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Record price for unique A. Lange & Söhne piece Glashütte, May 2012 A very special unique piece of A. Lange & Söhne has found a new owner at the 85th watch auction of the renowned auction house Dr. Crott on 12th May 2012 in Frankfurt: a TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” with a reduced platinum case and a black dial that was sold in 1996. At the price of EUR 330.000 a Lange TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” has changed its owner last Saturday in Frankfurt. With this high amount the unique piece was far beyond the value that experts of the renowned auction house Dr. Crott had expected. Indeed, the exceptional masterpiece of A. Lange & Söhne fetched nearly the fivefold of the original retail price from ... >>> more >>> New “Caliber I” in Mammoth Ivory from Lang & Heyne Dresden, April 2012 When people talk shop about materials in the world of watches today, they usually mean new alloys or even silicon. But not at LANG & HEYNE in Dresden. “There’s no way that I would allow such an unappealing material that is used in the mass production of computer chips to be used for my watches.“ This is what our master watchmaker would say in response to such talk. Quite rightly so, particularly for a top watch brand that feels a close kinship to the classic tradition of making watches by hand. Thus our new watches have once again been inspired by historic ... >>> more >>> “A. Lange & Söhne – Great Timepieces from Saxony” on hand in English and Italian Glashütte, April 2012 Reinhard Meis’ book entitled “A. Lange & Söhne – Great Timepieces from Saxony” is a standard work of encyclopaedic precision and a must for every true aficionado of mechanical watchmaking. Now it is also available in English and Italian language. A writer of acclaimed books on horology, Reinhard Meis invested eight years to thoroughly revise his standard work dedicated to Germany’s most famous watch brand ... >>> more >>> A. Lange & Söhne to Sponsor Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Glashütte, March 2012 For the first time, the Saxon watch brand A. Lange & Söhne is to sponsor the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, a worldwide beauty contest for classic automobiles, to take place from 25 to 27 May 2012 in Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como. The Concorso d’Eleganza is considered to be the most traditional and elegant competition of its kind. Founded in 1929, the event has evolved since its revival in the 1990s to become the most important event for connoisseurs of high-quality historic cars. Besides the classics, prototypes of new vehicles are also awarded prizes, with a particular focus on design and elegance. Besides the aesthetic criteria, the historical significance of the vehicles also plays a major role in the evaluation process. Bordering Lake Como, the Villa d’Este luxury hotel is the exclusive setting for the event. The winner of the “Best of Show” category – the most important prize of the contest – will be presented with a one-of-a-kind cuvette edition of the LANGE 1 TIME ZONE. The dust cover of the hunter-cased watch has been adorned with ... >>> more >>> A. Lange & Söhne – New Models on Tour Glashütte, February 2012 Following a successful start at the Geneva Fine Watch Salon SIHH, the Saxon luxury watch brand is presenting its new models in their own seven boutiques across the world. The coveted timepieces from A. Lange & Söhne can be acquired in 57 countries of the world. The growing internationalisation of this traditional brand with its Saxon roots is illustrated by the locations of their boutiques: apart from the Dresden shop in the vicinity of the company’s head office, A. Lange & Söhne boutiques are to be found in Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and soon also in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Following their successful presentation in Geneva, the new models for 2012 can be admired at close quarters in these locations on a tour of all seven metropolitan centres from February to May. Watch connoisseurs and friends of the brand in Saxony ... >>> more >>>