A. Lange & Söhne

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A. Lange & Söhne is a German watchmaking company founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in the little town of Glashütte, near Dresden in the state of Saxony.

The company was expropriated in 1948 by the post-war Soviet administration, and thus the brand ceased to exist. In 1990 however, Adolph Lange's great grandson, Walter Lange, restored the company with help from the Swiss watch manufacturer IWC. Now, A. Lange & Söhne belongs to the Richemont group of companies.

A. Lange & Söhne's watches are priced similarly to Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. Lange watches have gold (white gold, yellow gold, rose gold) or platinum cases, never steel case (bezel), with the exception of a few special edition watches (e.g., Wempe). All Lange movements are developed, made, and assembled in house. Lange is also a pioneer in watchmaking by developing technology such as the Double Split Chronograph. This gives the wearer the power to time two events for up to 30 minutes, unlike the regular split second chronographs which cannot record how long two events have lasted. Other notable advancements by A. Lange & Sohne is the use of the fusee winding system in the 'Pour le Merite' and the 'Pour le Merite Tourbograph'.

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[edit] Collections

  • Lange 1 (with outsize date)
Lange 1 Moonphase (with outsize date)
Grande Lange 1 (with outsize date)
  • Langematik (with outsize date)
  • Richard Lange
  • 1815
  • Saxonia (with outsize date)
  • Arcade (with outsize date)
Grande Arcade (with outsize date)
  • Cabaret (with outsize date)
  • Chronographs (Double Split, 1815 Chronograph; Datograph [with outsize date]; Datograph Perpetual [with outsize date, produced since 2006])
  • Several limited editions (Tourbograph Pour Le Merite, Grand Lange 1 Luna Mundi, Anniversary Langematik, Tourbillon Pour Le Merite, Pour Le Merite Turbograph, Lange 1A, 1815 Moonphase, Lange 1 Tourbillon)

[edit] Pronunciation

A. Lange & Söhne is pronounced [Ah LAHG-eh und ZOOHN-neh]

[edit] References

  • Lange, Walter, Als die Zeit nach Hause kam, Erinnerungen, published ba Econ/Ullstein, Berlin/Germany, 2004. ISBN 3-430-15976-8

[edit] External link

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