Time flies ? one should pardon the obvious pun ? when you’re witnessing horological history in the making. In 2019, it will have been 25 years since the postwar resurrection of A. Lange & Söhne, Germany’s most prestigious luxury watchmaker, and the launch of the watch that has defined its modern era, the now-iconic Lange 1. As one would come to expect in this day and age of watch-world anniversary mania, the company will be celebrating this milestone in style at SIHH 2019, kicking off in Geneva on January 14, with the release of the limited-edition Lange 1 25th Anniversary Edition.
The A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 “25th Anniversary” is limited to 250 pieces in white gold.
Appropriately for this “silver” anniversary, the watch features an argenté-colored dial made from solid silver, whose highlights include recessed areas, printed deep blue numerals and hour markers, blued steel hands, and blue numerals for the outsize date, the double-window display that helped make this model’s asymmetrical design a hit among watch aficionados for 25 years and running. The case is an understated 38.5 mm in diameter and 10.7 mm thick, made of white gold and outfitted on its rear side with a hinged cuvette back that covers a sapphire viewing window offering a view of the movement. Deep blue numerals and indices highlight the solid silver dial.
Engraved into the silver cuvette caseback is an illustration of the historical Lange headquarters bui...