Watch Review| Lange1 Daymatic

This year , the German watch manufacturer A. Lange & Sohne welcomes the first automatic model to its collection with the Lange 1 Daymatic.The timepiece has the easily recognizable Lange 1 look with one very big exception - the dial represents a mirror image of the layout found on the manual versions, moving the time to the right side and the date to the left . when worn on the left wrist , the arrangement ensures the time will be revealed first when the sleeve is raised. To balance the design ,the Daymatic includes a retrogate day of the week display in place of the power reserve indicator.

Powered by its latest creation, A. Lange & Sohne develop caliber L021.1 entirely at is manufactury. Like all of its company movements,it exhibits a high level of craftmanship, including a hand engraved balance cock over the brand's manufacture balance spring. The movement has a power reserve of 50 hours, made up of 426 parts, precision adjusted in five position, central rotor with centrifugal mass in platinum, seven screwed gold chatons,shock resistant Glucydur balance with eccentric poising weights, whiplash precision index adjuster with patented beat adjustment mechanism.

The case of A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Daymatic watch measures 39.5 millimeters by 10.4 millimeters and will be available in Yellow gold, Pink gold, Platinum. Each dial will be produced in solid silver with the variations being champagne, argenté and rhodié. The hands will compliment the chosen case and will be constructed of Yellow gold, Pink gold or Rhodiumed gold. The dial and case-back are protected by sapphire crystal with a hardness rating of 9. Each watch will be completed by a hand-stitched crocodile strap and a Lange prong buckle in solid gold or platinum.

Movement:

Automatic Lange Manufacture Caliber L021.1; 50 hours power reserve; 21,600 vph; 67 jewels ;426 parts

Function:

Hours , minutes ;small seconds with stop seconds; patented outsize date ; retrogate day of week display.

Case:

Pink gold; 39.5mm, thickness:10.4mm ;crown for winding the watch and setting the time;push pieces for correcting the date and day of week displays; sapphire crystal case back.

Dial:

Solid Silver and argente;solid pink gold.

Strap:

Hand stitched crocodile; Lange prong buckle in solid pink gold.

References

320.021
320.032
320.025.

Estimated price : $50,000