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» In the Footsteps of Ferdinand A. Lange
Great ideas need inspiration[…] … The brilliant idea of founding a watch-making factory in Saxony came to the young Dresden watchmaker Ferdinand A. Lange during his years of travel[…] … From 1837 to 1841 they led him to the centres of precision watchmaking at the time: London, Paris and Switzerland[…] … His experiences gave rise to a plan, which led to the establishment of his own company on 7 December 1845[…] … 165 years later A. Lange & Söhne is starting the project „F[…] … A. Lange Scholarship & Watchmaking Excellence Award”, a programme of further training for talented young watchmakers from all over the world, which culminates in a competition with a prize of Euro 10,000[…] … At the start of the project there is a ten-day study trip to Dresden and Glashütte, London, Paris as well as Geneva and the Vallée de Joux[…] … It offers talented young watchmakers the opportunity to collect a wide range of impressions and become acquainted with Lange’s current understanding of precision watchmaking[…] … The subsequent competition gives them the opportunity to convert the impressions they have gained into constructive ideas[…] … Eight young watchmakers were selected In May Lange presented the project to 30 leading watchmaking schools from all over the world and invited them to put forward their best students[…] … Seven young male watchmakers and one female watchmaker were selected from the applications[…] … They come from Switzerland, Japan, France, Germany, Denmark and Finland[…] … Dresden and Glashütte were the first stops on the trip in the footsteps of Ferdinand A. Lange[…] … Here the participants spent four days learning about the cultural roots of the traditional brand A. Lange & Söhne[…] … Exciting finishing and installation workshops in the Lange Watchmaking School imparted traditional decorating techniques such as perlage of a three-quarter movement plate and polishing gold chatons or special features typical of the brand such as the second assembly of a Lange calibre[…] … The prelude in Saxony was followed by two-day stays in London, Paris and Switzerland[…] … The numerous destinations visited included the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich with its famous Harrison clocks as well as the Observatoire de Paris together with the manufactory of Jaeger-LeCoultre and the workshops of the renowned Swiss watchmaker Philippe Dufour[…] … Jury of experts On the last day of their stay in Saxony Katja König, the head of the Lange Watchmaking School, presented the eight candidates with their task for the competition: the participants have three months after the trip to build a fully operational equation of time indication[…] … The equation of the time is one of the classic watchmaking complications[…] … It shows the difference between the mean and the true solar time[…] … There is a completely free choice of the representation of the mechanism and the materials to be used[…] … In autumn, the works will be judged by a jury of experts composed of watchmakers, calibre designers, scientists and specialised journalists[…] … In addition to originality and the novelty the idea, the assessment criteria include functionality as well as the technical and craftsmanship quality of implementation[…] … The winner will be announced on 7 December, the day the company was established[…] … The prize money is earmarked for further watchmaking studies[…]
» Hairspring production at A. Lange & Söhne
It weights slightly more than two milligrams[…] … It is smaller than a thumbtack head and thinner than a human hair[…] … And it is the pulsating heart of every wristwatch: the balance spring, or hairspring as it is also called[…] … Perhaps only half a dozen watch companies in the whole world make them in-house[…] … And A. Lange & Söhne is one of these chosen few[…] … Since 2003, the venerable Saxon manufactory has endowed a growing number of movements with its proprietary balance springs[…] … Meanwhile, they oscillate in one out of two Lange movements[…] … Since the DOUBLE SPLIT, a spectacular double-rattrapante chronograph, was launched seven years ago, Lange has steadily increased the number of manufacture calibres with its proprietary hairsprings[…] … At this year’s SIHH alone, the Saxons presented five new models with springs developed and manufactured in-house[…] … So now, half of the 24 current Lange calibres are equipped with them[…] … Back to 1930 Lange’s balance spring manufacturing capability is based on an ingenious and elaborate system that Günter Blümlein began to develop in the 1990s[…] … After all, hairsprings are part of the Lange heritage: the metal alloy still ubiquitously used today dates back to 1930 and to Richard Lange, Ferdinand A. Lange’s eldest son[…] … The scientist in the family was the first to discover that the admixture of beryllium in steel-nickel alloys decisively improved their elasticity and thermal resistance[…] … Even today, the development and production of reliable balance springs is associated with nearly insurmountable technical obstacles[…] … The slightest deviations from specified manufacturing tolerances or sequences in the multi-stage production process would have serious consequences with respect to the rate accuracy of the watch[…] … This is why most watchmaking companies don’t even consider getting involved in such an intricate undertaking[…] … Made of a steel-nickel alloy The first difficulties are already encountered at the first stage during which the wire, made of a steel-nickel alloy, is drawn[…] … Several times in succession, it is pulled through progressively smaller diamond dies until it has attained its final diameter of down to 0[…] … Then, between two extremely hard metal cylinders, it is rolled to a strip