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.
  • 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