Moon over Saxony

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Moon over Saxony - A. Lange & Söhne
The new Saxonia Moon Phase is the star of a global photography project

Unveiled at the SIHH in January, the Saxonia Moon Phase is now becoming available at points of sale. A photo shoot against a Saxon backdrop in the moonlight aptly expresses the perfect combination of precision and aesthetics. The portrayal kicks off an international online event.

Astronomy, photography, and space travel are the three key disciplines that have given us close-up encounters with the moon. But, despite the latest insights, it has lost none of its allegorical fascination.
It this context, photography plays a double role: with faithful depictions or artistic interpretation, it can enlighten or enchant. In 1865, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, the pioneer of astrophotography, created the first detailed image of the moon in his Manhattan observatory. Some forty years later, legendary camera artist Edward Steichen created “The Pond – Moonlight”, a milestone in artistic lunar photography that was sold at auction in 2006 for 2.9 million US dollars.

The same title would also befit the photograph that shows the Saxonia Moon Phase in front of the Rakotz Bridge in Saxony’s Rhododendron Park in Kromlau. In the silvery light of the full moon, the bridge and its mirror image on the water’s surface blend to become a perfect circle. The picture constitutes the launch of a worldwide online project in which twelve horology bloggers and web journalists in twelve cities manifest their photographic involvement with the watch. The underlying theme is a bridge in the light of a full moon. The first full-moon photo shoot in Saxony will be followed by further photo sessions in Copenhagen, London, Tokyo, Paris, Sydney, New York, Oslo, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai and Warsaw.

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