SIHH 2019: A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon At Watches & Wonders Miami

Contact tmosso@thewatchbox.com for pricing and availability; Either I have it, or I can get it! The A Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon 740.056 with pink gold dial was the star of A Lange And Sohne’s SIHH 2019 luxury watch collection. This stunning 41mm white gold limited edition of 100 pieces follows the original 2016 platinum Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon. With a flyback chronograph, one-minute tourbillon regulator, perpetual calendar, power reserve indicator, and a solid 18-karat pink gold dial, the 2019 Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon chronograph proved as imposing at Watches And Wonders Miami as it did in Geneva the month prior. A 41.5mm white gold case encloses the star of 2019’s reference 740.056; the solid pink gold dial. In step with recent dials described as “salmon” (step forward Patek Philippe 5270P-001), the new rose gold dial is distinct in two respects. First, this solid disc of media-blasted pink gold isn’t plated or galvanized in the fashion of most salmon dials. Second, the pink gold dial of the A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon dispenses with Lange’s usual galvanized color of a sterling silver dial blank. Despite its considerable complexity, the 740.056 remains readable and well organized. Cruciform dial symmetry grants this Datograph better visual balance than comparably complex wristwatch complications from other watch brands. Signature elements such as the dial flange, tachymeter, “outsize date” (panoramadatum), and twin regist