Lange 1815

An in-depth look at A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Pour le Mérite 702.025 and 712.050 with design, technicality, and market.

On September 20, 2001, a very ordinary Thursday, a young couple visited the A. Lange & Söhne manufacture in Glashütte. They brought with them a “broken” pocket watch, commissioned by their neighbor, to inquire if it was worth repairing. That day, the couple didn’t receive an answer as the assessment was beyond the first impressionist’s … Read more

A hole in a clean dial is almost never attractive, and kind of unoriginal, right? In the end, it has been done for decades, over a dozen models at least, from Breguet to Audemars Piguet to Vacheron Constantin… And doing something has been done over and over again is something we do not expect from … Read more

Special editions, limited editions, anniversary editions, limited productions… Most of the time, these are the fancy names which actually mean that the brand needs to encase the left-over mechanisms, increase margins with a different dial color, simply to give the perception of limitation without mentioning how many, etc… But there are exceptions. There are those … Read more

There are complications that every manufacturé should master to claim a seat in the roundtable of knights. When combined, these complications form a traditional grand complication, which many manufacturés in the 90s crafted for the flexing contest: The Split Seconds chronograph, perpetual calendar and repeater. A. Lange & Söhne had never been a powerhouse on … Read more

As the bridge between the past and the present of A. Lange & Söhne; since its inception in 1995, the 1815 collection set itself as one of the cornerstones of the German manufacturé’s identity and offerings. The collection’s template roots back to the 19th century. Hence it has been a brilliant canvas for A. Lange … Read more

A question many ponder: what is the best entry to A. Lange & Söhne? The decision foremost depends on the allocated budget; however, even if money were not a constraint, what would it be? There are some immediate contenders, of course, such as the Lange 1, Datograph, or Zeitwerk. However, something is missing with these: … Read more

Back in the days the retailers were today’s Social Media and Forums. Indeed, they were almost the only place to get together, learn and see new watches. The retailer was the sole connection between the brand and the client; thus, they were (still are) exceptionally important for every imaginable aspect of the business. As a … Read more

I have a special affinity towards A. Lange & Söhne’s early special editions. They are, with the true meaning of the word, special. Indeed, back in the days, the attraction of a special edition was not coming just from a case material or dial color change; but creating whole new watches that are launched to … Read more