A. Lange & Söhne adds a 950 platinum Triple Split with rhodié dial, limited to 100 pieces. Full specs, movement details, and GCC collector notes.
Distinctive Traits
- Presented at the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace in September 2026, this third Triple Split edition pairs a 950 platinum case with a rhodié-coloured dial — a colour combination new to the line.
- Limited to 100 numbered pieces, matching the edition size of each of the two preceding references.
- The only split-seconds chronograph capable of rattrapante measurement across seconds, minutes, and hours, for an aggregate duration of up to twelve hours.
- Calibre L132.1 comprises 567 components and delivers a 55-hour power reserve with flyback function.
The Triple Split arrived in 2018 as a white-gold reference with a grey dial. A pink-gold version with a blue dial followed in 2021. The platinum edition announced this September closes the founding trilogy — each capped at 100 pieces — while shifting the visual grammar decisively cooler: rhodié silver against platinum, grey auxiliary dials, and blued rattrapante hands offset by red accents on the hour and minute counter section.
The Original Concept and Its Generations
At its core, the Triple Split extends a classical rattrapante principle into territory no prior production chronograph had claimed. A standard split-seconds mechanism stores an intermediate reading for up to 60 seconds before the rattrapante hand rejoins the running chronograph pointer. The L132.1 replicates that logic across three hand pairs — for seconds, minutes, and hours — so comparative time measurements remain possible for twelve continuous hours.
The flyback function compounds that utility. A single depression of the pusher at 4 o’clock stops the measurement, resets all active hands to zero, and restarts timing the moment the pusher is released — a sequence that condenses three gestures into one. Anthony de Haas, Director Product Development at A. Lange & Söhne, frames the movement’s ambition plainly: “Until today, the TRIPLE SPLIT plays in a league of its own. Behind the triple rattrapante mechanism for seconds, minutes and hours lies the L132.1 calibre that was entirely developed in our manufacture, one of our most elaborate and equally most beautiful movements.”
What the Platinum Edition Specifically Changes
Against the two earlier references, the case metal and dial palette are the defining departures. The 43.2 mm, 15.6 mm-high case is now 950 platinum rather than 18-carat gold. The main dial surface is rhodié-coloured silver, with darker grey reserved for the auxiliary registers at 4, 8, and 12 o’clock. That tonal hierarchy — cool platinum housing, lighter primary dial, receding subsidiary dials — draws the eye to the chronograph seconds sector, where the blued rattrapante hands and rhodiumed chronograph hands run in superposition until the rattrapante pusher at 10 o’clock is pressed.
On the wrist, that cool case is paired with a hand-stitched dark-brown alligator strap with a grey seam, closed by a quick-release deployant buckle in 950 platinum.
Where It Sits for a Collector
For a collector who tracked the white-gold and pink-gold editions, the platinum reference completes a deliberate material progression. At 567 components finished by hand — levers decorated with straight graining, acute internal angles chamfer-polished, five screwed gold chatons on German silver bridges — the movement’s visual argument through the sapphire caseback is as considered as the dial hierarchy on the front.
Across the Gulf, where platinum complications at this level of mechanical complexity occupy their own category, the 100-piece ceiling leaves little margin for hesitation. Enquiries should be directed to A. Lange & Söhne or an authorised regional representative.
Technical Specifications
| Movement | Lange manufacture calibre L132.1, manually wound; 567 parts; 46 jewels; 55-hour power reserve; hand-engraved balance cock |
| Case size | 43.2 mm diameter; 15.6 mm height |
| Case material | 950 platinum |
| Dial | 925 silver, rhodié with grey auxiliary dials; blued rattrapante hands; rhodiumed chronograph hands; red accents on counter section |
| Strap | Hand-stitched dark-brown alligator leather, grey seam; 950 platinum quick-release deployant buckle |
| Water resistance | Not stated |
| Price | Not stated |
| Availability | On request from the maison or an authorised GCC retailer |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pieces of the platinum Triple Split are being made?
The 950 platinum Triple Split is limited to 100 watches, each engraved with its edition number. This matches the edition size of the previous two references in the line.
What makes the Triple Split different from a standard split-seconds chronograph?
Where a classical rattrapante records intermediate times only up to 60 seconds, the Triple Split extends the rattrapante function to minute and hour counters, allowing additive and intermediate time measurements from one-sixth of a second up to twelve hours. It also incorporates a flyback function.
Which movement powers the 950 platinum Triple Split?
The watch is powered by the Lange manufacture calibre L132.1, manually wound, featuring 567 components and 46 jewels, with a 55-hour power reserve and a hand-engraved balance cock.
Where was the platinum Triple Split first presented?
A. Lange & Söhne presented the new edition at the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace during the first weekend of September 2026.
Is the Triple Split available in Dubai or elsewhere in the GCC?
No retail channel is specified in the official press release. Interested collectors in the GCC should contact A. Lange & Söhne directly or approach an authorised retailer for acquisition details.
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