A. Lange & Söhne just introduced seven new models at SIHH 2016, including the flagship Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon. Here's an overview of all seven, including specs and prices.
Equipped with the gorgeous and modern calibre CH 29, the recently introduced reference 5370P is a rattrapante chronograph that's respectful of classic Patek Philippe design, featuring a black enamel dial with Breguet numerals.
An appealingly facelifted version of the entry-level Lange chronograph, the 1815 Chronograph boutique edition features a pulsometer scale on a pleasing white and blue dial.
A. Lange & Söhne has just taken the covers off the latest variant of the 1815 Chronograph, featuring a silver dial with blue numerals, pulsometer scale and a white gold case, available only at its own boutiques.
The most complex Cartier wristwatch ever, the Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton boasts a minute repeater, perpetual calendar and tourbillon - inside a self-winding movement just 5.49mm high.
The pursuit of constant force in a mechanical movement is as old as watchmaking, with many old solutions like the chain and fusee having been turned into new expressions of artisanal skill. But at the cutting edge true constant force escapements have emerged thanks to new materials.
Slowly but surely, mechanical timepieces have seen their power reserves lengthen, especially in the last decade. Once considered a special feature but now increasingly common, longer autonomy is a simple but exceptionally convenient feature.