In line with Geneva Watch 2025, Germany’s A. Lange & Söhne is introducing two new variations of the existing model. Gets new variations of Richard Lange’s jump count and the 1815 Tourbillon, both made with very few, both adding subtle but important updates.
Richard Lange’s jump count comes in a pink gold dial with a white gold case limited to 100 watches. As it has not been changed technically, it continues to advance to Lange’s pink gold dial. The 1815 tourbillon is located in platinum with a black Granfeu Enamel dial limited to 50 pieces. Let’s take a closer look!
Richard Lange’s jumps for a few seconds
The number of jumps in the Richard Lange places the smallest time unit on the largest subdial of the regulator layout. Seconds take up a large subdial at 12, and several hours appear in the small overlap circle below. This regulator-style display was inspired by an 18th century chronometer by Dresden watchmaker Johann Heinrich Seifert.
Running in white gold, this new 2025 edition is 39.9mm in diameter and 10.6mm in height. Its clear and rather impressive feature is the solid pink dial with black markings. This dial provides a different character and warmth to the model than the existing white and black dial versions.
Complementary trio of Richard Lange’s features for a few seconds jump
Inside the watch, check the L094.1 hand-wound caliber made of 390 parts. It runs at 21,600 vibrations per hour and provides a 42-hour power reserve.
The three mechanisms work together to form a complementary trio. Constant ability escapement, jump second display, and zero-reset system. A constant force escape even guarantees energy supply to the gear train, while driving the hand to jump only once per second. When the crown is pulled, the zero reset function returns the hand of seconds to zero, allowing for accurate synchronization. When combined, these three functions allow you to accurately read dead seconds.
This movement, which can be seen through the sapphire caseback, shows details of the traditional range: untreated German silver plates, gold chats held by blue screws, and hand-carved balance cocks. The triangle indicator on the dial turns red when only the 10-hour power reserve remains, indicating that the clock should be wound immediately. It is such a detail that races the heart of our watch.
A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon
The 1815 Tourbillon takes centuries-old complications and presents them in Lange’s decadent ways. The 6 o’clock one minute tourbillon rotates to offset the effect of gravity on balance. What stands out for this model is the addition of a stop seconds and zeroless set, allowing the toolbillon cage to stop completely and reset the hand of seconds to zero when the crown is pulled. This allows for accurate time settings. This is very rare on Tour Billon watches. Tourbillons are a complication focused on accuracy, so they make a lot of conceptual sense.
The case is 39.5mm in diameter and 11.3mm in height and is made of platinum. Jet Black Grand Fewe Name Dials are manufactured in-house from start to finish. This process takes over 100 steps and weeks per dial. White Arabic numbers and fine railway style tracks identify it as part of the 1815 line and link it to a 19th century pocket watch.
1815 Tourbillon caliber L102.1
Inside, check the L102.1 hand-wound caliber made of 262 components. It offers a 72-hour power reserve, beating at 21,600 vibrations per hour and uses an in-house manufactured balance spring along with screw balance.
The tour bellon is visible through the dial aperture, and its cage and bridge are finished using traditional black polishing. This should guarantee impressive play with light. Three-quarter plates of untreated German silver, screwed gold chats, and hand sculptures exist as features of Lange’s distinctive movement.
First impressions of these limited editions Richard Lange Jump Seconds & 1815 Tourbillon
Richard Lange’s jumps are limited to a 100 watch. This is the fourth version of the model and the fourth Lange watch with a pink gold dial. I absolutely love this look so come on. The 1815 tourbillon is limited to just 50, marking the 12th Lange watch with a fifth variant and an enamel dial since the reference was introduced in 2014.
I love the fact that A. Lange & Söhne puts the right idea into that concept. All striving for mechanical and perfection in finishes works, but only if they are components of concepts that make sense. This Zero Reset Trinity, jumping a few seconds, constant power escape feels clever and relevant. The same applies to the combination of Tour Bjorn, Zeroless and Stop Seconds. They are good ideas and run at the most extreme levels.
Aesthetically, both watches are vintage A. Lange, and it is impossible to get the other wrong. As mentioned before, I like to add the pink gold dial option to existing products. At the same time, it is not revolutionary, as it still has a very classic look. Overall, these are two watches, and consider the collector I’ve been lucky enough to have.
What do you think about the new A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange jump count and the 1815 tourbillon? Let us know in the comments section below!
