Perfectly formed in honey gold
With the CABARET TOURBILLON HONEYGOLD, A. Lange & Söhne presents a new version of its distinctive, rectangular watch, limited to 50 pieces: both its case and dial are crafted from 750 honey gold (HONEYGOLD®). The warm-hued lustre of Lange’s exclusive gold alloy contrasts crisply with the black-rhodiumed surfaces. Crafted in our manufacture, the relief dial also impresses with a striking three-dimensional effect.
The case of the watch measures 29.5 by 39.2 millimetres and 10.3 millimetres in height. The refined colour composition of this extravagant timepiece is complemented by the dark-brown alligator leather strap secured with a honey-gold prong buckle.
Dial manufactured in-house
The black-rhodiumed, honey-gold dial of the CABARET TOURBILLON HONEYGOLD is entirely crafted in the manufacture. It consists of three parts: the main dial as well as two auxiliary dials for the subsidiary seconds and the UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator.
Both frames, the scales and the “A. LANGE & SÖHNE” inscription were painstakingly sculpted from the dial material, making them stand out prominently as a relief with a height of 0.15 millimetres. Extreme meticulousness is applied to accomplish the exact shape and sharply chiselled contours of all elements. The precise detailing of all angles and edges sets a formidable challenge even to the most experienced finishers.
Black polish ‒ a rare and sophisticated type of finish
An aperture in the dial affords a captivating view of the tourbillon. On the upper tourbillon bridge and the top side of the cage, particularly eye-catching details can be admired. They are both decorated with one of the most elaborate finishing techniques: black polish. It involves using special abrasive pastes and uniformly sliding the workpiece with just the right pressure across a tin plate by hand until the surface reflects the light like a mirror when viewed from a certain angle. And from another perspective, it has a jet-black sheen. All the acute internal angles of the cage are polished: this also requires extreme meticulousness and experience.
Tourbillon with stop seconds
The CABARET TOURBILLON is a milestone in the history of precision watchmaking. It was with this watch that A. Lange & Söhne introduced the world’s first stop seconds for the tourbillon in 2008.
The then patented Lange mechanism allows stopping the tourbillon at any time with an arresting spring, regardless of the momentary positions of the balance and the cage. Only now is it possible to set the watch with one-second accuracy. While this function is standard in conventional mechanical watches, it remained an unresolved matter in tourbillon watches for a long time. The A. Lange & Söhne engineers presented the elusive solution in 2008.
Movement L042.1
A glance through the sapphire-crystal caseback unveils the technical intricacy and mechanical beauty of the manually wound calibre L042.1. It is composed of 370 parts, of which no fewer than 84 are integrated in the filigreed tourbillon, weighing only approximately a quarter of a gram. It has a twin mainspring barrel that delivers a substantial power reserve of 120 hours while the balance spring operates at a frequency of 21,000 semi-oscillations per hour in the tourbillon cage.
Measuring 22.3 by 32.6 millimetres, the movement of the CABARET TOURBILLON HONEYGOLD is tailored to the shape of the case. It is based on the rectangular CABARET model, which, since its launch in 1997, has stood for extravagance as well as for a distinctive movement philosophy.
As is the case with round A. Lange & Söhne movements, the wheel train of the manufacture calibre L042.1 is also mounted on a three-quarter plate made of untreated German silver and decorated with Glashütte ribbing. Further typical hallmarks include the manually engraved tourbillon cock and intermediate-wheel cock, screwed gold chatons, blued screws and the ratchet wheel that is embellished with solarisation.
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