Grand Complication Watch by A. Lange & Söhne at SIHH 2013
At the annual Salon of Haute Horlogerie SIHH 2013 the German company A. Lange & Söhne has introduced another model of the supercomplex watch Grand Complication, equipped with three of the most practical and functional complications - perpetual calendar, split-chronograph and minute repeater.
It is possible to measure time intervals with an accuracy of 1\5 seconds with split-chronograph. The hand, showing the fraction of a second, is combined with a moon phase indicator, located at the 6 o'clock position. At the 9, 12 and 3 o’clock positions are placed hand-type pointers of day of the week, month and date. In addition, due to a minute repeater the A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication watch not only displays the time, but also strikes hours and quarters with gongs.
The watch is designed on the basis of the manufacturing caliber Lange L1902 with manual winding. Frequency oscillations of the balance is 18,000 pc / h (2.5 Hz), power reserve - 42 hours. The mechanism with seven gold chatons is designed and built in the workshops of the manufactory. The finishing is done in accordance with the canons of Glashütte in Saxony and the requirements of Haute Horlogerie.
A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication watch
The novelty is presented in a round case of polished 18K gold, dimensions: 50mm x 20, 3 mm. It is offered on a dark brown alligator strap with a folding clasp in rose gold.
It takes a year to create of these highly complex models. The watch will be reissued for 6 years by one model (only 6 items). Price of the new masterpiece of Haute Horlogerie is 1,920,000 Euros. According to preliminary data, 12 wealthy connoisseurs of watch mechanics have expressed their desire to buy the A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication watch. We can only guess as to who will have more luck!
Official site of A. Lange & Sohne.
Written by SinCera
