A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual, Reference 410.025 full set 2010

Reference 410.025E / LS4102AP in Platinum

Few modern complicated wristwatches command the same respect among collectors as the A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual. Bringing together a flyback chronograph, perpetual calendar, outsize date and moon phase within one of the most admired case and dial architectures of the modern era, it stands as a reference that is both mechanically ambitious and visually complete. In platinum, the Datograph Perpetual takes on an especially discreet and serious character — a watch of real substance, yet one whose appeal lies in proportion, detail, and depth rather than display.

The present example is the reference 410.025E / LS4102AP, offered with its original set and accompanied by its guarantee from Richemont Dubai (FZE), stamped Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and dated 4 November 2010. It also retains its original setting pin for adjustment of the calendar indications, including the date and moon phase — an accessory often absent, and one that collectors rightly appreciate when present.

What makes the Datograph Perpetual so enduring is the coherence of the whole. Lange’s celebrated chronograph display is here integrated with a perpetual calendar in a manner that feels entirely natural, preserving the visual authority of the Datograph while adding further mechanical depth. The result is a watch that remains one of the clearest expressions of modern German high watchmaking: rigorous, harmonious, and unmistakably Lange.

This example is especially appealing for its completeness and honest presentation. It is delivered with its original set and benefits from strong regional provenance through Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons in Dubai. For transparency, it should be noted that the box and leather wallet have not aged particularly well, which is not unusual for the period, but this in no way detracts from the significance of the watch itself or the completeness of the accompanying accessories.

For the collector, the Datograph Perpetual in platinum remains one of the defining complicated watches of the 21st century — a reference admired not only for what it does, but for how convincingly it does it. Serious, beautifully judged, and increasingly important in the landscape of modern collecting, it is a watch that belongs in the company of the very finest contemporary complicated timepieces.

Delivered with: original set, guarantie Richemont Dubai (FZE), stamped Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, dated 4 November 2010, and original setting pin.
Condition note: box and leather wallet have not aged very well.