weights rather than [[Nivarox]] and screws. The entire wheel train was redesigned and now resides under a single plate without the two cutouts previously seen. The jewel count was also reduced, from 53 to 43, and there are now 8 rather than 9 [[chaton]]s. Overall parts count is up, however, from 365 to 368.
+The case remained the same size, 38.5 mm, though the bezel and dial lettering is slightly narrower to give it a more modern look.
+The rest of the family was also revised in this decade. The first was the thinner [[2012]] [[A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1|Grand Lange 1]], which got [[A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 Moonphase|its own moon phase model]] in [[2014]]. The regular [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Moonphase|Lange 1 Moonphase]] was similarly revised in [[2016]] and a [[A. Lange & Söhne Little Lange 1 Moonphase|Little Lange 1 Moonphase]] appeared in [[2017]].
+In [[2019]], Lange introduced the 25th Anniversary editions in white gold, limited to 250 examples. It features a silver dial with blue printing and blued steel hands and an [[hinged case back]] with an engraving of the Lange headquarters. The movement is Lange's [[Lange L121|Cal. L121.1]]. Lange will release 10 such 25th Anniversary models in all, each limited to 25 examples.
+===== Lange 1 Family =====
+{{wst>image_r|A_Lange_&_Söhne_Lange_1_Platin|A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 ([[platinum]]), Ref. 101.025}}
+{{wst>image_r|A_Lange_&_Söhne_Lange_1_Rotgold|A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 ([[red gold]]), Ref. 101.032}}
+{{wst>image_r|A_Lange_&_Söhne_Lange_1_Weißgold|A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 ([[white gold]]), Ref. 101.030}}
+{{wst>image_r|A_Lange_&_Söhne_Lange_1_Rotgold_2|A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 ([[red gold]]), Ref. 101.033}}
+The "original" Lange 1 has spawned a family of related models
+  * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 101|Lange 1, Ref. 101]] (1994) - Solid caseback
+    * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 101|Lange 1, Ref. 101]] (1995) - Sapphire caseback
+    * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 110|Lange 1, Ref. 110]]
+    * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 151|Lange 1, Ref. 151]]
+    * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1A|Lange 1A]] (1998) - Limited edition (100 pieces) with engine-turned gold dial
+    * Stainless steel case (1998) - Extremely limited production
+    * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 191|Lange 1, Ref. 191]] (2015) - New [[Lange L121|Cal. L121.1]] movement
+  * [[A. Lange & Söhne Little Lange 1|Little Lange 1, Ref. 181]] (1997) - Smaller 36.1 mm case, [[Lange L901|Cal. L901.4]], no date corrector
+    * Little Lange 1 Soiree (2014)
+  * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon|Lange 1 Tourbillon, Ref. 704]] (2000) - [[Lange L961|Cal. L961.3]] [[Tourbillon]]
+  * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Moonphase|Lange 1 Moonphase, Ref. 109]] (2002) - [[Lange L121|Cal. L121.3]] [[Moon phase]], 38.5 mm case
+    * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Moonphase|Lange 1 Moonphase, Ref. 192]] (2016) - New [[Lange L121|Cal. L121.3]] movement with [[day/night]] indicator
+    * [[A. Lange & Söhne Little Lange 1 Moonphase|Little Lange 1 Moonphase, Ref. 182]] (2017) - New [[Lange L121|Cal. L121.2]] movement, 36.8 mm case
+  * [[A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1|Grand Lange 1]] (2003) - Larger 41.9 mm case, same movement
+    * [[A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1|Grand Lange 1, Ref. 117]] ([[2013]]-present) - Thinner [[Lange L095|Cal. L905.1]] movement, 40.9 mm case
+    * [[A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 Moonphase|Grand Lange 1 Moonphase, Ref. 139]] (2014) - [[Lange L095|Cal. L905.3]] 41.9 mm case, [[moon phase]] in main dial
+  * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone|Lange 1 Time Zone, Ref. 116]] (2005) - [[Lange L031|Cal. L031.1]] [[Second time zone]]
