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A. Lange & Söhne has created a new edition of its Richard Lange Jumping Seconds featuring a warm salmon dial. The timepiece debuted in 2016 with a platinum case and a solid silver dial and stood out for its regulator-style display and technical innovations, which included a constant-force escapement, deadbeat seconds, and Lange’s patented zero-reset mechanism. Subsequent editions followed in pink gold (2017) and white gold with a black dial (2019). The new Ref. 252.056 is presented in a limited run of 100 pieces.
The case measures 39.9 mm in diameter, 46 mm lug-to-lug, and only 10.6 mm in thickness. It is crafted from 18K white gold, contrasting with the dial’s warmth, and finished with alternating brushed and polished surfaces. The dial is framed by a narrow polished bezel and protected by a slightly domed sapphire crystal.
The dial’s base is made of solid 18K pink gold, finished in salmon with crisp black printed markings and accented in red. Its layout draws inspiration from the 18th-century scientific instruments of Johann Heinrich Seyffert of Dresden, whose work influenced Ferdinand Adolph Lange. Configured as a regulator, it places the seconds at centre stage in the largest register, while the hours and minutes are displayed via the two intersecting subdials below. At 6 o’clock, a triangular aperture gradually fills with red in the last ten hours of the power reserve, signalling when winding is required.
Beating inside is the hand-wound calibre L094.1, a movement composed of 390 parts and running at a frequency of 3 Hz. Its constant-force escapement, visible through an aperture in the three-quarter plate, releases energy in steady one-second impulses, ensuring even amplitude and precision throughout the 42-hour power reserve. Each impulse also advances the central seconds hand in precise jumps, giving the watch its characteristic deadbeat seconds display. Adding practicality, the patented zero-reset mechanism instantly returns the seconds hand to zero when the crown is pulled, simplifying precise time-setting. It also incorporates an in-house balance spring and a shock-resistant balance. Visible through the sapphire caseback, the movement features untreated German silver bridges, polished bevels, gold chatons, and the hand-engraved balance cock.
The Richard Lange Jumping Seconds with salmon dial (Ref. 252.056) is presented on a hand-stitched dark brown alligator strap with an 18K white gold prong buckle.
A. Lange & Söhne has created a new edition of its Richard Lange Jumping Seconds featuring a warm salmon dial. The timepiece debuted in 2016 with a platinum case and a solid silver dial and stood out for its regulator-style display and technical innovations, which included a constant-force escapement, deadbeat seconds, and Lange’s patented zero-reset mechanism. Subsequent editions followed in pink gold (2017) and white gold with a black dial (2019). The new Ref. 252.056 is presented in a limited run of 100 pieces.
The case measures 39.9 mm in diameter, 46 mm lug-to-lug, and only 10.6 mm in thickness. It is crafted from 18K white gold, contrasting with the dial’s warmth, and finished with alternating brushed and polished surfaces. The dial is framed by a narrow polished bezel and protected by a slightly domed sapphire crystal.
The dial’s base is made of solid 18K pink gold, finished in salmon with crisp black printed markings and accented in red. Its layout draws inspiration from the 18th-century scientific instruments of Johann Heinrich Seyffert of Dresden, whose work influenced Ferdinand Adolph Lange. Configured as a regulator, it places the seconds at centre stage in the largest register, while the hours and minutes are displayed via the two intersecting subdials below. At 6 o’clock, a triangular aperture gradually fills with red in the last ten hours of the power reserve, signalling when winding is required.
Beating inside is the hand-wound calibre L094.1, a movement composed of 390 parts and running at a frequency of 3 Hz. Its constant-force escapement, visible through an aperture in the three-quarter plate, releases energy in steady one-second impulses, ensuring even amplitude and precision throughout the 42-hour power reserve. Each impulse also advances the central seconds hand in precise jumps, giving the watch its characteristic deadbeat seconds display. Adding practicality, the patented zero-reset mechanism instantly returns the seconds hand to zero when the crown is pulled, simplifying precise time-setting. It also incorporates an in-house balance spring and a shock-resistant balance. Visible through the sapphire caseback, the movement features untreated German silver bridges, polished bevels, gold chatons, and the hand-engraved balance cock.
The Richard Lange Jumping Seconds with salmon dial (Ref. 252.056) is presented on a hand-stitched dark brown alligator strap with an 18K white gold prong buckle.
