A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Moonphase

Where does one turn when the typical, minimalist dress watch fails to inspire? To A. Lange & Söhne, of course.  The Glashütte-based manufacture is world-famous for its absurdly beautiful, complicated timepieces, but their simpler watches are similarly the pinnacle of elegance. This Saxonia Moon Phase, with its contemporarily sized case, distinctly Saxon, oversized date complication, and moon phase, sits somewhere in the middle.  Dating to circa 2019, this piece features a 40mm white gold case with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and a smooth polished white gold bezel. Inside, it has a satin black dial with applied white gold indices, a beautiful moon phase/subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock with a matching white gold 'lance' handset, and an 'outsize' date below the 12 o'clock position - controlled via a pusher at 10 o’clock — a holdover from the simply unbeatable Lange 1, which debuted in 1994.  This piece comes fitted to a signed navy blue alligator strap with a matching signed