A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 – New 18K Gold Models with Grey Dials

During Watches and Wonders 2022, A. Lange & Söhne unveiled the redesigned GRAND LANGE 1 with a grey dial and even more elegant proportions. Available in 18-carat white or pink gold, it has a diameter of 41 millimetres and is just 8.2 millimetres high.

Introduced in 2003, GRAND LANGE 1 is a flagship timepiece of A. Lange & Söhne. The latest version of the GRAND LANGE 1 features an elegantly reworked design.

The new model excels with a reduced height of 8.2 millimetres. This allows the watch to snugly embrace the wrist and fit under any cuff. The strict asymmetry of the dial adds extra appeal.

The off-centre display of the time includes the Lange outsize date in a gold-framed double aperture, a power-reserve indicator with the characteristic “UP/DOWN” inscription, recessed subsidiary dials with concentric lines and flat appliques.

Gently bevelled chamfers assure balanced transitions from the subsidiary dials to the granularly textured main dial. This allows high-contrast highlighting of the hands, the Roman numerals and the lozenge-shaped markers in white or pink gold. The resulting dial is remarkably vivid, exquisitely modelled, and elegant.

To match the respective gold hue, the white-gold version of the timepiece comes with a black leather strap and the pink-gold model is paired with a red-brown leather strap. The quality artisanship extends to the carefully polished prong buckle in white or pink gold.

Lange Calibre L095.1

The proven manually wound calibre L095.1 powers the new GRAND LANGE 1 as well. Due to the enlarged proportions relative to the LANGE 1 with hand arbors slightly shifted outward, it respects the model family’s design code down to the smallest detail. Contrary to the LANGE 1, it has only one mainspring barrel instead of a double barrel with two stacked mainsprings. But thanks to the larger diameter, it also achieves a maximum power reserve of 72 hours.

The movement, assembled twice, can be admired through the sapphire-crystal caseback. It consists of 397 parts that are elaborately finished by hand, even though they are then concealed beneath the three-quarter plate that is made of untreated German silver and decorated with Glashütte ribbing.

Seven of the 42 ruby-red bearing jewels in the movement are seated in mirror-polished gold chatons secured with blued screws. The carefully orchestrated interaction of the various materials and finishes produces a fascinating myriad of colours.

The finishing touch is the oscillation system with the classic screw balance and the Lange balance spring. It is located beneath the hand-engraved balance cock that graces every A. Lange & Söhne watch with an artistic signature and makes it unique.

Technical details

Model: GRAND LANGE 1

References
137.038: 18-carat white gold case, grey dial and white gold hands, black leather strap
137.033: 18-carat pink gold case, grey dial and pink gold hands, red-brown leather strap

Movement
Lange manufacture calibre L095.1, manually wound, crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards, assembled and decorated by hand; precision-adjusted in five positions; plates and bridges made of untreated German silver; balance cock engraved by hand
Diameter: 34.1 millimetres
Height: 4.7 millimetres
Movement parts: 397
Jewels: 42
Screwed gold chatons: 7
Escapement: Lever escapement
Oscillation system: Shock-resistant screw balance; balance spring crafted in-house, frequency 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, precision beat adjustment system with lateral setscrew and whiplash spring
Power reserve: 72 hours when fully wound

Functions
Time indicated in hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds with stop seconds; power-reserve indicator; Lange outsize date

Operating elements
Crown for winding the watch and setting the time; push piece for rapid correction of the outsize date

Case
Material: 18-carat pink or white gold
Diameter: 41.0 millimetres
Height: 8.2 millimetres
Crystal and caseback
Sapphire crystal (Mohs hardness 9)

Dial
Solid silver, grey
Hands: White or pink gold

Strap
Hand-stitched leather strap, black or red-brown

Buckle
Prong buckle in 18-carat white gold or 18-carat pink gold

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