iW Magazine Fall 2018 | Page 42

SPECIFICATIONS: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 TOURBILLON (Ref. 730.079F) Movement: Lange manufacture caliber L102.1, manually wound, decorated and assembled by hand; precision- adjusted in five positions; plates and bridges made of untreated German silver; seconds bridge engraved by hand, 72-hours power reserve, shock-resistant screw balance; balance spring manufactured in-house with a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour Functions: Time indicated in hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds; one-minute tourbillon with patented stop-seconds mechanism and patented zero-reset mechanism, Crown for winding the watch, setting the time, and activating the zero-reset mechanism Dial: Copper, white enamel with blued steel hands Case: 39.5mm by 11.3mm platinum Strap: Hand-stitched alligator leather, black, Lange deployant buckle in platinum The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon. DIAL UP A. Lange & Söhne’s 1815 Tourbillon gets an enamel dial. BY MICHAEL THOMPSON 42 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | FALL 2018