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A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication

Image: A. Lange & Söhne
Image: A. Lange & Söhne

When a watchmaker claims that it can only build one of its most complicated timepieces every year, and that it will only be producing six of that model in total, you can safely assume you’ll be digging deep in your pockets for the privilege of strapping one to your wrist. Such is the case with the A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication. Debuting in 2013 but based on a pocketwatch designed and built back in 1902, the Grand Complication is assembled from 876 parts and includes features like chimes on the quarter hour, dials on the face for the time and date, and an advanced chronograph that can keep track of two splits at the same time: a rare feature among mechanical time keepers that may or may not help justify its $2.3 million price tag.