A. LANGE & SÖHNE Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite” in white gold
With a limited 218-watch edition of the Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite” in white gold with a black dial had its debut at the company’s international dealer convention in Dresden recently. Its fusée-and-chain transmission ensures constant torque and superb rate accuracy.
The Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite”, first introduced in 2009, exemplifies an ambitious tribute to precision in its purest form: the sole objective of its complication, discernible only on the movement side, is to improve rate accuracy. The pink-gold and platinum versions, now sold out, are now being complemented with a limited white-gold edition featuring a black dial.
The solid white-gold case of the new edition has a diameter of 40.5 mm. White Roman numerals and the rhodiumed gold hands contrast well against the black silver dial. Small Arabic numerals in red for 15, 30, 45, and 60 minutes add handsome nuances of colour to the underlying black-and-white design. A hand-stitched black alligator leather strap with solid white-gold buckle underscores the stylistic clarity of the Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite”.
Manifesting artisanship at its finest, the engravings on the balance cock as well as on the escape-wheel and fourth-wheel cock give each of the 218 watches the status of a unique work of art. The number of watches of this edition has a special meaning. The current number of global points of sale at which A. Lange & Söhne timepieces are available is 218.
