Symphony of Hammer and Spring Talking about the Magic of Traditional Chronograph

Since ancient times, the timing is a complex subject of mechanical timepieces, able to create sophisticated and beautiful chronograph watch, one of the many watchmakers' dream goal, especially the advanced complex timing. Nowadays, with the help of sophisticated equipment and the use of universal chronograph movement, many watch factories can produce chronographs. However, as a model of timekeeping art, only some high-end watchmakers can truly produce timepieces worthy of collection. In the 19th century, the German Haute Horlogerie industry led by Ferdinand Adolph Lange, the founder of the Lange brand, has grown in size and its sophisticated mechanical timepieces, with their excellent quality and craftsmanship, Well recognized. In 1868, Mr. Lange produced his first chronograph, which can be started, stopped or reset by means of a single button. After that, the time structure has gradually become an important historical mark of Lange, Complex watches play its timing role.

Lange Datograph watch

October 1994, the modern Lange watch in the fourth generation of the Lange family successor Walter · Lange's efforts to return to everyone's vision, after the completion of the first batch of modern watch release, the Lange brand will The chronograph movement will be its own research and development as an important task. At this time, Switzerland in the 1930s and 1970s has completed the development of a variety of chronograph watch, gave birth to a series of outstanding timing works, and in the wake of the revival of mechanical watches made a lot of ground, in the field of advanced chronograph mechanical watches to consolidate the leading position . Lange located in the advanced mechanical watchmaking, hoping through the brand of creativity, out of Switzerland's advanced mechanical chronograph watch "siege" in 1999, the birth of the first self-chronograph watch. Called the Datograph chronograph once upon a time, it is completely different from the world's existing chronograph design, it has instantaneous jump large calendar window, fly back to time, jump points function , And equipped with classic column wheel clutch structure and horizontal clutch device, advanced chronograph hobby has a new choice.

Datograph Haute Chronograph enthusiasts must pass through

From the beginning of the birth of the Datograph, this watch has been regarded as a classic among the Lange chronographs, equipped with the L951.1 hand-chronograph chronograph movement, recognized by industry experts and connoisseurs today as the most beautiful chronograph One of the watch movement. Perhaps we can in many Swiss chronograph or antique pocket watch, enjoy the simplicity of the chronograph movement of the United States, but only in the Lange Datograph watch, we can appreciate the beauty of three-dimensional movement, and fly Back to time, big calendar, jump score trio.

Lange Datograph 403.035

In 1999, Lange first Datograph watch appeared, the model is 403.035, when the watch is considered an innovation of modern chronograph: 12 o'clock position with Langueda large calendar display window, through the 10 Quickly adjust the button at the clock position, its internal protection device to ensure that the button can only be used when the crown is unplugged; timing with fly-back function, through the case button at the 4 o'clock position to complete a watch timer Zero and restart; 4 o'clock position scoring disk beating forward one minute every 1 minute, so the timing data can be accurately read; dial center symmetry, double sub-disk center and the center of the large calendar window was equilateral triangle. In addition to the last dial design, the other elements make up Datograph's standard for use on all Datograph complications watches.

Lange Datograph 403.032

403.035 Case made from extremely precious platinum is a tradition after the revival of the Lange brand that all retail watches use a precious metal case. Watch diameter 39 mm, thickness 12.8 mm, with crocodile leather strap, case equipped with L951.1 movement. Since then, in order to cater to more senior chronograph enthusiasts, connoisseurs' preferences, the brand also launched such as 403.032 (rose gold case white dial), 403.041 (gold case black dial), 403.031 (rose gold case black dial ) And other versions. There is no doubt that only the timing function can not help but some dull, but with a large calendar fly-back chronograph, will bring more enjoyment. Datograph is a pioneer in the field of high-level chronographs in Germany. Inheriting the creative tradition of the Lange brand, the complex internal mechanism is simply a surface presentation.

An important upgrade Datograph Up / Down

Lange Datograph Up / Down watch

The birth of the Datograph, a new dynamism in the field of advanced chronographs, embodies the double standards of craft and design in German Haute Horlogerie. However, as the first Lange Haute Chronome, it deserves to be continuously improved to meet More demanding modern high-level watch requirements. In 2012, Lange introduced the Datograph Up / Down Haute Chronograph, a major upgrade to the Datograph: a large barrel that raised the original 36-hour move to a more hourly fit for 60 hours; at 6:00 Clock position increased kinetic energy display; also used in the technology of Lange homemade oscillation system (balance wheel hairspring structure). As early as 2004, Lange had already used the self-made balance springs in the Sachsen series double-chaser chronograph. In 2010, Lange returned the movement of the chronograph caliber to 60 hours. Until 2012, Datograph completed these surpasses under these complete technical conditions, after which, Datograph Up / Down became the new watch favored by many senior chronograph connoisseurs.

