{"product_id":"a-lange-and-sohne-lange-1-as09376","title":"A. Lange \u0026 Söhne Lange 1","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat you’re looking at is an example of the most important wristwatches of the last 30 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Lange 1 is without question the manufacture's flagship model, and its outsize date function is its signature design element. Though found in watches like the Zeitwerk or the Langematik Sax-O-Mat, it’s in the Lange 1 that it’s shown to the greatest effect. Alongside other details such as asymmetrical sub-dials depicting the hours and sub-seconds, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/collections\/a-lange-sohne\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eA. Lange \u0026amp; Söhne\u003c\/a\u003e signature with its famous ampersand, it shows a clarity of vision that is wholly Lange. And while the Lange 1 has seen many versions, from tourbillons to Timezones and even a Perpetual Calendar variant, it’s the original versions that have become the iconic symbol of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emaison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e — and perhaps even the symbol of modern watchmaking in entirety. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis example, a Reference 101.027, dates to the late 1990s and features a 38.5mm 18k white gold case and a distinguishable satin blue dial that was produced between 1997 and 2002. It comes with all the usual accoutrements including a sapphire crystal, polished bezel, signed crown and the model's distinguishable dial layout with subsidiary hours and minutes at 9 o’clock, a seconds register at 4 o’clock, a power reserve indicator 3 o’clock and a framed date window at 2 o’clock — it’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003easymmetrical balance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e at its finest. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFitted to a signed matte black alligator strap with a signed 18k white gold fold-over buckle, this masterpiece is mechanized by the manual-winding Lange \u0026amp; Söhne Calibre L901.0 with traditional German 3\/4 plate construction, easily viewed and admired through its\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e exhibition case back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhile a good portion of the enthusiast community know about A. Lange \u0026amp; Söhne, the majority or collectors have yet to discover and truly appreciate the manufacture's brilliant timepieces. There is no better place to begin than with the Lange 1 — a legend celebrating 30 years of production in 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A. Lange \u0026 Söhne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40510051090519,"sku":"40991798","price":49500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS09376_40991798_A.LANGE_SOHNE_LANGEONE_101.027-6.jpg?v=1708101121","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/a-lange-and-sohne-lange-1-as09376","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}