A. Lange & Söhne unveiled the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater at this year’s SIHH—a masterpiece that combines digital jumping hours/minutes with a minute repeater, marking the brand’s first chiming watch in 12 years.
The combination of jumping digital time and a minute repeater brings together two of the most fascinating complications: the former offers the most intuitive way to read time, while the latter represents one of the most refined and theatrical mechanisms in haute horlogerie. Lange integrates both flawlessly in this Zeitwerk Minute Repeater.
Unlike most minute repeaters where the hammers and gongs are hidden on the movement side, this model displays the hammers and gongs directly on the dial, forming a beautifully symmetrical layout alongside the two digital windows.
To achieve a “what you hear is what you see” effect, Lange uses a delayed-jump mechanism. When the repeater is activated close to the next minute, the digital display will hold its current reading until the chiming sequence is complete, even though the movement continues keeping time internally.
The watch offers a 36-hour power reserve, and because the repeater draws energy from the mainspring, the mechanism cannot be activated when the remaining power drops below 12 hours. A full wind allows approximately 11–12 activations of the repeater.
Another notable feature is its push-button activation system, rather than the traditional slide lever. This design enhances durability and enables the watch to achieve 30 meters of water resistance, rarely seen in minute repeater watches.
The official retail price is €440,000.
The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater features a 44.2 mm platinum case, 14.1 mm thickness, sapphire-crystal front and back, silver dial, L043.5 movement with 93 jewels, 18,000 vph, 36-hour power reserve, alligator strap, rhodium-plated gold buckle, and 30 meters of water resistance. It offers the minute repeater complication.
