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A writer of acclaimed books on horology, Reinhard Meis invested eight years to thoroughly revise his standard work dedicated to the horological legend from [[Dresden]]. In a fourth, significantly expanded edition, it is now being presented by the Munich-based Callwey publishing house as a two-volume treatise entitled “A. Lange & Söhne – Great Timepieces from Saxony”. Meis’ book describes the complete history of the Lange watchmaking dynasty from [[Dresden]] and its timepieces, from the early beginnings in the 19th century to the present. With 916 pages and more than 2700 illustrations, mostly in colour, the scope of the book has more than doubled versus the prior edition, assuming truly encyclopaedic proportions. The text and the images testify to the author’s expertise. In particular, the authoritatively annotated pictures are a treasure trove of information for the global community of Lange fans. Never before have the coveted collectors’ watches been anthologised so comprehensively. | A writer of acclaimed books on horology, Reinhard Meis invested eight years to thoroughly revise his standard work dedicated to the horological legend from [[Dresden]]. In a fourth, significantly expanded edition, it is now being presented by the Munich-based Callwey publishing house as a two-volume treatise entitled “A. Lange & Söhne – Great Timepieces from Saxony”. Meis’ book describes the complete history of the Lange watchmaking dynasty from [[Dresden]] and its timepieces, from the early beginnings in the 19th century to the present. With 916 pages and more than 2700 illustrations, mostly in colour, the scope of the book has more than doubled versus the prior edition, assuming truly encyclopaedic proportions. The text and the images testify to the author’s expertise. In particular, the authoritatively annotated pictures are a treasure trove of information for the global community of Lange fans. Never before have the coveted collectors’ watches been anthologised so comprehensively. | ||
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| + | Entitled “A Momentous Century – The Glashütte Watch Industry 1845-1945”, the first volume constitutes a sociopolitical and historic foundation. It provides an account of the early days of precision horology in Saxony and features biographies of famous watchmakers who worked in Dresden, among them Johann Gottfried Köhler, Johann Heinrich Seyffert, Johann Friedrich Schumann, and Johann Christian Friedrich Gutkaes, Ferdinand A. Lange’s apprentice master and mentor. In detail, the author portrays watch manufactories, watchmaking workshops and suppliers, and the German School of Watchmaking in [[Glashütte]]. The result is a vivid picture of Saxony’s watchmaking industry after the Lange manufactory was established in [[1845/en|1845]]. | ||
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A. Lange & Söhne – Great Timepieces from Saxony
Glashütte, December 2011
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.
“Future needs heritage” – these were the words with which German philosopher Odo Marquard summarised his insight that the new world cannot exist without the legacy of the old one. The same words aptly describe the quintessence of Reinhard Meis’ standard work devoted to A. Lange & Söhne, probably Germany’s most famous watch brand. With his profoundly detailed knowledge, the author builds a bridge from the grand heritage of the brand in the 19th century to its current eminence at the pinnacle of international precision watchmaking.
A writer of acclaimed books on horology, Reinhard Meis invested eight years to thoroughly revise his standard work dedicated to the horological legend from Dresden. In a fourth, significantly expanded edition, it is now being presented by the Munich-based Callwey publishing house as a two-volume treatise entitled “A. Lange & Söhne – Great Timepieces from Saxony”. Meis’ book describes the complete history of the Lange watchmaking dynasty from Dresden and its timepieces, from the early beginnings in the 19th century to the present. With 916 pages and more than 2700 illustrations, mostly in colour, the scope of the book has more than doubled versus the prior edition, assuming truly encyclopaedic proportions. The text and the images testify to the author’s expertise. In particular, the authoritatively annotated pictures are a treasure trove of information for the global community of Lange fans. Never before have the coveted collectors’ watches been anthologised so comprehensively.
Entitled “A Momentous Century – The Glashütte Watch Industry 1845-1945”, the first volume constitutes a sociopolitical and historic foundation. It provides an account of the early days of precision horology in Saxony and features biographies of famous watchmakers who worked in Dresden, among them Johann Gottfried Köhler, Johann Heinrich Seyffert, Johann Friedrich Schumann, and Johann Christian Friedrich Gutkaes, Ferdinand A. Lange’s apprentice master and mentor. In detail, the author portrays watch manufactories, watchmaking workshops and suppliers, and the German School of Watchmaking in Glashütte. The result is a vivid picture of Saxony’s watchmaking industry after the Lange manufactory was established in 1845.