A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down

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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down
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Calibre L942.1
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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down (platinum)
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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down (red gold)

A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down is a luxury watch by A. Lange & Söhne

Expensive wristwatch in the usual sublime quality of this manufacturer: Manual winding manufacture movement Calibre L942.1 with hours and minutes indication, small second at the "4", hacking seconds, power reserve indicator (Lange calls it "up and down" indication) at the "8", dial in solid silver, gold case in two variants or platinum.

The name of the watch refers to the birth of the brand's founder Ferdinand Adolph Lange, who was born on 18 February 1815 in Dresden.

Reference:

221.021 (yellow gold), 221.025 (platinum), 221.032 (red gold)

Movement:

Manual winding movement L942.1, 21,600 A/h
21 jewels, including 6 in screwed gold chatons
Small second
Glucydur screwed balance, Nivarox hairspring with swan-neck precision regulator
Glashütte three-quarter plate, movement bridges with Glashütte ribbing
Power reserve 45 hours

Case:

18ct yellow gold / red gold / platinum
Ø 35.9 mm, height 7.5 mm
Sapphire crystal
Screwed down caseback with six screws and with sapphire crystal

Dial:

Dial in solid silver, Arabic numerals and minute scale
Lancet hands in blued steel

Functions:

Hours, minutes, small seconds at the 4
Power reserve indicator at the 8

Bracelet:

Crocodile leather strap with tang-type buckle