Datograph UP/DOWN
405.035
| Brand : | A. Lange & Söhne |
| Collection : | Datograph |
| Model : | Datograph UP/DOWN |
| Reference : | 405.035 |
| Complement : | Platinium - Crocodile Strap |
| On sale : | 2012 |
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Brand : A. Lange & Söhne Collection : Datograph Model : Datograph UP/DOWN Reference : 405.035 Complement : Platinium - Crocodile Strap On sale : 2012 List Price : 82 500 € Diameter : 41 mm Thickness : 13.10 mm Styles : High Horology Sporty Classical Types : Hand-winding Calibre : Lange L951.6 Calibre distinction : Hand decorated Hand-engraved Assembled by hand Complication : Stop second mechanism Power Reserve Indicator Flyback Chronograph Big Date Small Seconds Jumping Minute Counter Tachymeter 30-Minute Counter Case material : Platinum Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Push-button at 10 o'clock for date-set Shape : Round Dial : Solid silver Dial color : Silver Black Display : Luminescent hands Blued steel hands Gold rhodié hands Indexes : Baton-type Glass : Sapphire hardness 9 Strap material : Crocodile leather Strap color : Slate grey Strap clasp : Pin buckle + More characteristics : Movement
Lange manufacture calibre L951.6
Crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards
Decorated and assembled by hand Precision-adjusted in five positions Plates and bridges made of untreated German silver
Balance cock engraved by hand
451 parts
46 jewels
4 screwed gold chatons
Lever escapement
Shock-resistant balance with eccentric poising weights
Superior-quality balance spring manufactured in-house
Frequency:
18.000 semi-oscillations per hour
Precision beat adjustment system with lateral setscrew and whiplash
spring
Power reserve 60 hours when fully wound
Hand-stitched crocodile strap. blue-grey
Lange prong buckle in platinum
DESCRIPTION
- SIHH 2012 - A. Lange & Söhne
The New Benchmark in Chronograph Design: DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN
For more than a decade, A. Lange & Söhne’s DATOGRAPH was considered by many to be the quintessential chronograph. On the one hand, it was because of its technical features, on the other because of the unparalleled harmony of its dial. With a number of enhancements, Lange’s engineers are now proving that excellence can be taken a step further. With a power reserve extended to 60 hours, a power-reserve indicator, and a proprietary oscillation system, the new DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN shines in a platinum case enlarged to a diameter of 41 millimetres.
When it was first presented in 1999, the A. Lange & Söhne DATOGRAPH already attracted global attention. With its sophisticated technology and subtly balanced design, it clearly stood out from the masses of timepieces with stopwatch functions. The classic column-wheel calibre with a precisely jumping minute counter and flyback function united the cardinal virtues of an exemplary chronograph in a movement of peerless mechanical eloquence and aesthetic appeal. These internal assets were complemented on the outside by the harmony of the dial ensemble: forming an equilateral triangle, the Lange outsize date and the two bright subsidiary dials for the seconds and the minute counter contrasted well against the black dial, assuring superb legibility.
The new DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN embodies all these features as well. Additionally, Lange’s engineers and product designers worked intensely to refine it further. What meets the eye first is the larger case. With a diameter increased to 41 millimetres, this timepiece gains extra prominence on the wrist. Rhodiumed gold baton hour markers on the dial – they also replace the former Roman numerals II, VI, and X – emphasize its clear design and identify the watch as a member of the SAXONIA family that was just evised last year. A small detail is typical of the perfectionism pursued at Lange: The aperture of the date display was adjusted to match the bigger size of the case. It was enlarged by four percent to preserve the balanced proportions of the dial architecture.
The designation “UP/DOWN ” in its name refers to an additional function: A power-reserve indicator at 6 o’clock reliably tells the owner how much of the extended 60-hour running time remains available. Only when the hand enters the red zone on the third day will it be necessary to supply the calibre L951.6 movement with fresh energy. The 24 extra power-reserve hours versus the previous model were achieved mainly with a larger mainspring barrel.
The large balance developed by Lange and crafted in-house has six eccentric poising weights that can be very precisely adjusted to fine-tune its rate accuracy. It is powered by a balance spring, also developed and crafted on site by Lange. To assure optimised rate values at its classical frequency of 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour, the spring is scrupulously matched to the characteristic of the movement.
Among many other technical refinements, the DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN features the comfortable but technically complex flyback function found only in very few chronographs. Originating from the early days of aviation, this mechanism makes it possible to perform instantly consecutive time measurements by combining three steps – stop, reset, restart – into one: One single push of a button will stop and reset the DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN in the middle of an ongoing time measurement. When the button is released, a new time measurement is initiated immediately.
The sapphire-crystal caseback reveals one of the technically most immaculate and also most beautiful chronograph movements ever made. It allows the owner to observe the most interesting of the many mechanical processes and artisanal subtleties. High-lights include the precisely jumping minute counter that guarantees exact time measurement, the column wheel that controls the chronograph functions, and the whiplash-spring-secured precision beat adjustment system on the hand-engraved balance cock. All surfaces are meticulously finished by hand. Four screwed gold chatons visually accentuate the micromechanical artistry of this opus. Thus, the apotheosis of time measurement presents itself anew at the state of the art.
