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SIHH 2018 IWC
TRIBUTE TO PALLWEBER EDITION «150 YEARS» A LEGENDARY POCKET WATCH IS PRESENTED AS A WRISTWATCH FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
IWC’s first-ever watches to feature jumping numerals in a digital display are one of the special highlights of the Jubilee collection. IWC was already using this form of time display in pocket watches back in 1884; the display was a revolutionary development in its time. The IWC Tribute to Pallweber Edition “150 Years” has an 18-carat red gold case, a white dial with a lacquered finish, white display discs, and a blued seconds hand. The watch is available in a limited edition of 250. As a reference to the design of the historic Pallweber watches and a tribute to F. A. Jones – the American watchmaker who founded IWC – the windows of the digital display are labelled as “Hours” and “Minutes”.
A. LANGE & SÖHNE
1815 «HOMAGE TO WALTER LANGE»
IN HONOUR OF COMPANY FOUNDER WALTER LANGE, WHO PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY 2017, A. LANGE & SÖHNE IS ENRICHING THE 1815 MODEL FAMILY WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY COMPLICATION: THE 1815 “HOMAGE TO WALTER LANGE” HAS A STOPPABLE JUMPING SECONDS HAND THAT DATES BACK TO A 150-YEAR-OLD INVENTION CONCEIVED BY FERDINAND ADOLPH LANGE
The newly developed movement has a special calibre designation: L1924. It refers to Walter Lange’s birth year. Additionally, the first three digits of the reference number, 297, recall his date of birth, 29 July. With a case diameter of 40.5 millimetres, the 1815 “Homage to Walter Lange” comes in three editions: 145 watches in white gold, 90 in pink gold and 27 in yellow gold. OM MAGAZINE
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