2008 A.Lange & Söhne Saxonia 18ct White Gold 37mm 215.029
Ref: 215.029
Specification
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Service Box and Papers
Case Material : 18ct White Gold
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its A. Lange & Söhne Service box and A. Lange & Söhne paperwork. It comes paired with its 19mm Grey Geckota strap, original signed 18ct White Gold Buckle, and an additional 19mm Hodinkee blue leather strap. The watch is from March 2008 and is in worn condition; however, as you can see from the photos, the watch is in very fair overall condition. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a classic 2008 A.Lange & Söhne Saxonia 215.029 with a curvaceous 37mm 18ct White Gold round case that comfortably sits on your wrist with tapered lugs, chamfer-edged polished and brushed surfaces transition with crisp lines, leading to a lug-to-lug length of 44mm and a case thickness of just 7mm. On the right side is a signed coin-edged crown. The smooth, polished bezel holds a flat sapphire crystal above a stunning black dial. An outer minute track surrounds applied polished 18ct white gold single and double baton indexes that magically capture the light as you rotate your wrist, marking the hours. Elegant 18ct white gold Alpha hands sit above a slightly recessed sub-second at 6 o’clock; at 12 o’clock, we have the A. Lange & Söhne motif completes this sophisticated dress watch. On the reverse, a screwed-down sapphire exhibition case back is engraved with the details of the watch, inside a manually wound ALS Cal. L941.1, 21 jewels, beating at 21,600 beats per hour; this movement is made up of 164 components, expertly finished to the highest standards with beautiful hand engraving. It comes paired with its 19mm Grey Geckota strap, original signed 18ct White Gold Buckle, and an additional 19mm Hodinkee blue leather strap. It also comes with its A. Lange & Söhne Service box and original paperwork.
Personal Note
It will come as no surprise that this incredible A.Lange & Söhne Saxonia, reference 215.029, in 18ct white gold had sold before it could make it to the website. As always with A.Lange & Söhne, the party is in both the front and the back, powered by the beautiful manually wound calibre L941.1, this gem from 2008 truly packs a punch on and off the wrist. If you are in the market for a high-end dress watch, A.Lange & Söhne is a must consider, especially at their price point, as they are hard to beat!
The Brand
Lange and Sohne were founded by Adolf Lange in 1845 and based in Glashutte, Germany, which is the heart of German watchmaking. 1848, Lange became Mayor of Glashutte, where he spent 20 years making Glashutte a thriving Industrial centre for watchmaking. 1875, Lange’s heart failed, and he passed away at the age of 60. Leaving the business to his sons Richard and Emil. In the final months of World War 2, a Russian bombing raid destroyed their workshops. By 1948 the Soviet administration nationalised the company’s remaining property and for 45 years the name of A. Lange and Sohne was no more. It wasn’t until 1989, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Iron Curtain, that Walter Lange, Adolf Lange’s great-grandson, was finally able to return to Germany and continue his family’s tradition in the field of watchmaking. 1990 saw him re-register the name and 4 years later produced their first timepiece in nearly half a century. In 2001, after 10 years of restoration work, the A. Lange and Sohne workshop reopened in the remains of the destroyed building. The brand has created over 40 new movements in the years since and achieved over 150 international horological prizes.