A ref. 101.035 ‘Darth’ Lange 1, the last standard production A. Lange & Söhne made in an all-black dial and 38.5mm platinum case. The Darth began production in 1999 but stopped in 2006, widely speculated as part of a broader strategy to reserve the all-black, platinum aesthetic for rare and special projects (as it began prior to the Darth). The Darth is one of the more collected and rarer early 2000s references. It has become a modern classic in just a few short decades, for both its significance to A. Lange & Söhne’s heritage and the imposing, monochromatic, monolithic presence it casts.