Richard Lange

Back in 2015, A. Lange & Söhne had made something very, very special. Imagine a mechanical wristwatch, showcasing time not with hands but instantaneously jumping discs, every minute, without even the slightest delay. That watch was rather wearable, with a Rolex thickness, encasing a complexity that was unknown. The idea was based on a design … Read more

Among the modern collections of A. Lange & Söhne, few are as often overlooked as the Richard Lange. Despite its exceptional watchmaking and rich history, why is that? I believe it’s mainly because the Richard Lange collection has served as an “experimental” platform for A. Lange & Söhne. It has evolved from a high-watchmaking gem, … Read more

The study of celestial objects goes back to thousands of years and has always been one of the most important parts of the civilization. At first, the observations would be made with the naked eye, which later led the way to some artifacts to determine the time, the seasons to see when to crop the … Read more

Watch market is a funny place. Most of the time, this is how it goes: A model of a brand becomes increasingly famous, mostly for unreasonably high auction prices in record time… Then this vicious circle just keeps on feeding, getting bigger and bigger with the new entry from enthusiasts, or hype chasers, etc…. Because … Read more

Tastes differ and that’s fine. Some like their tourbillons wide open wherever on the dial and some want to keep the marvelous whirlwind to themselves – perhaps a bit selfish, but for good reasons. Some like to wear shoes with GUCCI inscriptions on every inch, some like to get their shoes bespoke Masaru Okuyama; speaking only to … Read more

There are many watches from various brands which excel in finishing, movement architecture, technicality, design etc… You name it. Then there are some watches with incredible back stories – tied to a celebrity, an important provenance or even better, a concrete tradition. But then, there are some watches that fuse the hundreds of years of … Read more

For once, I’d like to put TLDR at the beginning of the article with a quote from a friend on Richard Lange. The rest of the article expands on the quote, tries to answer the question why? Lange makes some of the most incredible complicated watches in the world. But this particular watch reminds me of the … Read more