If nothing else, A. Lange & Söhne has a way of stunning even seasoned observers of the trade by doing no more than changing the dial, as it does here with the new Richard Lange Jumping
Seconds. For example, the editor confessed he thought it was new when he first saw it in the metal, only to realise that watch proper debuted in 2016 (he obviously did not read the press release). Since this title has never covered it directly, this story offers a remedy of sorts for WOW – and lets us get into the sublime calibre L094.1 as if it was the first time (think of the Pulp song and sing along). The editor also offers his own thoughts on the dial, which are paraphrased here.
As you will no doubt have heard, the dial of the Richard Lange Jumping Seconds is no mere salmon dial. This is solid 18k gold that looks for all the world like some sort of surface treatment has been applied but the brand assures us that this is not the story. The frosted finish here makes the dial look nothing like the average pink gold case that you might be familiar with, dear reader. It is also nothing like frosting in white gold or yellow gold. In short, this is an astonishingly good choice of materials here, paired as it is with a white-gold case. The solid pink-gold dial (Lange’s fourth
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