A. Lange & Söhne · Richard Lange
Richard Lange Pink Gold
Retail price €32,600 (2020)
Case
Diameter
40.50 mm
Height
10.50 mm
Lug Width
20.00 mm
Material
Pink Gold
Glass
Sapphire
Caseback
Open
Water Resistance
0.00 m
Dial
Color
Silver
Indexes
Roman Numerals
Hands
Alpha
Other
Gender
M
Production
2006–present
Movement Specs
Caliber
L041.2
A. Lange & Söhne in-house
Caliber Brand
A. Lange & Söhne
Type
Handwound
Manual winding
Power Reserve
38 h
1.6 days
Frequency
21600 bph
6.0 Hz
Jewels
26
Complications
Hours, Minutes, Seconds
About the Movement
The L041.2 is the movement that powers the Richard Lange — a hand-wound calibre designed with the same precision standards as the scientific instruments that made A. Lange & Söhne’s reputation in the 19th century. It features a shock-resistant balance with eccentric poising weights that allow regulation without removing the balance from the movement, and a balance spring manufactured entirely in-house using a patent-pending attachment system that minimises distortion. The precision beat-adjustment system, accessible via a lateral setscrew and whiplash spring through the caseback, allows the rate to be adjusted in running condition — a feature derived from observatory movement practice. The movement beats at 21,600 bph and provides 38 hours of power reserve.
About the Family
The Richard Lange family is named for the son of Ferdinand Adolph Lange, who continued his father’s work and was instrumental in developing the precision observatory movements that made the Glashütte manufactory internationally recognised in the late 19th century. The watches bearing his name are designed as direct homages to scientific instruments: time-only pieces with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals on outward chapter rings, and a measured, observatory dial layout that values legibility above decoration. The family represents A. Lange & Söhne’s most direct connection to the scientific precision tradition — the same precision that once supplied timekeeping instruments to observatories across Europe.
About this reference
The Richard Lange takes its name from the son of Ferdinand Adolph Lange, who was instrumental in developing precision observatory movements in the late 19th century. The watch is a direct homage to that tradition: a hand-wound time-only piece with a subsidiary seconds dial, Roman numerals on an outward chapter ring, and a dial layout that references the scientific instruments his father’s manufactory supplied to astronomical observatories. The L041.2 calibre features a shock-resistant balance with eccentric poising weights and a balance spring manufactured entirely in-house. In pink gold at 40.5mm, the Richard Lange is one of the quietest and most considered statements A. Lange & Söhne makes.
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