A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia 216.027 37 mm Grey Dial

The white-gold Saxonia 216.027 pares the format back to a 37 mm case that is 7.8 mm thick, with a grey dial, sapphire crystal and black alligator leather. Its clean hours-and-minutes display and restrained colour give the watch a more linear character than the Lange 1 references, while the precious metal keeps the presentation refined. The proportions are compact without becoming slight.

Its L941.1 movement is manually wound, in-house and visible through the sapphire back. The 25.6 mm calibre is 3.2 mm high, contains 21 jewels and 164 parts, beats at 21,600 vph and provides 45 hours of power. Stop-seconds, screwed gold chatons and a hand-engraved balance cock supply precise technical detail behind the simple display.