An exercise in refined understatement, the new Saxonia Annual Calendar by A. Lange & Söhne presents one of watchmaking’s most practical complications in a format that prioritises clarity and balance.
Time and date can be read at a glance, while the remaining indications — day of the week, month and moon phase — are arranged across three counters positioned at 3, 9 and 6 o’clock respectively.
Unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2026 alongside the impressive Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Lumen, the new Saxonia Annual Calendar is offered in two versions: a pink gold model with grey dial (ref. 331.033 E) and a white gold variant paired with an argenté-coloured dial (ref. 331.026 E).
The classic round Saxonia case measures 36 mm in diameter and 9.8 mm in thickness, dimensions that reinforce the model’s elegant proportions.
The lancet-shaped hands and baton appliques, now distinguished by peripheral ends recalling a pyramid profile, match the colour of the case. A delicate outer minute track completes the display.
The subsidiary dials for the day, month and running seconds are slightly recessed.
Their outer rings feature fine azurage, while the central sections display a deeper execution of the same decoration, enhancing the dial’s sense of depth.
Integrated within the running seconds display, the moon-phase indication shows the moon crossing a star-filled sky. It requires correction by one day only after 122.6 years.
The lunar disc, crafted in 750 gold, receives a deep blue coating and is decorated with 428 stars forming a miniature representation of the Milky Way.
The annual calendar mechanism is programmed to automatically distinguish between 30- and 31-day months.
Adjustment is required only once per year, at the transition from the end of February to the first day of March.
Lange has also focused on ease of use: all calendar indications and the moon phase can be adjusted individually via correctors or advanced together through a pusher at 10 o’clock.
Powering the watch is the new self-winding manufacture calibre L207.1, operating at 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour) and delivering a power reserve of 60 hours.
Equipped with a unidirectional central rotor featuring a 950 platinum centrifugal mass, the movement can be admired through the sapphire crystal caseback.
Traditional finishing details include the hand-engraved balance cock, screwed gold chatons, polished surfaces and other decorative techniques characteristic of Saxon watchmaking.
Worn on a hand-stitched alligator leather strap secured by a pink or white gold pin buckle, the new Saxonia Annual Calendar by A. Lange & Söhne is priced at approximately €65,000. alange-soehne.com
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