ZERO RESET Patented mechanism that simplifies the synchronisation of the watch with a time signal. When the crown is pulled, it automatically causes the seconds hand to jump to the 12 o'clock (zero) position.

Gold chaton The gold setting of a bearing jewel - in Lange watches, chatons are often secured to the three-quarter plate with two or three screws.

Outsize date display Depending on the size of the watch, this useful function makes it possible to display the date up to five times larger than in a conventional watch of similar dimensions. It is based on the patented two-disc mechanism.

Three-quarter plate The three-quarter plate was introduced in Glashütte by Adolph Lange in 1864. Since then, it has been a typical feature of Lange watches. It accommodates the counter-bearings of the going train and enhances the stability of the movement.

Whiplash precision index adjuster An adjusting device composed of a steel spring in the shape of a swan's neck, a pointer, and a setscrew. The screw is used to adjust the beat, or the timing, of the watch in very small increments.

When Germany was reunited in 1990, Adolph Lange's great-grandson Walter Lange returned to Glashütte to restore the family watchmaking heritage - with an innovative spirit that once before had brought world fame to the town. Only four years later in the Palace of Dresden, he proudly presented the first Lange watches of the new era: the LANGE 1, the TOURBILLON "Pour le Mérite", the SAXONIA and the ARKADE. Enriched with useful mechanical inventions such as the patented | outsize date or the patented | ZERO RESET mechanism, and with their masterfully finished movements featuring | three-quarter plates, screwed | gold chatons, and | whiplash precision index adjusters, the watches crafted by "A. Lange & Söhne" are once again paragons of Saxon watchmaking artistry.