with a cross section measuring 0[…] … Uncompromising precision is absolutely crucial[…] … This is because in the assembled watch, a deviation of just one ten-thousandth of a millimetre can cause a rate difference of about three minutes[…] … The special rollers used by Lange are ground in the in-house toolmaking department[…] … No outside supplier would be capable of delivering rolls to the required tolerances[…] … The next step involves measuring the strip after it has been rolled[…] … A laser inside the roll mill measures the width, but it still lacks the precision to dependably measure the thickness of the strip[…] … For this purpose, a defined section of strip has to be weighed[…] … Then, using a special formula, the thickness can be determined with sufficient accuracy[…] … The rolled strip is now precisely cut into pieces of identical length[…] … Three, four, or five of these pieces are pedantically coiled around each other by hand[…] … This is how the hairsprings are ultimately formed[…] … Up to 40 of these coiled packs are stacked in a metal ring[…] … In a vacuum furnace, they are subject to a stabilising heat treatment at a temperature of several hundred degrees Celsius[…] … The permissible temperature deviation during this phase is less than one degree[…] … After the hairsprings are separated, collets are laser-welded to their inner ends[…] … Finally, the hairsprings are cut to the desired number of windings[…] … Now, they are ready to be connected to the balance[…] … 20 classes But first, they have to be classified to assure that the balance spring and the balance truly constitute a harmonious pair[…] … This is done with a method that accurately measures the moment of elasticity of the hairspring and assigns it to one of 20 classes[…] … Then, the hairspring can be paired with a balance that has precisely the right moment of inertia. This eliminates pairings that would cause excessive rate deviations[…] … The process of bending the terminal curve calls for extreme sensitivity[…] … It is decisive for the regularity of the hairspring’s oscillation behaviour[…] … This applies in particular to the so-called “Breguet overcoil” for which the outer end of the spring is bent upwards and then folded inward on a second plane above the spring[…] … For this critical procedure, which allows only one try, an experienced watchmaker spends about two to three hours[…] … But if he succeeds, the balance spring will “breathe” about 200 million times a year with impeccable uniformity[…] … Precision Lange’s technological know-how and in-depth experience in the domain of oscillation systems is in no way limited to the production of balance springs, by the way[…] … Special springs like those that re-tension the constant-force escapements of the LANGE 31 and the LANGE ZEITWERK are also crafted in-house[…] … And the balance wheels with eccentric poising weights, perfectly matched in their characteristics to Lange hairsprings, are produced on-site as well[…] … Meanwhile, this lightweight and precisely adjustable system has been deployed in seven calibres[…] … Thanks to the interaction of these two components, Lange watches are adjustable to a rate accuracy that is second to none[…] … This achievement reflects a horological understanding with an ultimate goal that can be expressed in one word: precision[…]
» Inauguration of the the A. Lange & Söhne Park in Glashütte
The unveiling of a monument to Ferdinand A. Lange by 15 apprentices of the company’s own watchmaker school was the highlight of a ceremony at which Lange Uhren GmbH inaugurated the A[…] … Lange & Söhne Park in Glashütte on 15 July[…] … With this, the company pays tribute to the founder of Germany’s fine watchmaking industry, who opened the first watchmaker workshop in the region in 1845 with 15 apprentices[…] … Also among the more than one hundred guests was his great grandson Walter Lange, who has carried on the family tradition since reunification, as well as the Vice President of the Saxon State Parliament, Andrea Dombois[…] … In her word of welcome she honoured the social involvement of the company which is expressed in so many ways, even beyond the creation of highly qualified jobs[…] … A current example is the tourist guide system for Glashütte, recently initiated by Lange, which guides visitors to the sights of the city[…] … The more than 3,000 square metre park was designed by the landscape architects Michael Wolf and Dirk Radzanowski from Penig in Saxony, and built by the company Grünkonzept from Bannewitz near Dresden[…] … The bronze bust of Ferdinand A. Lange is the work of the Swiss sculptor, Beat Künzler[…] … A musical setting at the ceremony was provided by the American mezzo-soprano Emily Righter and the Italian baritone Andrè Schuen[…] … Both are stipendiaries of the “Young Singers Project” of the Salzburg Festival, with which the company maintains a close partnership[…] … This coming Sunday, visitors who come to the city of Glashütte can be the first to discover a new park abound with roses, hedges, ornamentals, and grasses[…] … On the occasion of the summer festival organised by the Sächsische Zeitung, A. Lange & Söhne is opening the doors to its manufactory and inviting the public to get acquainted with precision watchmaking in many different ways[…] … The planned ascents in a tethered balloon are likely to be very popular: they offer a totally new outlook on Glashütte as a hub of horology[…]
» 165 years A. Lange & Söhne - Homage an F.A. Lange
On 23 June 2010, Switzerland’s Edipresse publishing house circulated a special edition of the Tribune des Arts magazine that salutes the traditional A. Lange & Söhne brand’s anniversary under the heading “165 years – Homage to F[…] … A. Lange”[…] … A total of 76 pages present the history of the brand, the special facets of Lange’s watchmaking heritage, flagship watch models, and a number of protagonists[…] … More Informations: http://www[…] … alange-soehne[…] … com (Download PDF 8 MB)[…]
