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A. Lange & Söhne new building
Watch Stories
A. Lange & Söhne celebrates 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte

In 1845 Ferdinand Adolph Lange started making watches in Glashütte, a village in the ore-bearing hills of Saxony, Germany. In doing so, he laid the foundations for a world-renowned manufactory and, more widely, a regional industry. A milestone commemorated by A. Lange & Söhne as well as by Nomos.

Wednesday, 07 October 2020
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Dessau building, Walter Gropius (1925-26) - South facade
Culture
Watchmakers celebrate 100 years of Bauhaus

Founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius, the Staatlisches Bauhaus applied arts school in Weimar remains vastly influential, despite its shortlived existence. Its modernist precepts outlasted the century, and the Bauhaus ethos continues to inform watch design.

Tuesday, 24 September 2019
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Reproduction of the Semper opera house clock inside the A. Lange & Söhne store in Dresden © A. Lange & Söhne
Watch Stories
25 years of the Lange 1

It all began (again) on October 24th 1994 when Walter Lange and Günter Blümlein, the men behind the revival of A. Lange & Söhne, presented the first watches of a new era. Foremost among them: the Lange 1 and its revolutionary outsize date which commands the dial, whatever the other complications.

Tuesday, 03 September 2019
5 min read
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The Nomos building in the old railway station
Beginner's Guide
Glashütte, the German miracle (III)

150 years ago, Germany's watchmaking pioneers laid the foundations for a new industry in Glashütte. Veteran names are now joined by new ventures such as Nomos, while others such as Tutima are returning to the town that set them on the road to success.

Tuesday, 20 March 2018
7 min read
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A.-Lange-&-Sohne-design
Beginner's Guide
Glashütte, the German miracle (II)

150 years ago, Germany's watchmaking pioneers laid the foundations for a new industry in Glashütte. This delightful town is still home to some of the profession's most illustrious names, A. Lange & Söhne and Glashütte Original among them.

Tuesday, 13 March 2018
5 min read
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Aerial from Glashütte
Beginner's Guide
Glashütte, the German miracle (I)

150 years ago, Germany's watchmaking pioneers laid the foundations for a new industry in Glashütte. These proved sufficiently solid and well-planned for the town to grow into a hub of expertise - despite the vicissitudes of history.

Wednesday, 07 March 2018
5 min read
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A. Lange & Söhne
Beginner's Guide
A. Lange & Söhne, master of discretion

Small brand, niche brand, call it what you will, A. Lange & Söhne quietly builds its considerable success. Is the German watchmaker Richemont's most under-the-radar brand?

Friday, 13 October 2017
4 min read
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Bremont America's Cup
Economy
More to watchmaking than Switzerland

It's tempting to believe that high-end watchmaking begins and ends inside Switzerland's borders, when in reality other countries have developed a successful watch industry of their own that is often heir to a venerable tradition. Whether in France, Germany or the United Kingdom, companies are proving there is life beyond Swiss-Made.

Thursday, 14 April 2016
5 min read
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Exhibitions
Munich: Inhorgenta Europe 2013 trade show

Timely change from faux macho to Spartan elegance: men are joining the ranks of the fashion-conscious. Review of German made luxury watches and clocks emerging from a cautious German industry.

Friday, 19 April 2013
Martin Foster
5 min read
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