A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 World Timer Given the astronomical prices that

Given the astronomical prices that earlier variants have brought at auction

Its radially brushed blue sunray dial is paired to applied white gold indices and a matching luminescent 'sword' handset

a sapphire crystal and a glossy black dial with luminous applied indices

and has been in continuous production ever since

and this example is about as nice as they come

A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 World Timer Given the astronomical prices thatWhat youre looking at is not simply a great dress watchits one of the defining designs of modern watchmaking. When A. Lange & Shne introduced the Lange 1 in the 1990s, it changed the conversation almost overnight. The asymmetrical dial layout, outsized date, off center time display, and unapologetically German sense of proportion felt entirely new at the timeand remarkably, still do today. Plenty of watches have become icons. Very few have