» Swiss Prize for up-and-coming watchmakers from A. Lange & Söhne
On 29 May in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the “striking mechanism” for a pocket watch by Janina Thiele was awarded the first prize of the Swiss watchmaking competition, “Concours Institut Horlogerie Cartier 2010” (IHC)[…] … Patrick Ritschel and Eric Geissler, two further apprentices from Lange, came fifth and sixth[…] … The IHC competition is held annually in Switzerland for budding watchmakers[…] … And the Lange watchmaker school is the sole German training school permitted to compete against the Swiss[…] … The theme of this year’s competition was the fabrication of an acoustic display system capable of displaying the change of the hour on a pocket watch[…]
» Young Watchmakers follow in the footsteps of Ferdinand A. Lange
David Weber is happy[…] … He has cleaned and regulated the customer’s watch, fitted and aligned the spring, and checked all the adjustments[…] … He has assembled the movement and rechecked its accuracy over the course of a test run of several days[…] … Now he is putting the watch back into its case[…] … If it had been necessary, he would also have filed the bevelled edges and renewed the polish[…] … He is trained to do so[…] … In 2008 he passed his final examinations at the Lange Watchmaking School with flying colours[…] … The Lange Watchmaking School has been in existence since 1997, and has so far produced 66 graduates[…] … Once a year Lange invites the most promising training applicants to an assessment centre in the manufacture[…] … They then have to prove their manual skills, by filing, cutting out a movement piece according to a drawing, and assembling a watch without instructions[…] … The main thing is to identify how much manual skills, patience and technical understanding an applicant has[…] … For Jan Helbig it was the perfect training[…] … After several training phases in the manufactory, he went on to assemble chronograph movements for the DOUBLE SPLIT and later the LANGE 31[…] … For him this is an exciting complication because it is the first watch to guarantee a reliable power reserve for 31 days[…] … For a few days now, the individual parts of a TOURBOGRAPH “Pour le Mérite” have been lying on his workbench[…] … The 24-year-old Helbig is proud of the fact that he is now permitted to assemble the most complicated Lange watch[…] … The learning process has been going on right from the first beginnings When the young Ferdinand A. Lange founded his watch manufactory in Glashütte on 7 December 1845, he initially trained 15 young men[…] … He taught them all basic skills, made use of their talents and urged them to specialise[…] … He decided to “pass on the fire” and to set forth on new paths[…] … As did his great-grandson Walter Lange who, 145 years to the day after the first manufactory was set up, continued the inheritance of his forefathers[…] … This was to mark a new beginning[…] … At that time, David Weber and Jan Helbig were five years old[…] … Now they are part of the Lange tradition[…] … And they are fanning the flames of that tradition[…]
» A. Lange & Söhne: Three exceptional timepieces travel around the world
With a special collection of exceptional complications, A. Lange & Söhne commemorates the spiritual legacy of the founder of Germany’s precision watchmaking industry[…] … Presented in a novel gold alloy of hitherto unmatched hardness, the trilogy consisting of the TOURBOGRAPH “Pour le Mérite”, the LANGE 1 TOURBILLON, and the 1815 MOONPHASE manifests the horological heritage of Ferdinand Adolph Lange enriched with contemporary ingenuity and artisanal virtuosity[…] … The limited edition will be presented to watch aficionados in an international exhibition roadshow[…] … Starting from 25 March to 17 April at A. Lange & Söhne Dresden the show will continue from 3 May to 23 May at A[…] … Lange & Söhne Shanghai[…] … From there it will travel to further destinations around the world[…] … A. Lange & Söhne cordially invites you to visit the exhibition and take a closer look at the three masterpieces of the "Homage to F[…] … A. Lange" Collection[…]
» A. Lange & Söhne: LANGE ZEITWERK wins red dot design award
The LANGE ZEITWERK is the first mechanical wristwatch with a truly eloquent jumping numeral display[…] … With a completely innovative watch concept the “Face of New Epoch in Timekeeping” marks a further milestone in the history of A. Lange & Söhne[…] … And to prove it, it has just won its second major international design prize: the renowned “red dot design award” in the “product design” category[…] … The “red dot” seal of quality has been awarded annually by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen since 1955 in recognition of internation- ally outstanding product design[…] … It is thus not only one of the oldest design awards in the world, but also one of the most important[…] … On 8 March 2010 in Essen, out of 4,252 products submitted from 57 countries, the jury of 30 internationally recognised design experts presented the coveted prize to the LANGE ZEITWERK in the jewellery, fashion and luxury articles section[…] … Only 10 days later, the LANGE ZEITWERK received its 11th award in Basle: the 2nd prize of Germany’s “Watch of the Year” election[…] … Here is a list of all eleven awards: • “Watch of the Year” at the “Salón International Alta Relojería (SIAR), Mexico • Winner of the “MunichTime Award” in the category “Complicated Mechanics”, expert jury vote • Winner of the “MunichTime Award” in the category “Complicated Mechanics” audience vote • 2nd prize at the “ViennaTime”, in the category “Complicated Mechanics”, expert jury vote • “L’Aiguille d’Or” at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2009 • "Best Design“ at the MPP Arabia Premier Watches, Jewellery & Pens Awards 2009, Bahrain • “Good Design Award” from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design • “Goldene Unruh 2010”, 2nd prize at Germany’s Golden Balance Awards in the category “Watches over 25,000 euro” • “Watch of the Year 2009” by the registered users of TimeZone • “Red dot design award 2010” in recognition of internally outstanding product design • Germany’s “Watch of the Year”, 2nd prize[…]
