A. Lange & Söhne Returns the Triple Split in Platinum and Adds Blue 1815 UP/DOWN Models

A. Lange & Söhne rarely needs to shout to make a complicated watch feel important.

Its latest releases underline that point neatly, pairing the return of one of the brand’s most technically demanding chronographs with a quieter expansion of one of its most balanced hand-wound dress watches.

The headline act is the Triple Split in platinum, but the blue-dial 1815 UP/DOWN models may be the pieces that speak most directly to collectors who want daily Saxon elegance with a useful complication.

At a glance

The Triple Split returns as a platinum heavyweight

The Triple Split is one of those Lange watches that makes a simple description feel inadequate.

A conventional split-seconds chronograph lets the wearer time two events that begin together, usually through a pair of superimposed chronograph seconds hands.

Lange’s Triple Split extends that idea across the chronograph minutes and hours as well, allowing comparative timing for events lasting up to 12 hours.

That makes it a rare expression of mechanical excess with a clear functional logic, even if most owners will spend more time admiring the engineering than timing anything remotely close to half a day.

The new reference 424.025F follows the model’s earlier limited editions from 2018 and 2021, both of which were made in runs of 100 pieces and are no longer in production.

For this return, Lange has chosen a 950 platinum case measuring 43.2mm across and 15.6mm thick, dimensions that reflect the density of the chronograph architecture inside.

The rhodium-coloured dial is paired with grey auxiliary dials, giving the watch a cooler and more restrained presence than the complication might suggest.

There’s also a flyback chronograph, tachymeter scale and power reserve display, adding further utility to an already deeply complex layout.

A movement built for serious chronograph collectors

Inside the Triple Split is the manually wound Lange calibre L132.1, a 567-component movement with a 55-hour power reserve.

It runs at 21,600 vibrations per hour, or 3 Hz, and is hand assembled in the manner expected from Glashütte’s most exacting modern manufacture.

The movement can be viewed through the exhibition caseback, where the open architecture exposes the layered chronograph works rather than hiding the complexity under broad bridges.

The remaining plates and bridges are executed in untreated German silver with Glashütte stripes, a traditional Saxon finish that will develop a subtle warmth over time.

Production is limited to 100 pieces, with pricing listed on request.

Blue gives the 1815 UP/DOWN a sharper profile

The 1815 UP/DOWN sits in a very different corner of the Lange catalogue, but it’s no less considered.

It takes the classical 1815 formula and adds a power reserve indicator at 8 o’clock, balanced by a small seconds display at 4 o’clock.

The name refers to the German words “Auf” and “Ab” on the power reserve scale, meaning up and down.

For 2026, Lange adds blue dials to the collection, with silver-coloured subdials providing the kind of contrast that keeps the layout crisp rather than decorative.

The colour pairing is offered in both 750 pink gold and 750 white gold, giving buyers a choice between warmth and restraint without changing the essential character of the watch.

At 37.5mm in diameter and 8.7mm thick, the 1815 UP/DOWN remains firmly in dress-watch territory.

The manually wound calibre L051.2 is especially appropriate here, since the 72-hour power reserve display becomes part of the daily ritual rather than a redundant feature on an automatic watch.

Each gold version is limited to 300 pieces and priced at €45,000, approximately £38,500.

Details & Specifications

Together, these releases show two distinct sides of A. Lange & Söhne.

The Triple Split is a demonstration of what the manufacture can do when mechanical ambition leads the brief, while the 1815 UP/DOWN proves that a restrained hand-wound watch can still feel fresh with the right dial and proportions.