L951.6 manually chronograph mechanical movement

As in 1999, Lange first introduced Datograph this legendary chronograph, Datograph Up / Down watch also introduced in 2012 when the platinum case material, model 405.035, the watch diameter from 39 mm Datata increased to 41 mm, Large calendar window also expanded by 4%. Despite the addition of features, but the thickness increased by only 0.3 mm, almost negligible, it is amazing. The watch is fully equipped with all the features of the Lange Datograph. The L951.6 hand-wound mechanical movement is housed in the interior, using a total of 451 parts and 46 gems, exceeding the sophistication of the same type of chronograph movement.

Lange Datograph Up / Down 405.031

In addition to the initial Platinum 405.035, in 2015, Lange launched the 18K rose gold case style, the same black solid silver dial, silver and white vice dial, contrasting color contrast makes time to read very easy. The internal movement combines the many beautiful designs and finishes of the Lange movement, including beautiful blue steel screws, German silver plywood, hand carved balance wheel plywood, gooseneck fine tuning, gold sleeve, etc., among which the timing part of the steel lever Ru Run Mildly, bypassing the main wheel system area, with columnar wheel structure, not only to achieve accurate timing, while improving the timing of mechanical feedback feel.

The perfect fusion of two masterpieces by Lange Datograph Perpetual

Lange Datograph Perpetual 410.025 (platinum case)

Since the introduction of the Datograph, which laid the founding record of Lange in the field of Haute Horlogerie, Lange has been continuously integrating timing with other complex functions, not only as a technical leap but also as a topper of mechanical watches , Chasing the needle from the double to the tourbillon time, from the calendar time to three asked the calendar time, Lange constantly challenge the limits can be achieved. In 2006, Lange Datograph first met another brand of "complex" on behalf of the masterpiece - calendar, launched the Datograph Perpetual watch.

Lange Datograph Perpetual watch

For Lange, Perpetual has a different meaning than the same type of watch: it is equipped with a sophisticated moon phase mechanism, with internal speed control gear train, every 122.6 years there will be a day of error; calendar display week, date, month , Four year / leap year indications, and all of these indications use the instantaneous jump mechanism; all of these time indications can be quickly adjusted by the corresponding independent adjustment mechanism. Seemingly a tradition, the first of many outstanding Lange's creations was made using precious metal platinum, the Datalog Perpetual, with day / night display.

Lange Datograph Perpetual 410.032

In 2010, Lange introduced Datograph Perpetual 18K rose gold case version (410.032), Button and Roman digital gold rhodium-plated scale overlap, filling the elegance of the silver dial on top. Since then, Lange also introduced a desirable high gray dial style, model 410.030. These watch models coincide with the Lange's Datograph Perpetual, introduced in 2006, and continue the Datograph's original equilateral triangle calendar, silvery white vice dial design, and the dial center symmetry principle.

Lange Datograph Perpetual 410.038

In 2015, Lange brought Datalog Perpetual's latest watch, the 405.038, with an 18-carat white gold case with a gray dial that combines the power of Datograph with the timeless concept of Lange Perpetual to make it precise and elegant. Watch internal equipped with Lange advanced complex mechanical movement L952.1, 556 precision components methodical, the timing part of the continuation of the Lange L951.1 movement of the sophisticated design, and movement of the front, then equipped with large calendar and calendar structure, still Use Datograph series movement of 18,000 times / hour vibration frequency, equipped with Langge watch factory balance wheel hairspring, movement chain can provide 36 hours of power reserve. The watch has a diameter of 41 mm and is the same diameter as the Lange Datograph Up / Down but only 13.5 mm thick and only 0.4 mm extra. From a movement perspective, the L952.1 has a diameter of 32 mm and a thickness of 8 mm, while L951. 6 Diameter 30.6 mm, thickness 7.9 mm. The sharp contrast is sufficient to prove the ingenuity of the Languen calendar complex mechanism, although the L952.1 movement adds 100 parts over the L951.6 movement without increasing the thickness of the movement. This also proves the potential of the Lange Lanter L951.1 Datang Series core, which not only provides accurate and stable travel time, but also has strong functional ductility.

L952.1 movement

Summary: Mostly, people tend to think that the watch factory that can make advanced complex watches is the real high-end watch factory. In fact, the watch factory that can produce tourbillons and perpetual calendar may not be able to independently develop a Different, distinctive personality, unique chronograph. For more than 17 years, the Datalog Datata Up Dat Down, Datalog Up Dat Down, Datalog Perpetual and Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon have been writing modern high-class Chronograph watch another legend.


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