The watch industry is awash with too much news to cover. Each week, we’ll break down everything worth knowing. This week: IWC relaunches the Portugieser Rattrapante, a new-and-improved moonphase from A. Lange & Söhne, a new tool for at-home watch maintenance and more.
IWC’s Split-Second Chronograph Returns
IWC has just launched its first “rattrapante” Portugieser chronograph in 10 years. The rattrapante, or split-seconds, features two centrally-mounted chronograph hands capable of recording two times at once. The new version is available as a trio of limited editions, each honoring three of IWC’s flagship boutiques in Milan, Munich and Paris.
The Difference Is Day and Night
First introduced in 2002, the moonphase variant of A Lange & Söhne’s Lange 1 just received a major overhaul and now boasts a “hybrid moonphase” display. While the moon rotates through the lunar cycle as it normally would (and is accurate to within a day every 122.6 years), the background does a full rotation every 24 hours. This means that during the day the solid gold moon is set in front of a bright blue background representing daylight, and a starry, dark blue background during the night.
