A. Lange & Söhne presents a third timepiece in proprietary honey gold for the year 2025; this time, it’s the Lange 1 Daymatic.
Press Release information with commentary in italics.
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Daymatic Honeygold
The price of the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Daymatic Honeygold is not publicly disclosed and is only available upon request.
Commentary
The Lange 1 Daymatic has always been a criminally underrated Lange watch, a side effect of being somewhat overshadowed by the base Lange 1. The Lange 1 is, after all, not just the face of A. Lange & Söhne but also an icon of modern watchmaking. That said, the Daymatic absolutely deserves more love, so it’s great to see it receiving the honey gold treatment this year, interestingly before the Lange 1. The Daymatic, in my opinion, is just as interesting as the Lange 1, if not more so. It is more than just a mirror image of the Lange 1 design; between the retrograde day indicator and the ornate winding rotor, it is actually more practical and mechanically interesting. Now in a honey gold case and brown dial combo reminiscent of this year’s Odysseus Honeygold, the Lange 1 Daymatic finally gets its warranted time in the limelight.
Release Details
In several respects, 7 December represents a memorable day for A. Lange & Söhne. In 1845, Ferdinand Adolph Lange laid the cornerstone for German precision watchmaking in Glashütte on this very day. Yet it is also the day of the courageous fresh start that his great-grandson Walter Lange made ‒ in 1990, the year of German reunification. 35 years later, on the significant date of 7 December 2025, A. Lange & Söhne now launches the new LANGE 1 DAYMATIC HONEYGOLD, limited to 250 watches.
Familiar face – mirrored design
Introduced in 2010, the LANGE 1 DAYMATIC is unmistakably a LANGE 1, yet offers a new perspective on the style-defining design that was awarded multiple prizes. The off-centre dial configuration of the manually wound LANGE 1 graces the LANGE 1 DAYMATIC as well, but the dial is a mirror image of the original: the hour and minute display is positioned on the right-hand side of the dial, the subsidiary seconds dial and the outsize date on the left.
Contrary to the classic LANGE 1, the LANGE 1 DAYMATIC is not equipped with a power reserve indicator, but with a retrograde day-of-week display on the left periphery of the dial. This calendar function complements the characteristic outsize date and simultaneously underscores the individuality of the timepiece within the watch family.
Harmonious proportions – rare colour combination
The case of the LANGE 1 DAYMATIC HONEYGOLD exhibits balanced proportions and harmonious lines. With a diameter of 39.5 millimetres and a height of 10.4 millimetres, it assures a snug fit on the wrist and can be slipped under a shirt cuff. Subtly reworked, the lugs and bezel give the watch its particular air of lightness.
The fusion of a honey-gold case with a brown dial in 925 silver account for the unique and elegant appearance of the timepiece. Its radiant lustre is reflected in the hands, appliques and frame of the outsize date. Moreover, the dial offers a variety of expressive details, such as, for instance, the slightly recessed hour and minute circle that intensifies the three-dimensional effect of the dial. The outsize date is depicted in white numerals against a brown background ‒ a perfect match for the dial colour.
The LANGE 1 DAYMATIC HONEYGOLD is worn on a taupe-coloured, hand-stitched alligator leather strap secured with a buckle in solid honey gold.
Traditional design – sophisticated architecture
The balanced design and artisanal finish of the LANGE 1 DAYMATIC HONEYGOLD extend into the interior of the watch where its heart, the lavishly finished self-winding manufacture calibre L021.1, beats reliably. Its individual architecture is inspired by tradition and assures superb precision with a view to adjustment and assembly. This includes, for instance, the four separately screwed plates that visually constitute a classic three-quarter plate in the fully assembled movement.
Efficient winding and delivery of a constant force are assured by a large central rotor extending across the entire diameter of the movement. Its central segment in 875 gold (21 carats) is embossed with the “A. Lange & Söhne” signature and its centrifugal mass is made of 950 platinum.
The colourful composition of warm-hued gold, cool-toned platinum and cornflower-blue screws makes the rotor an eye-catching focal point of technical elegance. The four slender spokes cushion the heavy rotor in the case of shocks and protect the movement against high strain. When fully wound, a power reserve of 50 hours becomes available.
Typical Lange finissage
Further typical Lange quality hallmarks of the dedicated movement include an indexless oscillation system featuring a large balance wheel with eccentric poising weights, and a balance spring developed and crafted in-house that beats at a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour. As is the case with all Lange calibres, the 426-part L021.1 movement is assembled twice and endowed with many traditional elements. The elaborate finissage of all components complies with the manufacture’s strictest standards regarding artisanal perfection. Traditional features such as the hand-engraved balance cock, Glashütte ribbing and screwed gold chatons provide fascinating highlights that can be admired through the sapphire-crystal caseback. “With its distinctive design, sophisticated manufacture movement and artisanal finissage, the LANGE 1 DAYMATIC HONEYGOLD presents itself as a timepiece with a strong personality for
aficionados of self-winding watches,” reflects Anthony de Haas, Director of Product Development. “Its exclusive case material and the rare colour combination make it into an elegant classic with a high recognition value.”
Technical specifications
| Lange 1 Daymatic Honeygold | Ref. 320.050 |
| Movement | Lange manufacture calibre L021.1, self-winding, crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards, decorated and assembled by hand; precision-adjusted in five positions; central rotor in 875 gold (21 carats) with centrifugal mass in 950 platinum; balance cock engraved by hand |
| No. of movement parts | 426 |
| No. of jewels | 67 |
| No. of screwed gold chatons | 7 |
| Escapement | Lever escapement |
| Oscillation system | Shock-resistant balance wheel with eccentric poising weights; superior-quality balance spring manufactured in-house, frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, precision beat adjustment mechanism with lateral setscrew and whiplash spring |
| Power reserve | 50 hours when fully wound |
| Functions | Time indicated in hours, minutes and subsidiary seconds with stop seconds; Lange outsize date; retrograde day-of-week display |
| Operating elements | Crown for winding the watch and setting the time; pusher for correcting the date and corrector for switching the day of week |
| Case dimensions | Diameter: 39.5 millimetres; height: 10.4 millimetres |
| Movement dimensions | Diameter: 31.6 millimetres; height: 6.1 millimetres |
| Crystal and transparent caseback | Sapphire crystal (Mohs hardness 9) |
| Case | 750 HONEYGOLD® |
| Water resistance | Up to 3 bar (30 metres) |
| Dial | 925 silver, brown |
| Hands | 750 gold |
| Strap | Hand-stitched alligator leather, taupe |
| Buckle | Prong buckle in 750 HONEYGOLD® |
| Edition | 250 watches, edition number engraving |
