Hands-On: The A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret Tourbillon In Honeygold

You’ll notice that this isn’t a “handwerkskunst” watch, which implies that these lines and markings aren’t actually engraved in relief by hand. Rather, the negative space is machined out via precise machining. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a lot of handwork going into the making of this dial at the Glashütte manufacture. Following the machining, the dials are black rhodiumed, creating that grainy, dark grey hue, and then the raised elements are finished by hand to reveal the hue of Honeygold hiding behind that grey. The large cutout at six o’clock, sitting underneath and between the two subdials (forming, as I’ve heard people say, the silhouette of Mickey Mouse), reveals a sixty-second hacking tourbillon suspended by a triangular bridge. The bridge, as well as the top of the tourbillon cage, is black polished. A closer look at the tourbillon cage itself shows a few sharp interior angles. Last but not least are two diamond endstones capping each side of the tourbillon pivot, able to be seen on both the front and back.