An understated, elegant annual calendar
The SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR distinguishes itself with the technical sophistication of its eponymous complication. The lucid design endows the multitude of calendar information with a timeless aesthetic appeal. The elegant appearance of the watch is underscored by the delicate minute scale, the baton appliques and the prominent lancet-shaped hands.
The timepiece comes in two material and colour combinations. The warm lustre of the pink-gold version complemented by a cool-toned grey dial creates a captivating contrast, while the combination of white gold with an argenté-coloured dial expresses understatement.
An eminent sense of style
The SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR provides new accents in the category of calendar watches. The distinctive Lange outsize date, the displays for the day of the week, month and moon phase are harmoniously combined in the elegant dial.
With a modest diameter of 36.0 millimetres paired with a height of 9.8 millimetres, the well-proportioned case assures a snug fit on the wrist and can be slipped under a shirt cuff. The sleek lugs and slender bezel emphasise the understated, stylish face of the timepiece.
Pure elegance with striking details
The lucid dial configuration is the result of a considerable design effort, with the objective of merging the many meticulously harmonised details. These comprise the auxiliary dials, slightly bevelled inward, for the day of the week, month and subsidiary seconds. The circumferential rings of the auxiliary dials exhibit a filigreed azurage, whereas the inner surfaces boast a more prominent version of the same decoration technique. This creates a reflecting surface that intensifies the three-dimensional effect of the dial. The only exception is the subsidiary seconds dial where the inner section is also embellished with the more filigreed azurage, counterbalancing the elaborate and richly detailed moon-phase display.
The baton appliques were also redesigned: now, the peripheral end is reminiscent of a pyramid. Hands and appliques that perfectly match the case round off the well-balanced design.
Technical sophistication in perfect lucidity
The A. Lange & Söhne design team once again focused on superb legibility in the new SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR. The most important information – time and date – can be easily perceived at first glance. The auxiliary dial at 9 o’clock displays the day of the week, and its counterpart on the right-hand side shows the current month. Framed by the seconds display at 6 o’clock, the earth’s companion moves across a star-spangled nocturnal sky.
The calendar mechanism of the watch automatically recognises which months have 30 and 31 days. It must be manually adjusted only once a year, at the transition from February to March.
The precision of the moon-phase display is exemplary of the manufacture’s aspiration: it needs to be corrected by one day only after 122.6 years. The lunar disc in 750 gold is treated with a deep-blue coating process and with the 428 stars, a miniaturised image of the Milky Way is produced.
The mechanism designed by Lange is particularly user-friendly: all calendar indications and the moon-phase display can be separately adjusted with individual correctors or collectively advanced with a convenient pusher at 10 o’clock.
Movement L207.1
The harmonious design of the SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR and the high standards with regard to the artisanal finish extend into the interior where a new self-winding manufacture movement breathes life into the watch. The technical attributes of the L207.1 calibre include a unidirectional winding central rotor with a centrifugal mass in 950 platinum as well as a classic screw balance that operates at a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour. When fully wound, the mainspring barrel assures a maximum power reserve of 60 hours.
In line with the Lange philosophy, all components of the movement that was assembled twice are lavishly finished. Through the sapphire-crystal caseback, details of traditional watchmaking artistry such as the plates and bridges made of German silver that are decorated with Glashütte ribbing, three gold chatons secured with blued steel screws and the balance cock engraved in a free-hand technique, with the whiplash spring mounted on top, are effectively showcased.
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