» A. Lange & Söhne continues as sponsor of the Dresden State Art Collections
A. Lange & Söhne is extending its commitment as sponsor of the Dresden State Art Collections for a further two years[…] … The Saxony-based watch brand, which enjoys a long tradition, has been supporting Dresden’s world-famous museums, including the “Historic Green Vault“, the “Old Masters’ Gallery“, and the “Mathematics and Physics Salon”, whose collection also includes historical Lange pocket watches, since 2006[…] … With many ambitious projects, the Dresden State Art Collections, celebrating their 450th anniversary this year under the motto “Future since 1560”, is one of Germany’s most dynamic museum institutions[…] … With high-quality exhibitions in Germany and abroad, the institution serves as an important intermediary in the dialogue between cultures[…] … For the international brand A. Lange & Söhne, with its Saxon roots, this has proved to be an attractive communications platform[…] … The company has therefore decided to continue the successful collaboration[…] … “It is precisely when the economy and our cultural life are facing huge challenges that it is important to promote developments that will provide the impulse we need – be they innovative products or exhibition projects that inspire the opening up of new perspectives,” says Lange spokesman Arnd Einhorn, explaining the reasons behind the renewed commitment[…]
» The expert courses of the LANGE ACADEMY have started
With the establishment almost three years ago of the “A. Lange & Söhne Akademie”, the traditional watch brand has been making an active contribution to the quality of advice pro¬vided in the superior watch retail sector[…] … In the meantime, the first “Lange Experts” have left the academy after completing the third – and highest – level of the training programme[…] … The fascinating workshops opened up doors to the students that normally remain firmly shut to visitors[…] … For instance, product developers explained the origins of a new watch model from the initial idea through to series production[…] … Technical experts gave insights into the secrets behind the production of the Lange balance springs and into the rigorous test conditions undergone by new developments in the company’s own test laboratory[…] … Plus, the budding experts were able to try out some of the tools for themselves in various practical tasks at the watchmaker’s table[…] … Under the instruction of Lange’s finishers and engravers they were introduced to the typical Lange decoration techniques like the polishing of the tiny gold chatons by hand and the decoration of a German silver three-quarter plate with the characteristic perlage[…] … The aim of the Expert Course is to increase awareness of the watchmaking expertise at A. Lange & Söhne and to familiarise dealers with the special features of the watchmaking complications and with superior new products[…]
» A. LANGE & SÖHNE continues to offer apprenticeships
Six young men and women signed their apprenticeship contracts with Lange Uhren GmbH on 4 February 2010[…] … At the Lange watchmaking school they will be the 14th year in sequence and start their training in August 2010[…] … Among almost 100 applicants were two young women and three young men who have qualified for the apprenticeship as watchmaker[…] … Another young man qualified for the training as toolmaker[…] … For both professions a mathematical and technical understanding is required[…] … Precision engineering skills and soft skills, such as the ability to work in a team also play an important role[…] … The applicants had to prove their aptitude in autumn 2009, when recruitment and selection tests were held for several days[…]
» Grand Complication No. 42500 by A. Lange & Söhne
In 2001, a dramatic incident changed the working life of Jan Sliva, head of the in-house studio for historic Lange pocket watches[…] … A visitor of the manufactory had handed him an old pocket watch and asked for an appraisal[…] … It was clear from the very first moment that this timepiece was an extraordinary one[…] … It was particularly large and heavy, and its case was engraved with an intricate motif designed by Professor Graff[…] … But when Jan Sliva opened the artistically decorated caseback, what he saw sent shivers down his spine[…] … He discovered a movement that at best could be called a “scrap heap”[…] … All parts were grimy, many were rusted, some were missing altogether, others were broken or so heavily corroded that their original shape could merely be surmised[…] … Only the consummately assembled eight-part enamel dial was, surprisingly, almost in mint condition[…] … It didn’t take long for Jan Sliva to spot the serial number on a bridge: “42500”[…] … According to the journals, it identified a unique treasure with probably the most complicated, rare, and historically significant calibre that had ever left the A. Lange & Söhne manufactory – and it was the only one of its kind[…] … Pocket watch No[…] … 42500 had been sold to a resident of Vienna for 5,600 marks in 1902[…] … At that time, the sum was equivalent to the price of a stately house[…] … An inestimably precious junkyard “This watch,” Jan Sliva explains today, “unites a host of fascinating complications[…] … It incorporates a chiming mechanism