Our remarks

A. LANGE & SÖHNE Saxonia Moon Phase, Ref. 384.029, 18k White Gold, Black Dial, Box & Papers 2022, Excellent Condition

The Saxonia is the quietest line in the Lange collection. It has no big gestures and no crowded dials. Anyone who has spent a little time with Glashütte watchmaking soon notices how much work goes into that restraint. The Saxonia Moon Phase joined the collection in 2016. In 2018 Lange added a version with a black dial, and that is the watch we have here. In white gold with black, it looks serious and at the same time remarkably elegant.

The 18k white gold case measures 40 mm and is pleasantly slim at 9.8 mm. It slips under any shirt cuff and wears well on smaller wrists too. The proportions are classic Lange, with finely stepped lugs and polished surfaces that show the white gold at its best.

The dial is made of solid silver and finished in deep matt black. The Lange outsize date sits at one o’clock. Until 2018 this model only offered it on a light dial, here the numerals are white on black. At six o’clock the moon phase is integrated into the small seconds. The moon disc shows a night sky with many stars. It is a detail you only notice on second glance, and then you keep coming back to it. According to Lange, the display is calculated to remain accurate for 122.6 years!!!

The sapphire caseback reveals the in-house automatic calibre L086.5 with 325 parts. This is where you see why Glashütte takes finishing so seriously. The three-quarter plate in untreated German silver, the hand-engraved balance cock and the screw balance with Lange’s own balance spring are watchmaking at a very high level. The central rotor carries a platinum centrifugal mass, and the power reserve is 72 hours.

The watch dates from 2022 and is in excellent condition. It comes as a full set with the original box and warranty card and pin plus the original invoice.

„This beautiful Saxonia Moon Phase in white gold with a black dial is not something you see often. So far the first to arrive at our store!"