A. Lange and Sohne 606.079 Richard Lange Minute Repeater Platinum White Dial RARE

Reference 606.079F is the Richard Lange Minute Repeater, introduced in 2022 as one of the most classically framed acoustic complications in the modern A. Lange and Sohne catalog. It belongs to the Richard Lange line, the family the brand uses for its most restrained, precision-led designs, and here that disciplined aesthetic houses a minute repeater with no secondary complication competing for attention. Lange cased the watch in 950 platinum at 39 mm by 9.7 mm, proportions that keep it unusually slim and formal for a chiming watch of this level. The white dial is executed in three-part enamel over white gold, with Roman numerals, blued hands, and a separate small seconds register that reinforce the collection's observatory-inspired character. Power comes from caliber L122.1, a manually wound movement developed specifically for this reference, with 415 components, a 72 hour reserve, and the finishing vocabulary collectors expect from the manufacture, including untreated German silver architecture and a hand-engraved balance cock. Lange also built in several technical safeguards that matter in real use, including a system that prevents activation while the crown is pulled and a patented hammer blocker that helps eliminate rebound after the strike sequence. This reference was produced as a 50-piece limited edition and sold exclusively through Lange boutiques, a production context that gives it clear collector relevance without relying on broad marketing language. More importantly, it shows Lange approaching the minute repeater in a deliberately traditional format while updating the mechanism to modern standards of reliability and acoustic refinement. For buyers who value the brand's most sober design language but want one of its most demanding complications, 606.079F is a notably pure expression of contemporary Lange watchmaking. Like New with A. Lange and Sohne box and papers dated 2024.