with a grand strike and a small strike, a minute repeater, a split-seconds chronograph with a minute counter and flying seconds (seconde foudroyante), as well as a perpetual calendar with a moon-phase display[…] … Its nickel-plated German silver movement in 1A quality consists of an incredible 833 parts[…] … Together with the case, it weighs nearly 300 grams[…] … ” It was a watch of inestimable historic value and its restoration would justify any conceivable amount of effort[…] … That much was clear to Jan Sliva at first sight[…] … The very poor condition of the watch raised a fundamental question: how should such a rare and complex masterpiece be dealt with? Should the watch be left in its present condition and exhibited “in the raw”? For Jan Sliva and his colleagues, this was not really an option[…] … Instead, they decided to study and document the functions and interactions of the individual components on the basis of what was left and to fully restore the functionality of all the mechanisms[…] … “This is the only chance we had,” says the master watchmaker, “to preserve the ingenuity of our fathers and forefathers for coming generations[…] … What good is a heap of rust, however authentic it might be, if no one knows what it once looked like and how it worked?” The secrets of the 833 parts Thus, the declared objective was to conserve as much of the original substance as possible and then to reinstate the function and beauty of the venerable movement[…] … For starters, this meant heavy-duty research, because the watch harboured many secrets that would have to be arduously deciphered[…] … It contained a number of parts whose function eluded even the experts[…] … There were components of such intricacy that no one could imagine how they might have been crafted, and even advanced CAD software failed to provide clues[…] … Other parts which would have to be replaced were so deteriorated that their original geometry could no longer be conjectured[…] … Every layer that Jan Sliva exposed raised scores of new questions – for instance how to craft an unusual type of gong for which no specifications existed[…] … In some cases, months went by before a satisfactory solution to a problem could be found[…] … Sometimes, the first try was successful[…] … But the watch has also kept a few secrets to this very day[…] … Magnificent comeback for a complicated star In the end, it took until the year 2009 to restore pocket watch No[…] … At the SIHH 2010 in Geneva, it will be on public display for the first time[…] … It is a breathtaking remnant of tradition that has come alive and a bridge that connects the ingenuity of the Lange watchmaking dynasty with the virtuosity of the current generation of watchmakers[…] … Indeed, it is a monument of horological expertise and human passion[…] … For Jan Sliva, however, this watch is something like the highlight of his horological career[…] … “After this, I can’t imagine what might still lie ahead,” he says[…] … “Only very, very few people get a chance during their lifetime to restore such a treasure[…] … 42500 is his lifework, so to speak[…]
» A. Lange & Söhne: the New 1815 CHRONOGRAPH
Hardly any other watch manifests the union of tradition and inventiveness as well as of legendary beauty and advanced technology as remarkably as Lange’s 1815 CHRONOGRAPH[…] … The dial reflects the subtle arrangement of indications shared by A. Lange & Söhne’s coveted historic pocket watches, of which some 700 were already configured as chronographs[…] … The two symmetrically positioned subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute counter emphasise the balanced geometry and the classic style of the watch[…] … The vintage railway-track scale at the periphery of the dial assures superb legibility of stopped times to one-fifth of a second[…] … The precisely jumping minute counter also simplifies time measurements[…] … The sleek, elegant looks of the watch contrast with the intricacy of the calibre L951[…] … 5 chronograph movement with column-wheel control and a stepped pinion for the precisely jumping minute counter[…] … One of the highlights among the numerous technical features is the flyback function, a device found only in very few chronographs[…] … With one single push piece, the 1815 CHRONOGRAPH can be stopped and reset in the middle of a time measurement[…] … And a new measurement is started as soon as the push piece is released again[…] … A large mainspring barrel delivers a sizable power reserve of 60 hours[…] … Rate stability is ensured by the large balance wheel with eccentric poising weights[…] … It is powered by a balance spring developed and manufactured in-house and reciprocates with a frequency of 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour[…] … The sapphire-crystal caseback reveals one of the technically most exquisite and at the same time most beautiful chronograph mechanisms ever made[…] … It showcases most of the technical and artisanal details, including the stepped pinion for the precisely jumping minute counter, the column wheel that controls the chronograph functions, and the precision beat adjustment system with its whiplash spring on the hand-engraved balance cock[…] … This is state-of-the-art chronography at its absolute best[…]
» The RICHARD LANGE Referenzuhr
