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).
Collections
- Lange 1 (with outsize date)
- Langematik (with outsize date)
- Richard Lange
- 1815
- Saxonia (with outsize date)
- 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, Lange 1A, 1815 Moonphase, Lange 1 Tourbillon)
Pronunciation
A. Lange & Söhne is pronounced [Ah LAHG-eh und ZOOHN-neh]References
- Lange, Walter, Als die Zeit nach Hause kam, Erinnerungen, published ba Econ/Ullstein, Berlin/Germany, 2004. ISBN 3-430-15976-8
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