THE MOVEMENT OF THE DOUBLE SPLIT.
It is a world unto itself: The newly developed Lange L001.1 mechanical movement. With a diameterof 30.6 mm and a height of 9.45 mm, this compact calibre packs a prodigious amount of timekeeping technology.
of 30.6 mm and a height of 9.45 mm, this compact calibre packs a prodigious amount of timekeeping technology.
MECHANISMS OF A NEW HOROLOGICAL DIMENSION.
A glance through the sapphire crystal caseback reveals the compli-cated rattrapante mechanism with the characteristic split-seconds clamp. The mechanism also embodies an ingenious system of levers that implements the rattrapante function in the minute counter axis. Located one level deeper, the chronograph, flyback, and minute-counter mechanisms are still partially visible. A new patent-pending disengagement mechanism developed by Lange minimises me-chanical friction when the rattrapante hands are stopped while the chronograph hands are still running.
LAVISH FINISSAGE OF THE MOVEMENT.
All parts of the movement are painstakingly finished by hand. The plates and bridges made of untreated German silver are decorated with perlage and Glashütte ribbing; all edges are chamfered and polished. This also applies to the whiplash spring and to the two classic column wheels.
A WATCH REPLETE WITH TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS.
The movement of the DOUBLE SPLIT is endowed with yet another technical highlight: the balance spring of the highest quality category recalculated by Lange and manufactured in-house. The newly designed free-sprung balance with eccentric poising weights,the four-jewel escape-wheel bearing, and the adjustment of the movement in five positions suggest the huge amount of time and effort invested by the Lange master watchmakers in their quest for the ultimate in precision.