Just like its famous namesake, the RICHARD LANGE watch family is fully devoted to the scientific facets of horology with a focus on the utmost degree of precision[…] … It has its origins in the understanding that the accuracy of a timepiece reflects the competence of the master[…] … At A. Lange & Söhne, this insight dates back far into the 19th century[…] … With its resettable subsidiary seconds, the RICHARD LANGE “Referenzuhr” continues this tradition[…] … The actuation of a push piece above the crown causes its seconds hand to jump to zero and wait there as long as the push piece is depressed[…] … During that time, a vertical disc clutch assures that the ongoing measurement of time is not interrupted – the movement keeps running[…] … When the push piece is released, the seconds hand restarts instantaneously[…] … This ZERO-RESTART function is very useful for stopping events of short durations[…] … It is also ideal for synchronising watches and clocks at different locations: the actuation of the push piece synchronises the seconds hand of the instrument with that of a reference clock exactly when its hand passes the 60-seconds mark (“zero”)[…] … This action “stores” the time of the reference clock and allows it to be transferred to other timekeeping instruments[…] … The RICHARD LANGE “Referenzuhr” pays homage to a stronghold of time measurement that played in important role in 19th-century Dresden: the timekeeping service of the Mathematics and Physics Salon[…] … Keeper of time As the “keeper of time”, this scientific institution was responsible for precisely determining the local time and making it available to the city’s population[…] … So in a sense, it was the predecessor of present-day atomic clocks and time signal transmitters[…] … But in those days, the correct time had to be calculated on the basis of astronomical observations[…] … The result was then transferred to a high-precision pendulum clock in the salon[…] … Thereafter, this reference time was saved with especially accurate pocket chronometers and then “carried” to the public clocks[…] … It was also communicated to persons and authorities who needed to know the precise time[…] … Subscribers of the timekeeping service included astronomers and watchmakers as well as officials of the nascent railway system[…] … With its off-centre subsidiary seconds, the dial of the RICHARD LANGE “Referenzuhr” is reminiscent of a historic precursor made in 1811 – a pocket chronometer known to have been used for synchronisation purposes by the timekeeping service[…] … It was crafted by Johann Heinrich Seyffert who did more to promote precision horology in Dresden than any other watchmaker[…] … His most prominent customer, naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, purchased one of Seyffert’s chronometers for his now acclaimed Latin American expedition[…] … The RICHARD LANGE “Referenzuhr” features a large balance wheel with eccentric poising weights and a Lange balance spring developed and manufactured in-house[…] … Beating at a frequency of six semi-oscillations per second, it delivers the precision that can be legitimately expected of an instrument designed to serve the sciences[…] … A glance through the sapphire-crystal caseback is a feast for the eyes of those who delight in technical finesse: both the ZERO-RESTART lever mechanism and the winding train are visibly arranged above the three-quarter plate[…] … The strictly limited edition – 50 watches in platinum and 75 in pink gold – underscores the exclusivity of this coveted collector’s item[…]
» A. Lange & Söhne has been awarded
The LANGE ZEITWERK has won the renowned Good Design Award, making another prominent award go to the traditional manufacture A. Lange & Söhne based in Saxony just before the year end of 2009[…] … The prize was awarded by the ”Chicago Athenaeum – Museum for Design and Architecture” and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies[…] … The Chicago Athenaeum has been awarding prizes to the most innovative industrial products and graphic designs of the world since 1950[…] … The award is not just seen as the oldest, but also as the world’s most coveted award in the field of design[…] … Among thousands of products sent in from 40 countries, the jury in New York decided on 23 December 2009 to give the award to LANGE ZEITWERK in the category „Personal 2009“ (objects for personal use)[…] … Altogether a total of about 500 products and graphic designs have been awarded in 23 categories[…] … They will be exhibited within the Good Design Show at the Chicago Athenaeum in June 2010[…] … The Good Design Award is one of the 22 prizes that were awarded to A. Lange & Söhne in 2009[…] … It is the seventh award for the LANGE ZEITWERK, which was only launched in May 2009[…]
» The master watchmakers of A. LANGE & SÖHNE are preparing for a big scence
Despite the snow chaos and freezing temperatures, the Lange watchmakers are all excited and feverishly face up to the 18th of January 2010, which marks the beginning of the most important week in the calendar of the watch industry[…] … That will be the date of the opening of the “Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie” (SIHH) in Geneva where A. Lange & Söhne will present the most recent designs of the traditional brand[…] … The master watchmakers of Lange still have to be patient until then, being unable to do anything, as the prototypes of their new products are already on their way to Geneva. The experts there are going to decide next week, whether the years of work of the designers and technologists will pay off[…] … As a trade fair the SIHH can be visited by invitation only[…] … But A. Lange & Söhne is giving people an opportunity to participate in the SIHH the way they never could before[…] … Visitors of the Lange website http://www[…] … lange-soehne[…] … com/ will not only come to know the 2010 novelties in an unprecedented way through live blogs by the author Peter Starlinger and interviews with the Lange team, they will also be able to interact directly with members of the team during the event through an ongoing Question & Answers session[…] … There is no better way to get interesting insights into the fascinating world of Lange’s state-of-the-art watch making[…]
» Rolex in front of Swatch, Cartier and OMEGA
