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March 19, 2018
Saxonia Moon Phase: A New Creation with a Striking Jet-Black Dial | A.LANGE & SÖHNE
A.LANGE & SÖHNE
Saxonia Moon Phase with High-Precision Moon Phase and Outsize Date
A.LANGE & SÖHNE Presents the Saxonia Moon Phase
A. Lange & Söhne introduces a refreshed take on the Saxonia Moon Phase, featuring a striking jet-black dial housed in either white or pink gold cases. This model, with its simple yet clear design, highlights the high-precision moon phase display and Lange's signature outsize date. Equipped with an automatic movement, it embodies both technical prowess and aesthetic refinement.
Text by OZAKI Sayaka
A Watch Embodying A. Lange & Söhne's Sincere Approach to Watchmaking
The new version of the Saxonia Moon Phase presents a unique ambiance, with Lange's signature outsize date and moon phase complications set against a black dial.
A key feature is the moon phase function, boasting a moon disc adorned with 852 stars. It achieves a remarkable accuracy of one day's deviation only every 122.6 years. The moon phase display is driven in constant synchronization with a rotating drum, maintaining near-perfect alignment with the actual lunar cycle. Another distinctive element is Lange's unique outsize date. Typically, dates are printed in black on a white disc, but in this new variation, white numerals stand out crisply against a black disc that seamlessly integrates with the black dial.
The movement is the manufacture's Calibre L086.5, finished and decorated by hand. It incorporates a large central rotor with a platinum-mass balance, ensuring efficient winding of the mainspring. The carefully designed barrel provides a power reserve of 72 hours when fully wound.
Hallmarks of its high quality include a traditional free-sprung balance with a hairspring made in-house, a German silver three-quarter plate with a finely finished surface, and a hand-engraved balance cock.
The new Saxonia Moon Phase is a watch that truly embodies A. Lange & Söhne's sincere approach to watchmaking.
Saxonia Moon Phase
Ref. | 384.029, 384.031
Movement | Automatic (Lange Manufacture Calibre L086.5)
Power Reserve | 72 hours when fully wound
Case Material | 18k White Gold, 18k Pink Gold
Case Diameter | 40mm
Case Back | Sapphire Crystal
Strap Material | Hand-Stitched Alligator
Estimated Price | 3,130,000 JPY (excluding tax)

