A. Lange & Söhne Unveils the Cabaret Tourbillon Watch in Honeygold

Reviving the classic rectangular shape with a stunning black-rhodiumed dial and an innovative stop-seconds tourbillon.

Summary

• A. Lange & Söhne unveils the Cabaret Tourbillon Honeygold, limited to 50 pieces worldwi
• Crafted in proprietary Honeygold®, featuring stop‑seconds tourbillon and calibre L042.1 with 120‑hour reserve
• The watch will debut at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

A. Lange & Söhne has unveiled the Cabaret Tourbillon Honeygold, a striking new iteration of its iconic rectangular timepiece. Officially debuting in mid-May 2026 at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como, this release celebrates a significant piece of modern horological history.

The new model directly honors the original 2008 Cabaret Tourbillon, which revolutionized precision watchmaking by introducing the world’s first stop-seconds mechanism for a tourbillon, finally allowing the high complication to be set with true one-second accuracy. Notably, this highly anticipated limited edition represents the 18th watch from the Glashütte manufacture to be crafted from its proprietary HONEYGOLD®, a rare material celebrated for its exceptionally warm-hued lustre.

The watch features an in-house manufactured, black-rhodiumed dial that perfectly offsets precisely sculpted honey-gold relief elements, creating a captivating three-dimensional effect. The dial’s raised features – including traditional Roman numerals, lozenge-shaped hour markers, and the signature outsize date frame – are painstakingly ground by hand over a process taking several weeks to reveal the radiant gold beneath the dark backdrop.

Housed within a 29.5mm by 39.2mm case standing 10.3mm tall, a prominent aperture at 6 o’clock draws attention to the intricate tourbillon. The tourbillon’s upper bridge and cage are decorated with an elaborate “black polish” finish, a rare and sophisticated artisanal technique that forces the metal to reflect light like a mirror from one angle while appearing jet-black from another.

Powering this timepiece is the manually wound L042.1 Manufacture Caliber, which is tailored specifically to the rectangular shape of the case. Comprising 370 individual parts – 84 of which are dedicated solely to the ultra-lightweight, quarter-gram tourbillon – the movement operates at 21,600 vibrations per hour, with a power reserve of 120 hours. For more details regarding the timepiece’s availability and price, head of to A. Lange & Söhne’s official website.