As main medium of the watch branch, TrustedWatch addresses people that deal with the topic of watches for professional and/or private reasons[…] … Time and again, the editorial office of TrustedWatch is impressed and positively surprised by the specialist competence and the expertise of our users that is visible in the many emails, phone calls, and letters[…] … The high affinity and competence of our users also shows itself in the top 30 watch brands that were searched for by the users of TrustedWatch in the year 2009[…] … The current numbers of the many search inquiries for very high quality luxury brands and here especially also for watch producers and watch manufacturers that are only known to true watch lovers and aficionados are striking[…] … Swatch3[…] … Cartier4[…] … OMEGA5[…] … Junghans6[…] … Patek Philippe7[…] … Jaeger LeCoultre8[…] … Dugena9[…] … Glashütte original11[…] … Rado15[…] … Tag Heuer17[…] … Montblanc19[…] … BULGARI20[…] … Eterna 21[…] … Chopard22[…] … A. Lange & Söhne23[…] … Maurice Lacroix24[…] … Piaget27[…] … Panerai28[…] … Ulysee Nardin29[…] … Audemars Piguet[…]
» The LANGE ZEITWERK iPhone application
Since its product launch in May 2009 the LANGE ZEITWERK has fascinated watch aficionados all across the world so much that the master watchmakers of A. Lange & Söhne can hardly keep up with the production of this exceptional timepiece[…] … In order to shorten the waiting time or to allow a close-up of this watch the traditional Ore Mountain manufacture is providing a very special service as from January 2010 onwards: The LANGE ZEITWERK as iPhone Application[…] … iPhone users now have the opportunity to explore the LANGE ZEITWERK in various case colours, turning it around or having it enlarged by using this free application[…] … Particularly exciting is the following feature: the display, bridge and time slices as well as the plate can be disassembled by using the touch screen – almost in the way it’s done by the master watchmakers of Lange in their workshops[…] … Besides a visit of the master watchmakers in the idyllically situated Glashütte, the new iPhone Application offers the chance to learn exciting news from the manufacture at first-hand[…] … Additionally, a picture gallery presents the current Lange collection[…] … And if you still prefer to experience the Lange timepieces in real, you can find out about the nearest point of sale[…] … Furthermore A. Lange & Söhne offers iPhone users to register with their personal details for an exclusive information service[…] … There you will be informed with indi- vidual hints, e[…] … about Lange events in your area. And if you don’t find the answer to our questions, you can address them directly to the manufacture or order a catalogue[…]
» The winners are two german watches
Wempe received a huge honour in April 2007: On the opening day of Baselworld, the world’s most important trade fair for watches, the Zeitmeister ladies’ watch from Wempe was crowned “Watch of the Year”[…] … Readers of Die Welt, Welt am Sonntag and the watch magazine Armbanduhren chose this watch from Glashütte in Saxony as their favourite from a field of 72 ladies’ watches[…] … A total of 11,893 readers took part in the survey, so this cherished award is a genuine sign of public recognition[…] … Kim-Eva Wempe accepted the award in person[…] … A ladies’ watch of simple elegance, the Wempe Zeitmeister quartz chronometer was developed by the company and, with its diameter of 38 millimetres, reflects the trend to XL-size watches[…] … The winning watch features a screwed-on case back with a relief engraving of the observatory and a quartz movement with stop seconds and a central second hand — functional elegance without unnecessary flourishes[…] … In the category of men’s watches, the winner was the Tourbograph Pour le Mérite manufactured by A. Lange & Söhne in Glashütte[…]
» Lange customers patronises junior watchmakers in Glashuette
The Lange Owners Group (LOG) is an exclusive circle of Lange customers from all over the world, who are in permanent contact via the internet[…] … They have taken a keen interest in the development of the Lange manufacture for years[…] … On the occasion of a visit to Glashütte in March 2009, a donation for supporting the training of junior watch-makers was presented to the company founder Walter Lange by some members[…] … After that the Lange Watchmaking School offered the second „LOG-award“ to all apprentices[…] … „Of our 31 apprentices, 19 took part in the competition“, confirms Katja König, training manager, with delight[…] … They have spent their freetime in the past few weeks with pondering, drawing, calculating and noting down their ideas in order to design the ‘Lange watch of the future’[…] … “The new design should in essence be a reflection of the Lange philosophy and carry it forward into the future“, says Katja König in explaining the purpose of the competition[…] … The members of the jury, consisting of Lange specialists, technolo-gists and construction engineers, were thrilled by the large number of exciting and intelligent ideas[…] … Eric Geißler fascinated the jury with a new design version of the classic LANGE 1 model and took first prize[…] … His visionary design, the LANGE „Lunar Orbit“, is a lady’s watch with a tonneau shaped case, a moon phase display, the typical Lange outsize date and a display of the power reserve[…] … „It was a challenge for me, to accomodate all the typical characteristics of a LANGE 1 in a tonneau-case” the 21 year old apprentice explains[…] … „This turned out to be difficult at several points due to the lesser width[…] … In doing so, it was important for me to pay attention to the golden cut all the time[…] … ” In 2004, Mario Karsch was the winner of the first LOG-award by presenting a „Striking clock with display of moon phase and starlit sky”[…] … The former apprentice now works in the final assembly workshop of Lange[…]
