A. Lange & Söhne / Saxonia Annual Calendar

Key Highlights

• Saxonia Annual Calendar with self-winding manufacture calibre L207.1 in pink or white gold.
• Clear dial with day, month, date, subsidiary seconds and moon-phase indications.
• Annual calendar recognises 30- and 31-day months, needing correction only once a year in February.
• Moon-phase display in 750 gold with deep-blue coating and 428 stars, accurate to 122.6 years.
• Compact 36.0 mm case with hand-finished movement visible through a sapphire-crystal back.

A Timeless Companion with Technical Finesse

The Saxonia Annual Calendar combines an annual calendar complication with a restrained 36.0 mm case in pink or white gold. A newly developed self-winding movement is paired with an intuitive dial layout so the watch can serve as a discreet daily companion.

The design emphasises clear reading of time and calendar indications while preserving the calm aesthetic associated with the Saxonia family and its Saxon roots.

A Lucid Calendar Display

The indications are arranged for quick reading: the day of the week at 9 o’clock, the month at 3 o’clock, and a vertical axis formed by the large date and the subsidiary seconds with moon-phase at 6 o’clock.

The annual calendar advances automatically from the last day of a month to the first of the next, recognising 30- and 31-day months and requiring manual correction only once a year at the end of February. For owners who rotate their watches, all calendar indications and the moon phase can be adjusted individually via correctors or advanced together using the pusher at 10 o’clock.

Dial Architecture and Moon-Phase

The impression of clarity is rooted in the dial architecture. The auxiliary dials are recessed with circumferential rings bearing fine azurage, while their inner surfaces use a more pronounced version of the technique to catch the light and emphasise the indications.

Redesigned baton appliques with pyramid-inspired ends, a minute scale and lancet-shaped hands underline the classic character of the watch. At 6 o’clock, the moon-phase display in 750 gold with deep-blue coating and 428 stars suggests a miniature Milky Way, framed by the subsidiary seconds for visual balance.

Once correctly set, the moon-phase deviates from the lunar cycle by only one day after 122.6 years, reflecting the manufacture’s focus on visual and mechanical precision.

The Self-Winding Calibre L207.1

Powering the Saxonia Annual Calendar is the L207.1 manufacture calibre, a self-winding movement developed for an annual calendar and finished to the brand’s standards. It uses a unidirectional central rotor with a 950 platinum centrifugal mass for efficient winding and stores energy in a mainspring barrel with a power reserve of up to 60 hours.

The regulating organ is a screw balance beating at 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour. The movement is assembled twice and finished by hand, revealing through the sapphire-crystal back a hand-engraved balance cock, traditional surface finishes and screwed gold chatons.

Proportions and Presence on the Wrist

With a 36.0 mm diameter and 9.8 mm height, the case is dimensioned for comfortable daily wear and easy integration under a shirt cuff. Slim lugs and a slender bezel keep the profile elegant and focus attention on the dial.

The pink-gold version is paired with a grey dial, while the white-gold model with an argenté-coloured dial leans towards understatement. In both, the hands and appliques are matched to the case metal, and each watch is secured by a hand-stitched alligator leather strap with a Lange prong buckle in the corresponding gold.

Why It Matters

For collectors in the GCC, the Saxonia Annual Calendar offers an automatic calendar that needs adjustment only once a year, combined with a discreet precious-metal case and compact dimensions. The precise moon-phase and the hand-finished calibre visible through the sapphire back align with a regional appreciation for mechanical craft that is refined rather than ostentatious.

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