A. Lange & Söhne has updated the Datograph Perpetual with a platinum bracelet and diamond indices, a departure from its usual approach. This new iteration, while based on a 20-year-old model, features a modern, engineered bracelet that echoes the Odysseus design and offers superior construction to earlier brand bracelets. The diamond markers are subtle, and the dial adopts the black and silver colorway of the original Datograph.
- Price: US$276,000
- Platinum bracelet
- Diamond indices
- 36-hour power reserve
The diamond markers are subtle and almost invisible from a distance, only becoming obvious at arm's length.
The platinum bracelet is a modern construction, engineered in the typical Lange style and similar to the Odysseus bracelet, featuring an ingenious link-removal system.
The dial livery is the black with silver sub-dials from the original Datograph, a combination not previously available on the Datograph Perpetual.
The watch retains the first-generation L952.1 movement, which is over 30 years old and has a 36-hour power reserve.
The case is described as thick with a bulbous bezel, and the watch feels substantial and heavy, especially with the platinum bracelet.
The perpetual calendar adjustment requires multiple recessed pushers on the case, a traditional but inconvenient setup.