Discover all the FIRSTs of Lang & Heyne in Friedrich II Remontoir The Lavish Attic Edition

In May 2022, the Friedrich II Remontoir Prototype “00” was sold for HK$819,000. For the first time in its history, LANG & HEYNE has developed and manufactured a unique timepiece in collaboration with PHILLIPS and long-term partner THE LAVISH ATTIC.

The year of 2022 celebrates the 9 years of partnership between LANG & HEYNE and THE LAVISH ATTIC. Based on the Calibre VI-I, we proudly launch the Friedrich II Remontoir The Lavish Attic Edition, a limited edition of 9 pieces open for pre-order.

1. The first-ever black enamel dial, made in a unique way

The face of the Friedrich II Remontoir is created by a two-part enamel dial. A new state-of-the-art technology enables Lang & Heyne the ability to cut massive blocks of enamel into slices. The concept is to fix two of these discs on a metal support, resulting in a lower-positioned, smaller enamel dial fixed onto a larger enamel dial. Since the highly polished discs cannot be burned again, they are printed with high-quality varnish and the indexes are hand-linked with superluminova.

The lancet hands indicate the time extremely accurately and are easy to read even at night thanks to their superluminova filling.

2. The first-ever Remontoir found in small second

Underneath the dial is a newly developed Remontoir movement responsible for the accurate display of the time, the caliber Cal. VI-I. It is equipped with a complicated mechanism to improve accuracy, the Remontoir. This so-called “constant force mechanism” compensates for the decreasing force of the tension spring. Its energy tenses a storage spring every five semi-oscillations, which continuously transmits its power to the escapement. This keeps the amplitude of the balance wheel constant throughout the day, minimizing rate fluctuations.

The Remontoir of Cal. VI-I is located on the escape wheel and is responsible for the jump of the small seconds hand every second, fulfilling its function for at least 24 hours.

3. The first-ever movement made of titanium

Peering through the sapphire glass case back, it becomes clear that the main parts of the movement were manufactured with an unusual material - titanium. The use of titanium has presented entirely new challenges to the master watchmakers of LANG & HEYNE.

Medium-hard titanium of purity grade 2 is used to manufacture the movement plate, gear bridge, lever bridge, and balance cock. The chamfers have to be polished very laboriously with wood and polishing paste. The poor behavior under friction also forces a different design for the bearings of all parts. Separate bronze bearings are used for the barrel and winding stem. Line grindings are easily feasible and hand engravings are also possible. As a matter of fact, titanium offers greater strength and corrosion resistance.

For aesthetic reasons, the otherwise blue annealed screws were replaced with purple ones to match the warm gray of the titanium.

Thanks to the support of our customers, the limited edition of 9 pieces are all sold out. We cannot wait for our next project with Lang & Heyne!