German watch brand A. Lange & Sohne has a rich history that dates backk to the 19th century. Its roots were plucked, though, when the brand was expropriated after World War II. It was Walter Lange, the great-grandson of the original brand founder, Ferdinand Adolph Lange, who brought the brand back to life in the early 1990’s with the help of watch industry veteran Gunter Blümlein. Today, the brand is one of the most sought-after by collectors. Established in the Saxony region of Germany, A. Lange & Sohne has developed 65 mechanical calibers to date and offers a host of beloved collections, including the Lange 1, the Zeitwerk and more.
The watch industry is one with a heart. Not only the heart that beats inside of a mechanical watch, but also one that fuels a passion for giving amongst the community. Many luxury watch brands have charitable and philanthropic causes they support. Others support health, education, environmental issues and more. Every other year, there is…
Known as one of the most difficult horological instruments to build, the Rattrapante (or split-seconds) chronograph is a watch that can track multiple events with different ending times all at once. It is no easy feat and requires hundreds of extra tiny mechanical parts to be chocked into an already full movement, but the…
German watch brand A. Lange & Sohne is one of the most sought-after brands by serious watch collectors today. Not only are its timepieces exclusive and created in limited numbers, but also, they offer some of the most subtle German-influenced clean designs on the market. This year, when everyone was wondering if there was anything…
True watch collectors looking for their Holy Grail pieces may not need to look any further than the upcoming main and off-shoot auctions by Ineichen Zurich that will take place next weekend, November 20 and 21, both online and in person. The auction house is selling some impressive and rare timepieces by both big brands…
For the past decades, German brand A. Lange & Sohne has been making great inroads in the world of watchmaking, luminous milestones and its own proprietary materials. This year, it all culminates in an incredibly special Boutique-exclusive edition of the Zeitwerk Honeygold Lumen. The timepiece boasts three extraordinary feats from this brand all wrapped into…
I searched my computer to find the photographs of yesteryear. But to no avail. The reason: to find some of the great photographs of myself with Günter Blümlein, whose untimely death at the age of 58 in 2001 left the watch world stunned. His foresight and determination has been stalwart during the late 20th century…
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