- SIHH 2012 - A. Lange & Söhne
The New Benchmark in Chronograph Design: DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN
For more than a decade, A. Lange & Söhne’s DATOGRAPH was considered by many to be the quintessential chronograph. On the one hand, it was because of its technical features, on the other because of the unparalleled harmony of its dial. With a number of enhancements, Lange’s engineers are now proving that excellence can be taken a step further. With a power reserve extended to 60 hours, a power-reserve indicator, and a proprietary oscillation system, the new DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN shines in a platinum case enlarged to a diameter of 41 millimetres.
When it was first presented in 1999, the A. Lange & Söhne DATOGRAPH already attracted global attention. With its sophisticated technology and subtly balanced design, it clearly stood out from the masses of timepieces with stopwatch functions. The classic column-wheel calibre with a precisely jumping minute counter and flyback function united the cardinal virtues of an exemplary chronograph in a movement of peerless mechanical eloquence and aesthetic appeal. These internal assets were complemented on the outside by the harmony of the dial ensemble: forming an equilateral triangle, the Lange outsize date and the two bright subsidiary dials for the seconds and the minute counter contrasted well against the black dial, assuring superb legibility.
The new DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN embodies all these features as well. Additionally, Lange’s engineers and product designers worked intensely to refine it further. What meets the eye first is the larger case. With a diameter increased to 41 millimetres, this timepiece gains extra prominence on the wrist. Rhodiumed gold baton hour markers on the dial – they also replace the former Roman numerals II, VI, and X – emphasize its clear design and identify the watch as a member of the SAXONIA family that was just evised last year. A small detail is typical of the perfectionism pursued at Lange: The aperture of the date display was adjusted to match the bigger size of the case. It was enlarged by four percent to preserve the balanced proportions of the dial architecture.
The designation “UP/DOWN ” in its name refers to an additional function: A power-reserve indicator at 6 o’clock reliably tells the owner how much of the extended 60-hour running time remains available. Only when the hand enters the red zone on the third day will it be necessary to supply the calibre L951.6 movement with fresh energy. The 24 extra power-reserve hours versus the previous model were achieved mainly with a larger mainspring barrel.
The large balance developed by Lange and crafted in-house has six eccentric poising weights that can be very precisely adjusted to fine-tune its rate accuracy. It is powered by a balance spring, also developed and crafted on site by Lange. To assure optimised rate values at its classical frequency of 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour, the spring is scrupulously matched to the characteristic of the movement.
Among many other technical refinements, the DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN features the comfortable but technically complex flyback function found only in very few chronographs. Originating from the early days of aviation, this mechanism makes it possible to perform instantly consecutive time measurements by combining three steps – stop, reset, restart – into one: One single push of a button will stop and reset the DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN in the middle of an ongoing time measurement. When the button is released, a new time measurement is initiated immediately.
The sapphire-crystal caseback reveals one of the technically most immaculate and also most beautiful chronograph movements ever made. It allows the owner to observe the most interesting of the many mechanical processes and artisanal subtleties. High-lights include the precisely jumping minute counter that guarantees exact time measurement, the column wheel that controls the chronograph functions, and the whiplash-spring-secured precision beat adjustment system on the hand-engraved balance cock. All surfaces are meticulously finished by hand. Four screwed gold chatons visually accentuate the micromechanical artistry of this opus. Thus, the apotheosis of time measurement presents itself anew at the state of the art.
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Brand : A. Lange & Söhne Collection : Datograph Model : Datograph UP/DOWN Reference : 405.035 Complement : Platinium - Crocodile Strap On sale : 2012 List Price : 82 500 € Diameter : 41 mm Thickness : 13.10 mm Styles : High Horology Sporty Classical Types : Hand-winding Calibre : Lange L951.6 Calibre distinction : Hand decorated Hand-engraved Assembled by hand Complication : Stop second mechanism Power Reserve Indicator Flyback Chronograph Big Date Small Seconds Jumping Minute Counter Tachymeter 30-Minute Counter Case material : Platinum Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Push-button at 10 o'clock for date-set Shape : Round Dial : Solid silver Dial color : Silver Black Display : Luminescent hands Blued steel hands Gold rhodié hands Indexes : Baton-type Glass : Sapphire hardness 9 Strap material : Crocodile leather Strap color : Slate grey Strap clasp : Pin buckle More characteristics : Movement
Lange manufacture calibre L951.6
Crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards
Decorated and assembled by hand Precision-adjusted in five positions Plates and bridges made of untreated German silver
Balance cock engraved by hand
451 parts
46 jewels
4 screwed gold chatons
Lever escapement
Shock-resistant balance with eccentric poising weights
Superior-quality balance spring manufactured in-house
Frequency:
18.000 semi-oscillations per hour
Precision beat adjustment system with lateral setscrew and whiplash
spring
Power reserve 60 hours when fully wound
Hand-stitched crocodile strap. blue-grey
Lange prong buckle in platinum