A. Lange & Söhne: Triple Split

With a precisely jumping rattrapante minute counter and a continuous rattrapante hour counter, the TRIPLE SPLIT multiplies the measuring range of the rattrapante function by a factor of 24. The TRIPLE SPLIT can compare the times of two opponents in a Formula 1 race, the times of consecutively starting events, such as the outbound and return legs of a flight and also add the times of multi-hour events, such as the duration of individual Ironman disciplines. Any number of lap times can be stopped during an additive time measurement.

In the passive mode, the respective hand pairs sweep seconds, minute and hour-counter hands are superposed. As soon as the measurement is started, they all begin to run simultaneously until the rattrapante pusher is pressed to freeze intermediate times. The three blued-steel hands stop to display lap times while the seconds hand as well as the minute and hour counter hands continue to run and measure the total time. A second actuation of the rattrapante pusher causes the three stopped hands to catch up and synchronise with the running hands that continue to measure the duration of the event.

The Triple Split is endowed with a flyback function that involves all three hand pairs as well. Thus, the chronograph can be reset and instantly restarted by pressing the lower chronograph pusher even during an ongoing measurement. A power-reserve indicator based on Lange’s typical UP/DOWN display shows how much of the 55 hour reserve remains available. The well-organized grey dial in solid silver is combined with the 43.2mm 18-carat white-gold case. The three rattrapante hands in blued steel clearly set themselves apart from the rhodiumed chronograph hands. The hands that display the time and the applied baton hour markers are made of rhodiumed gold.

Throught the caseback in sapphire crystal is possible admire the manufacture calibre L132.1, a newly developed movement that significantly distinguishes itself from the calibre L001.1 of the DOUBLE SPLIT. The power-reserve indicator has been shifted down to provide more display space for the rattrapante hour counter in the upper part of the dial.

The new A. Lange & Söhne Triple Split is a limited edition of only 100 pieces and it is available for €. 142.500.