+  * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Daymatic|Lange 1 Daymatic, Ref. 320]] (2010) - [[Automatic]] movement, dial arrangement swapped left to right
+  * [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar|Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar, Ref. 720]] (2012) - [[Lange L082|Cal. L082.1]] [[Automatic]] [[tourbillon]] with [[perpetual calendar]], swapped dial
+Over the years, Lange has also issued sets of the Lange 1 and "Kleine" Lange 1 for special occasions
+  * Lange 1 "Luna Mundi" (2003) - Set of two Lange 1 Moonphase watches, "Southern Cross" and "Ursa Major"
+  * Lange 1 Moonphase and Flyback Chronograph "Dresden" (2006)
+  * Lange 1 "Floral" (2007) - Lange 1 and Little Lange 1 with floral patterned gold dial
+  * Lange 1 "Black Dial" (2014) - 20th Anniversary Lange 1 and Little Lange 1 with pink gold case and black dial
+  * Lange 1 "Platinum" (2014) - 20th Anniversary Lange 1 and Little Lange 1 with platinum case and rhodium dial
+  * Lange 1 "Platinum Black" (2014) - 20th Anniversary Lange 1 and Little Lange 1 with platinum case and black dial
+  * Lange 1 "Pink Gold" (2014) - 20th Anniversary Lange 1 and Little Lange 1 with pink gold case and silver dial
+  * Lange 1 "White Gold" (2014) - 20th Anniversary Lange 1 and Little Lange 1 with white gold case and blue dial
+==== Lange 1 -- Data ====
+<WRAP ud ud_mod>
+**Reference:**
+  * 1994 (Solid back) 101.001 ([[yellow gold]], champagne dial), 101.002 (blued steel hands and argenté dial), 101.005 (platinum)
+  * 1995 (Sapphire back) 101.021 ([[yellow gold]], champagne dial, yellow gold hands), 151.021 ([[yellow gold]], with gold bracelet), 101.022 ([[yellow gold]], argenté dial, blued steel hands), 101.025 ([[platinum]], rhodié dial, rhodiumed gold hands)
+  * 1997 101.027 ([[white gold]], blue dial), 101.031 ([[red gold]], black dial)
+  * 1998 101.032 ([[red gold]], argenté dial), 151.032 ([[red gold]], argenté dial, with gold bracelet), 101.028 ([[yellow gold]], blue dial)
+  * Stainless steel 101.026
+  * 1999 101.039 ([[white gold]], silver dial, luminous hands and markers)
+  * 101.025 ([[platinum]]), 151.025 ([[platinum]], [[platinum]] bracelet)
+  * 110.029 ([[white gold]], dial covered with [[mother of pearl]]), 160.029 ([[white gold]], dial covered with [[mother of pearl]], with gold bracelet)
+  * 151.031 ([[red gold]], black dial, with gold bracelet)
+  * 101.035 ([[platinum]], black dial), 151.035 ([[platinum]], black dial, [[platinum]] bracelet)
+**Movement:**
+  * [[Manual winding]] [[manufacture]] movement [[Calibre]] [[Lange L901.0]], 21,600 A/h
+  * [[Double barrel]]
+  * [[Hacking seconds]] when the crown is pulled
+  * Patented twin-disc mechanism for the display of the [[big date]]
+  * [[Power reserve indicator]]
+  * [[Screwed balance]] with [[Nivarox hairspring|Nivarox-1 hairspring]]
+  * Patented fine regulation
+  * Hand-engraved [[balance cock]] with [[swan-neck precision regulator]]
+  * [[Three-quarter plate]] in untreated [[German silver]], decorated with [[Glashütte ribbing]]
+  * Edges [[chamfered]] and polished
+  * 53 [[jewels]], 9 of which fixed in gold [[chaton]]s with [[blued]] screws
+  * 365 components
+  * Power reserve 72 hours
+**Case:**
+  * 18ct [[yellow gold]] / [[red gold]] / [[white gold]] or [[platinum]]
+  * Ø 38.5 mm, height 10 mm
+  * [[Sapphire crystal]]
+  * [[Sapphire crystal]] caseback secured with six screws
+**Dial:**
+  * Solid [[silver]], variants in champagne/argenté/blue/black/mother of pearl
+  * Lancet hands in [[gold]]/in [[rhodinated]] Gold/in [[blued steel]]
+**Functions:**
+  * Hours, minutes
+  * [[Small seconds]], [[hacking seconds]] when the crown is pulled
+  * [[Big date]], [[power reserve indicator]]
+**Bracelet:**
+  * Crocodile leather strap with [[tang-type buckle]]
+  * Optional top quality bracelet in stainless steel
+**Prize:**
+  * From 16,975 € [[RRP]] (2007)
+</WRAP>
+{{tag>Watch_models Watch_classics A._Lange_&_Söhne_models A._Lange_&_Söhne_Lange_1_models}}