If there is a table that represents Lange first, the first thing I think of is LANGE1. There is no reason, because it is not only unique from beginning to end, but also accompanied by Lange's revival and glorious to this day.

[Watch House Watch Culture] If there is any watch that can represent Lange first, the first thing I think of is LANGE 1. There is no reason, just because it is not only unique from beginning to end, but also accompanied by Lange's revival and glorious to this day. The simplest LANGE 1 always gives people a sense of intimacy. It combines many representative elements of Lange and has an original internal mechanism. However, it is never puzzling in terms of time display and style. Whether you are a first-time high-end watch or a veteran collector, you can easily find the point that pleases yourself in LANGE 1. 2019 will mark the 25th anniversary of the LANGE 1 Wrist Surface World, and in fact, it will also be the 25th anniversary of Lange's revival of the Saxony high-end watchmaking industry. The number 25 is of special significance to Lange, because Lange watches were launched on October 24, 1994 and were announced in major media on October 25, so Lange required the official picture of the large calendar to display the date of 25 to show the brand's precise requirements. So how has LANGE 1 made Lange successful in the past 25 years? How will it once again amazed the watch world in the future?

LANGE 1 The birth of

We turn the reincarnation of time to 1989. At that time, the watchmaking industry was undergoing major changes after major changes. After about fifteen years of integration, people finally regained their enthusiasm for mechanical watchmaking. The three-legged pattern of the world luxury goods market was initially completed. Germany, adjacent to Swiss , finally ended its nearly half-century split in this year. The once glorious German high-end watchmaking is about to return to the stage of history. When the Berlin Wall collapsed, 65-year-old Walter Lange (the fourth generation successor of Mr. Adolf Lange, the founder of Lange brand), was very excited. His dream of brand revival plan finally saw the dawn. He rushed back to the small town of Glashütte from East Germany, waiting to summon excellent watchmakers to reshape the glory of Glashütte's high-end watchmaking in the past.

Due to the long-term state-owned system and backward products of the watchmaking industry in Glashuti town, the decline of talents and the decline of technology, which made Glashuti watchmaking industry lag behind Switzerland. Therefore, Lange sent his employees to Switzerland to study, repurchase equipment, and began a arduous road of revival. In 1994, under the intense and orderly plan, Lange's first four watches were released. Lange's fate will eventually be decided at this moment, and no one can easily face it. When the first four 123 watches sold out in a few minutes, Mr. Walter Lange breathed a sigh of relief, Lange was destined to be no longer ordinary. One of these four watches is LANGE 1, a watch that is completely different from all watches at that time, full of personality but well-made. It interprets the concept of simplicity, practicality and efficiency that Lange wants to express.

LANGE 1 is just a watch with date display, hour, minute and second display and three-day power reserve display. It seems that it is not complicated in terms of function, but it attracted the keen attention of the media and collectors when it was released, because it is a high-end watch with eccentric design, extremely balanced, exquisite craftsmanship and precious materials. The first highlight of LANGE 1 is the eccentric dial design. The hour and division dial is placed on the left side of the dial, the large calendar is placed in the upper right corner, the small seconds dial is located in the lower right corner, and the power reserve display is located at 3 o'clock. At that time, the watchmaking industry often pursued a symmetrical dial design. Such a unique dial immediately caught the guests' attention. However, LANGE 1 is not a simple eccentric design, but a balance of golden proportions. The centers of each display area of ​​the dial form an equilateral triangle, thus providing a completely comfortable visual effect. This design has become an important symbol of LANGE 1 and continues to all LANGE 1 watches. Secondly, LANGE 1 is equipped with a large calendar function, which originated from the five-minute digital clock designed by the founder of the Lange brand for the Dresden Senpa Opera House in early. At the same time, the LANGE 1 watch is equipped with a manual winding mechanical movement, which has 3/4 plywood , screw-fixed gold sleeve, independent escapement cover, hand-carved balance plywood, etc., which fully comply with the representative elements of the early Lange pocket watches. Therefore, we can feel the Lange's watchmaking style from the movement. It is these designs that are completely different from the mainstream watch style at that time that made LANGE 1 famous overnight and has influenced it to this day.

Shining in history LANGE 1

Since its first appearance in 1994, LANGE 1 has become a new Lange classic, witnessing Lange's extraordinary creativity and excellent watchmaking skills:

In 1998, Lange launched the LANGE 1A watch. Not only are the hands and scales made of K gold, but the dial is also decorated with guilloche, taking the first step in the artistic modification of LANGE 1 dial.

In 2000, Lange paid tribute to the millennium and added the tourbillon function to the LANGE 1 watch for the first time, and appeared on the dial. LANGE 1 entered the palace of high-complex series, which is no longer just Lange's regular series.

Two years later, in 2002, LANGE 1 added the moon phase function, giving LANGE 1 a poetic and romantic feeling, and breaking away from the mechanical monotony.

In 2003, Lange even launched the LANGE 1 North-South Month Relative Table, which is Lange's first counter-meter and the first GRAND LANGE January relative table.

In 2005, LANGE 1 added time zone function, once again enriching the practicality of the watch and serving Global Travelers.

