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The genesis of a masterpiece

The GRAND COMPLICATION is the most complicated wristwatch ever built in Germany.

A. Lange & Söhne delivers the first GRAND COMPLICATION

Glashütte, June 2016

In January 2013, A. Lange & Söhne presented the most complicated wristwatch ever built in Germany. Only six of these oeuvres will ever be crafted, and the first one has now been handed over to its owner. The assembly of the movement alone requires an entire year for each watch. Meanwhile, some of the countless steps involved in the making of this micromechanical masterpiece have been photographically documented.

The GRAND COMPLICATION is a homage to the grand tradition of Saxon precision watchmaking and also marks the dawn of a new era in the history of A. Lange & Söhne. According to Lange’s Product ...

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Two-hand watch with a new design

The new SAXONIA THIN with case diameters of 37 and 40 millimetres

SAXONIA THIN by A. Lange & Söhne comes in two sizes

Glashütte, June 2016

The thinnest A. Lange & Söhne timepiece so far distils the key facets of a Lange watch within a height of just 5.9 millimetres. After its launch in January 2016, the pink- or white-gold SAXONIA THIN is now available in two sizes.

In 2011, A. Lange & Söhne presented the SAXONIA THIN, enriching the SAXONIA family with a model that perpetuates the traditional characteristics of its lineage with lucid sleekness and radiant elegance. Additionally, it is the thinnest model of the entire collection so far.

Five years after its debut ...

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„Glashütte on Board – 130 Years of Marine Chronometers from Saxony“

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New Special Exhibition in German Watch Museum Glashütte

Glashütte, May 2016

The German Watch Museum Glashütte has dedicated its latest Special Exhibition to the different versions and technical developments in marine chronometers made in Glashütte in the last 130 years, and to the achievements of famous watchmakers and manufacturers of chronometers such as Fridolin and Paul Stübner, Gustav Gerstenberger or Herbert Weydig.

For centuries seafarers oriented themselves at sea by observing the stars and using a chip log and logline to measure distance and speed. One of the biggest navigational challenges was to determine the longitude ...

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A. Lange & Söhne at the Concorso d’Eleganza 2016

On the city ring of the special Concorso edition of the LANGE 1 TIME ZONE, “Como” stands for Central European Time.

Glashütte, April 2016

For the fifth time now, A. Lange & Söhne is taking part in the parade of automotive works of art on Lake Como. This year’s motto of the prestigious competition for classic automobiles and futuristic concept cars is ‘Back to the future – the journey continues’. Once again, the winner in the ‘Best of show’ category will be presented with a unique LANGE 1 TIME ZONE ‘Como Edition’.


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New accolades

Technical Star at the Watchstars Awards 2015/2016: the ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER

Glashütte, March 2016

The ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER was named Technical Star of the year in the Watchstars Awards 2015/2016. Within the scope of the Watch of the Year 2016 awards, Walter Lange received a prize for his lifework.

Composed of 51 international watch experts, the jury of the Watchstars Awards 2015/2016 chose the ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER as the best watch in the Technical Stars category. The decision was made because the German brand had presented an outstanding reinterpretation of this fascinating complication, the jury said. The independent watch prize is awarded in five categories. Only jury members ...

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