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Just the other day, A. Lange & Söhne released a fascinating new product!

"Lange 1 Time Zone"
"Ref.136.025"

This platinum model from A. Lange & Söhne's iconic Lange 1 collection, which allows users to keep track of a second time zone and is aimed at people who are active around the world, is a symbol of the brand, with an even greater sense of elegance and luxury than ever before.

This time, we will focus on the Lange 1 Time Zone and provide a detailed explanation, so please enjoy reading until the end.

*All images are taken from the official A. Lange & Söhne website.

Overview of the Lange 1 Time Zone "Ref. 136.025"

The newly released "A. Lange 1 Time Zone" is made of the material "Platinum 950". Combined with the sophisticated rhodium dial, it has an elegant and luxurious design.

basic information
Model number: Ref.136.025
Case material: PT (Platinum 950)
Case diameter: 41.9mm
Thickness: 10.9mm
Movement: Cal.141.1 (hand-wound)
Power reserve: Approximately 72 hours
Waterproof rating: 30m
Price including tax: Please enquire

Features of the Lange 1 Time Zone "Ref. 136.025"

When it comes to models with a mechanism that can instantly tell the time in 24 cities around the world, many people may think of the Patek Philippe World Time, but the Lange 1 Time Zone Ref. 136.025 also has excellent features that are just as impressive. We will introduce these features in three points.

① Equipped with a time zone mechanism

Its greatest feature, the ability to display two time zones simultaneously, is called a "complication" and is said to be difficult for only top brands to make. This model, which is equipped with such a mechanism, retains the off-center dial that is the symbol of the Lange 1, but has a ring showing 24 cities around the world on the outer periphery of the dial and displays the time in the second time zone on a sub-dial.

When you press the push button at the 8 o'clock position, the 24 city ring rotates clockwise and switches to the next city's time zone, while the hour hand on the subdial advances by one hour. This allows you to know the time in the city indicated by the triangular index at the 5 o'clock position on the subdial. ( The triangular index at the 5 o'clock position does not move .)

Furthermore, the "Daylight Saving Time Marker" has been added as a more practical display function. If the country adopts Daylight Saving Time, the inside of the triangular index turns red, and if the country is on Standard Time all year round, the inside of the index remains white. This is an excellent function that automatically detects this. This is a function that is rarely seen in other brands, and it is a point that shows the attention to detail of A. Lange & Söhne.

2) Synchronization mechanism

This model is equipped with a "synchronization mechanism" that allows you to synchronize the time zone of the sub-dial at the 5 o'clock position with the main dial at the 9 o'clock position, making it easy to set a new main time. This is a useful function when traveling abroad.

how to use
1. Pull out the crown two steps
2. Press and hold the second time zone setting button (the button at the 8 o'clock position)
⇒The hour hand of the sub-dial time zone stops
3. Turn the crown to set the time on the main dial.
4. Press the button at 8 o'clock to set the city on the sub-dial

3. Equipped with in-house movement "Cal.141.1"

When talking about A. Lange & Söhne, the movement is an essential element, and this model is equipped with the Cal. L141.1. This movement uses a free-sprung balance spring made in-house that vibrates 21,600 times per hour, a screw balance, and other components, achieving a power reserve of 72 hours.

This beautiful movement can be viewed through the sapphire crystal caseback. It is possible to enjoy to your heart's content the beautiful processing and decoration that will impress any watch enthusiast, such as the German silver three-quarter plate, screw-mounted gold chatons, intricate swan-neck precision adjustment device, blued screws, intermediate wheel support, and hand-engraved balance cock, all of which make the most of the material's characteristics.

summary

What did you think.

When it comes to A. Lange & Söhne, the brand's specialty is watchmaking that combines beautiful design with high technical skill, and the new model we introduced this time is a perfect embodiment of that. Lange 1 Time Zone Ref.136.025 ". I hope to see it as soon as possible. If you are able to purchase it, please come to our store to show it off!

Once again , I hope that by reading this column, even one more person will become interested in luxury watches!

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