» A year full of awards for A. LANGE & SÖHNE
A most successful year is coming to a close for A. Lange & Söhne[…] … With a total of 21 international awards it is in fact the most successful year in the history of the traditional brand, which was re-established in 1990[…] … Since the presentation of the first watch collection in 1990, the precious timepieces made in Saxony have won more than 130 prizes, including 81 first prizes[…] … Recently, the LANGE ZEITWERK came first in the category “Complicated Mechanics” at the MunichTime fair, which took place from 30 October 2009 until 1 November 2009[…] … It was elected as winner, both by the jury and the public[…] … The same goes for the model 1815, which won both prizes in the category “Classical elegance”[…] … At ViennaTime, which took place in Vienna from 13 until 15 November 2009 - shortly after MunichTime – an expert jury chose the model 1815 as winner in the category “Classical Elegance”, and the LANGE ZEITWERK came second in the category “Intricate Mechanics”[…] … The election results were announced at the watch gala in Vienna on 9 December 2009 and the awards were received by the company founder Walter Lange[…] … Just about a month ago A. Lange & Söhne won the “L’Aiguille d’Or” (“Golden Hand”), the most prominent award of the Swiss watchmaking industry, at the “Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève”, as first non-Swiss watch brand[…] … Lange watches have also been awarded in Germany, Mexico, Bahrain, Japan and Singapore in the course of this year[…]
» LANGE ZEITWERK awarded with most prestigious Prize of Swiss Watch Industry in Geneva
The LANGE ZEITWERK by A. Lange & Söhne was awarded the "L' Aiguille d'Or" (“Golden Hand“) at the "Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève" on Saturday evening[…] … The awards ceremony event took place at the Geneva Grand Theatre[…] … The "Grand Prix de Genève", which was organized for the ninth time, is said to be the leading award of the Swiss watch industry[…] … The LANGE ZEITWERK successfully competed against a total of 362 timepiece candidates and won in the most important category "L'Aiguille d'Or - by a distance best according to an international expert jury[…] … It was the first time that a non-Swiss watch brand was honoured in this category[…] … Company founder Walter Lange and CEO Jerzy Schaper received the prize[…] … In his words of thanks Walter Lange, who turned 85 this year, reminded of the fall of the Berlin wall[…] … The anniversary of this event was celebrated for the 20th time a few days ago and was essential for the successful comeback of the traditional brand from Saxony[…] … LANGE ZEITWERK is the first mechanical wristwatch with a truly eloquent jumping numeral display[…] … This completely innovative watch concept was presented in May this year and marks a milestone in the history of A. Lange & Söhne giving a face to a new horological era[…]
» A. LANGE & SÖHNE is awarded
Last night, A. Lange & Söhne has been awarded in Geneva for a film which accompanied the launch of the RICHARD LANGE "Pour le Mérite" in January 2009[…] … The Saxonian watch brand received the prize of the jury in the category “Watch Campaign of the Year – Digital” on the occasion of the "Watch of the Year Award 2009" in Switzerland, hold by the Swiss watch magazine "Montres Passion”[…] … The awarded film "Magic Hands – Experience Saxon Watchmaking Artistry“ had convinced the jury straightaway, especially by "the clearness of the message, the elegance in its communication with the help of magic and the creativity of the hands"[…]
» A. LANGE & SÖHNE in Dresden`s new Twin-City Hanghzou
As from 16 October 2009 onwards Saxony’s baroque state capital Dresden is twinned with Hanghzou, capital of the Chinese province Zhejiang[…] … The Saxon watch brand A. Lange & Söhne has been on the Chinese market for two years now and already recognised the economic significance of the metropolis with seven million inhabitants some time ago: Among the watch aficionados there is an increasing demand for the handmade timepieces from Saxony[…] … This was reason enough for the traditional brand to open up a further exclusive point of sale out there in summer this year[…] … The new branch was formally opened by A. Lange & Söhne on 28 August 2009[…] … The new retailer Harmony Hanghzou has created a prominent site for the successul German luxury brand in its representative shop in Pinghai Road 124, which is one of the most elegant locations in town[…] … The Lange shop has a separate entrance and a sales area of more than 80 square metres[…] … The new point of sale is held entirely in the style of the A. Lange & Söhne boutiques[…] … Among their classic characteristics are coffered walls in typical Lange grey and typical Saxon materials, such as sandstone and Meissen porcelain, as well as a replica of the famous five-minute clock from Dresden’s Semper Opera. The founder of A[…] … Lange & Söhne, Ferdinand A. Lange, contributed to the manufacturing of this clock almost 170 years ago[…] … In China the timepieces of A. Lange & Söhne are, apart from Hanghzou, also available in Beijing, Shenyang, Dalian and Shanghai, where Lange operates own boutiques[…]
» A. LANGE & SÖHNE has been awarded
On 15 October 2009, the new edition of the bestseller „Brands of the Century“, an encyclopedia of famous German brands, has been presented on the occasion of the book fair in Frankfurt[…] … At the same time the brands, which are represented in the book, have been granted a brand award of German Standards for the first time – beyond them A. Lange & Söhne[…] … Florian Langenscheidt handed the award over to company founder Walter Lange[…] … The book will be published for the first time not only in German language, but also as a special edition in English and Chinese[…]