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Dresden rediscovers time Dresden / Glashütte, April 2013 The Mathematics and Physics Salon in the Dresden Zwinger was closed for six years due to comprehensive renovations. A. Lange & Söhne has supported the refurbishment of the museum. Last Sunday, it reopened its doors to the public and now demonstrates the persuasiveness and splendour of knowledge even more impressively than before.^ “One of the cores of Saxony's history” is how Hartwig Fischer, Director of the Dresden State Art Collections, refers to the Mathematics and Physics Salon which reopened on 14th April 2013. Endowed with twice as much space as before, the eminent scientific history collection presents more than 400 exhibits, including clocks and watches, automata, telescopes, and globes. With its observatory and timekeeping service, it became the highest authority for all time-related matters in the late 18th century and is deemed the cradle of precision watchmaking in Dresden. The Salon has always been of special significance for the venerable watch brand. Here, about 180 years ago, the young Ferdinand A. Lange discovered his passion for ... >>> more >>> Successful auction of limited Lange timepiece Glashütte / Hong Kong, April 2013 Record price for a RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON "Pour le Mérite" HANDWERKSKUNST at SOTHEBY’s in Hong Kong A RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON "Pour le Mérite" HANDWERKSKUNST changed hands for EUR 289.350 at a SOTHEBY’s auction in Hong Kong on 7th April 2013. This is a 62 per cent plus compared to the original retail price of EUR 178.500. The model has been launched only two years ago. The piece auctioned off is number 8 out of a limited edition of only 15 pieces. The cases are made of an innovative honey-coloured gold alloy which, with a Vickers hardness of ... >>> more >>> KUDOKE meets Habring² Frankfurt (Oder) / Völkermarkt, April 2013 With a great deal of imagination and watchmaking expertise Stefan Kudoke has been creating extraordinary timepieces over the last years. In doing so he puts specific emphasize on details and the consideration of customers wishes which makes each KUDOKE unmistakably unique. By refining every movement by hand, causing an enormous effort, only a limited number of KUDOKE watches are manufactured – this is what he has in common with Habring². “We are organic!” – With this motto and sustainability in daily practice Maria and Richard Habring, alias Habring², set new standards ... >>> more >>> A. Lange & Söhne now also available “Down Under” Glashütte, February 2013 From now on timepieces from the renowned the renowned Saxon watch brand A. Lange & Söhne are available in Australia at “Watches of Switzerland” Melbourne. With 224 points of sale worldwide, the distribution of A. Lange & Söhne is extremely exclusive. Since end of last year, timepieces of the renowned Saxon watch brand are also available in Australia, at “Watches of Switzerland” in Melbourne. Established in 1997, this watch specialty retailer successfully runs four boutiques which ... >>> more >>> Pavonina – a brilliant tribute to women Glashütte, February 2013 Glashütte Original celebrates women in all their facets with a completely new collection of feminine timepieces. The dazzling models in the "Pavonina" collection are as impressive and seductive as the contemporary, confident women for whom they were created. Pavonina – from the Latin for peacock, pavoninus, evokes luminous bursts of colour and glittering beauty. The new models in the Pavonina collection from German watchmaker Glashütte Original are filled with light and rare beauty, mirroring the faceted diversity of women today. The design spectrum ranges from simple elegance to extra­ordinary opulence. In homage to the female gender, the collection is diverse and lively, full of strength and femininity at once. The new collection celebrates the modern women who stepped onto society's stage in the 1920s. Having broken with the old clichés and ... >>> more >>> Masterpieces for Eternity Glashütte, December 2012 With the imminent arrival of the LANGE 1 TOURBILLON PERPETUAL CALENDAR, one of the most innovative tourbillon watches with a perpetual calendar comes on sale. This exceptional timepiece is the latest in an artistically hand-crafted watchmaking tradition that has been nurtured in Saxony for centuries. All the more this is a reason to let it hold converse with masterpieces of the past in the collection of the “Historic Green Vault” in Dresden. The LANGE 1 TOURBILLON PERPETUAL CALENDAR was created for people who have farreaching ideas and consequently will only rely on a calendar designed to take the long view. The complication incorporated in the LANGE 1 meets this requirement effortlessly: not until the year 2100 will its perpetual calendar need to be corrected by one day, and the innovations in its construction set new benchmarks. To optimise the integration of the calendar into the dial of the LANGE 1, with its off-centre composition, the Lange development team placed the month display on a rotating outer ring, for the first time in a wristwatch. Furthermore, all the displays of the perpetual calendar advance in jumps, so that they are clearly legible at all times. However, this watch is not just a symbol of Saxon inventive genius. The hand-finishing of its 624 components also attests to the Saxon watchmaker’s roots in the local tradition of artistic craftsmanship. Nowhere can ... >>> more >>>