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A. Lange & Söhne Watches

A. Lange & Söhne, Year of foundation 1990 By Walter Lange

CEO: Wilhelm SCHMID
Address: Glashütte, Lange Uhren GmbH Ferdinand-A.-Lange-Platz 1D – 01768 Glashütte
Telephone: +49 35053 440

About A. Lange & Söhne

Ferdinand Adolph Lange laid the cornerstone of Saxony’s precision watchmaking industry when he opened his manufactory in 1845. Under the leadership of his highly talented sons Richard and Emil, the A. Lange & Söhne brand won worldwide fame. The luxurious high-precision pocket watches from Saxony were exported around the world and the list of available complications was impressive.

The company was nationalized after the Second World War and the name A. Lange & Söhne nearly fell into oblivion. In 1990, Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s great-grandson Walter Lange, a master watchmaker in the fourth generation, had the courage to relaunch the brand. After a glorious comeback in 1994, A. Lange & Söhne today produces only a few thousand wristwatches per year and predominantly in gold or platinum. They are all equipped with the brand’s proprietary movements, which are lavishly decorated and assembled by hand.

In only 25 years, A. Lange & Söhne has developed more than 50 in-house movements and secured a top-tier position among the world’s finest watch brands. The company’s greatest successes include innovative time-keeping instruments such as the LANGE 1 with the first outsize date in a series produced wristwatch, as well as the ZEITWERK with its supremely legible, precisely jumping numerals. Both of these models have become icons of a brand that constantly seeks to better itself by enriching the world of fine watchmaking with innovative timepieces.

Philosophy

“For four generations, the watchmakers of the Lange family have been dedicated to creating timepieces that represent the pinnacle of fine watchmaking. Walter Lange’s maxim “There is something you should expect not only of a watch but also of oneself: to never stand still” continues to drive this quest for perfection and tangents every step of production.

Since the company’s relaunch in 1990, all movements and their components, with rare exceptions, are designed and built in-house. Including the balance spring – the beating heart of every mechanical movement, which only a few watch brands can produce.

Each movement component, visible or not, is chamfered, polished, or finished by hand. The hand-engraved balance cock turns each Lange watch into a one-of-a-kind treasure.”

Collections

1815
Living tradtion: Reflecting noble understatement and the quest for perfection, the 1815 watch family transfers the spirit of A. Lange Söhne’s pocket watches to the 21st century.

Lange 1
Innovation and uniqueness: With its off-center dial configuration and the first outsize date in a series wristwatch the LANGE 1 has become the brand’s most iconic model.

Zeitwerk
Unconventional ideas: The Zeitwerk introduced a new way of displaying time by means of a bold design concept and a revolutionary movement.

Richard Lange
Scientific precision: A tribute to the ultra-precise A. Lange & Söhne observation watches that were built to meet the highest scientific demands.

Saxonia
Mechanical virtuosity: Lange’s long-standing tradition of ingenuity and craftsmanship is reflected in an unrivalled passion for detail and a sense of unostentatious elegance.