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+ | ====== Big date ====== | ||
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+ | A **big date** is the designation for a display which, compared to the conventional [[date]] display, is enlarged substantially. | ||
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+ | Although the visible element of a "big date" watch movement is a larger, more-readable date window, it is the technical means that defines this [[complication]]. All "big date" movements use separate elements to show the " | ||
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+ | A side-effect of many big date mechanisms is relocation of the date window from the edge of the dial (often among the [[marker]]s) to elsewhere on the dial. Many big date watches emphasize this feature with a large window at 12 00. Such is the case for the prototype example from [[A. Lange & Söhne]], which was first presented with the [[Lange 1]]. | ||
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