Wristwatches · Wristwatch
A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Big Date, 2021
- Maker / attribution
- A. Lange & Söhne (maker)
- Date
- 2021
- Historical period
- Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Dimensions
- Case 38.5 mm
- Stock no.
- 40993336
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Analog/Shift (40993336)
- Catalogue title (original)
- A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Big Date (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Analog/Shift (dealer), New York (stock number 40993336), this is a wristwatch by A. Lange & Söhne, made in Germany, dated 2021. The Atlas places it in the Contemporary Horology period (2010 – Present) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 38.5 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — Analog/Shift
Where does one turn when the typical, minimalist dress watch fails to inspire? To A. Lange & Söhne, of course. The Glashütte-based manufacture is world-famous for its absurdly beautiful, complicated timepieces, but their simpler watches are similarly the pinnacle of elegance. This Saxonia Outsize Date, with its large case and distinctly Saxon, oversized date complication, sits somewhere in the middle. Executed in a modern 38.5mm rose gold case and dating to 2021, this example features satin black dial with applied rose gold indices and subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock, plus a matching spear handset. Of course, what makes this particular model stand out is the oversized “digital” date complication below the 12 o’clock marker, controlled via a pusher at 10 o’clock — a holdover from the simply unbeatable Lange 1, which debuted in 1994. With its sapphire crystal and display case back, 18k gold signed crown and polished matching bezel, and matching alligator leather strap with signed 18K rose gold pin buckle, this Saxonia is the type of watch that — at least aesthetically — pairs well with everything from a t-shirt to a tuxedo. The beautifully finished, in-house Caliber L086.8 ain’t bad to look at, either. There’s nothing wrong with a classic dress watch from a member of the “Holy Trinity.” But for a modern stunner in beautiful, nearly new-old-stock condition, this Saxonia is simply unbeatable.
Historical context
Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)
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Atlas type guide
Wristwatches
Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.
After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.
What to look for
- The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
- The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
- Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
- Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.
Dating clues
- Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
- Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
- Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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