In 2010, LANGE 1 was equipped with an automatic movement for the first time and launched the LANGE 1 DAYMATIC watch, becoming the first LANGE 1 mirror dial. The mirror dial has since become a symbol of LANGE 1 automatic watch.

In 2012, Lange developed a new luminous function based on GRAND LANGE 1, bringing the extraordinary "Lumen" luminous effect, becoming a benchmark for high-end watchmaking luminous display.

From 2013, Lange used the top craftsmanship HANDWERKSKUNST in LANGE 1, again enhancing the artistic attainments of LANGE 1.

Today, LANGE 1 has covered the multi-level watch from entry to top, integrating rich functions such as world time, perpetual calendar, tourbillon, large moon phase, luminous moon phase and other functions, and presents a simple and exquisite visual effect.

On this basis, Lange not only launched a small ruler-diameter watch suitable for women, but also focused on the function of the moon phase. Lange created a series of pleasing and unique works.

LITTLE LANGE 1

"LITTLE" represents the slender 36.8 mm case diameter, and LITTLE LANGE 1 embellishes the charming style of elegant women. In 2018, Lange launched three LITTLE LANGE 1 watches with balanced tones and distinctive features, two white 8K gold designs with purple or gray dials, and 18K rose gold designs with brown dials. The difference from most Lange watches is that the dials of these three watches use 18K gold dials instead of the solid silver dials that have always been, further outlining the exquisite and elegant modern female image. At the same time, the dial is decorated with guilloche patterns, which complements the LANGE 1 guilloche patterns from 20 years ago.

Among them, the white 18K gold case and guilloche 18K gold purple dial are amazing. The 18K gold rhodium-plated hands and inlay scales shine on the dark background. This style is limited to 100 pieces and is only available in Lange store. The white 18K gold watch is also decorated with guilloche patterns and a gray dial, which is calm and charming. The guilloche dial in the 18K rose gold style is in a strong contrast with the overall brown-toned case, hands and inlay scale. Among the three styles, the tones of the crocodile leather strap echo the dial, making the overall effect more vivid.

LANGE 1 MOON PHASE

Moon phase has long become Lange's favorite function, but Lange is never satisfied with the simple application of functions, so the LANGE 1 MOON PHASE watch was born. It can not only display the moon phase function, but also present day/night changes. Lange's moon phase watch has been famous for a long time. Through the seven-gear transmission, Lange can accurately measure the moon phase to an error of only one day every 122.6 years. At the same time, in terms of technology, Lange uses solid gold to make the moon phase disc, and sees its intentions in the invisible situation. On this basis, Lange combines the day/night indication function to visually present the daily time seen in a corner of the dial without taking up extra space.

The exquisiteness of

is that Lange separates the traditional moon phase disc from the two "moons", and the moon phase disc can become a day/night disc, rotates every 24 hours a week, and turns blue into multiple tones through the interference effect of light to represent different times of the day.During the day, a bright sky without stars is presented, and at night it depicts a dark sky, in sharp contrast with laser-cut stars, while the bimoon above it runs according to the celestial cycle. The day/night disc is like the sky, providing it with a charming sky scene. The moon phase is already full of poetry, and adding the moon phase after day/night will make Lange more romantic.

GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE

Compared with the 36.8 mm of LITTLE LANGE 1, GRAND LANGE 1 represents a larger size LANGE 1, that is, 40.9 mm or 41 mm (but not LANGE 1 over 40 mm are all GRAND LANGE 1, such as LANGE 1 TIME ZONE watch). GRAND LANGE 1 is a larger-sized watch compared to the conventional LANGE 1 (38.5 mm). Since Lange added the moon phase to the LANGE 1 watch in 2002, it has been planned to add the moon phase function of GRAND LANGE 1, but how to present different moon phases in larger-sized watches is a question Lange is thinking about. As a result, Lange unexpectedly transferred the moon phase to the time and division dial. If the LANGE lunar phase is a regular moon phase, then the GRAND LANGE lunar phase is a GRAND MOON PHASE.

GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE also has the accuracy of Lange's moon phase, but when displaying the moon phase in a larger space, the previous moon phase display would appear relatively empty, so Lange once again showed its romantic creativity - laser etching the galaxy on the moon phase disc. On the moon phase disc of the GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE watch, Lange depicts a magnificent galaxy pattern, with more than 300 stars of different sizes and distinct lines forming a miniature galaxy world. The moon rotates with the galaxy, like the stars at midnight, as if it penetrates time and sees the changes of the universe.

is precisely such a wonderful idea that Lange LANGE 1 series is sublimated in practicality, simplicity and efficiency. Perhaps it just wants to express the original intention of time, but we can understand Lange's elegance and romance in rigour.

About the future

History is still right in front of us, and we look forward to the future very much. Over the past 25 years, LANGE 1 has witnessed the wonderful scenes of Lange's revival, and will also record every miracle that follows. What will LANGE 1 bring to us in 2019? I have no doubt that Lange will do his best to present us with a miraculous imagination. Perhaps it is a LANGE 1 star watch, perhaps a GRAND LANGE 1 TOURBILLON PERPETUAL CALENDAR watch, or the most complex LANGE 1 "Pour le Mérite" watch. It may not be too much of the imagination. what you think?