A HOMAGE TO EMIL LANGE.
Not many individuals can take credit for advancing the art of precision watchmaking as passionately as Emil Lange. On the occasion of his 150th birthday in 1999, the masters at Lange created this magnum opus to pay tribute to a champion of horology.
CRAFTED FOR ETERNITY.
The moon-phase display is computed so accurately that it deviates only one day from the true synodic lunar orbit in 1000 years, provided the watch runs accurately and without interruption for that long. Because of this extreme precision, the display is not set to the correct date, but instead - with the help of an exact moon-age table - to the correct hour. Lange's watchmakers incorporated this amazing astronomical mechanism in a movement that is only 3.85 mm high and has a diameter of 27.5 mm.
MANUFACTURED FROM 1999 to 2000.
The solid-silver dial of the horological treasure also deserves attention. Seven gold appliques represent the Big Dipper constellation. Mizar and Alcor are portrayed in the middle of the Big Dipper's handle. Because Alcor is so tiny, the ability to distinguish the two stars was held as a measure of good vision in medieval times. It is a charming detail, not readily visible to others, that delights every proud owner of this timepiece. The edition of the 1815 MOONPHASE was limited to 250 watches in pink gold and 150 in platinum. It was produced from 1999 to 2000.
