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“There is something you should expect not just from your watch but also most importantly from yourself: Never stand still.” This watchmaking maxim still holds good today[[Bild:Walter Lange 1.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Walter Lange]] for Walter Lange. Although no longer active in day-to-day business, he is still keenly interested in the development of the brand that has carried his family’s name for four generations. He still represents the company at important official events in person. | “There is something you should expect not just from your watch but also most importantly from yourself: Never stand still.” This watchmaking maxim still holds good today[[Bild:Walter Lange 1.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Walter Lange]] for Walter Lange. Although no longer active in day-to-day business, he is still keenly interested in the development of the brand that has carried his family’s name for four generations. He still represents the company at important official events in person. | ||
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Still on the Go – Walter Lange at 85
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Glashütte, 29 July 2009
At 66, an age when others are enjoying their retirement, Walter Lange revived the A. Lange & Söhne watch brand in Saxony, which had been founded by his greatgrandfather Ferdinand Adolph Lange. That was in 1990. Now about to celebrate his 85th birthday, he is still involved in his life's work.
“There is something you should expect not just from your watch but also most importantly from yourself: Never stand still.” This watchmaking maxim still holds good today
for Walter Lange. Although no longer active in day-to-day business, he is still keenly interested in the development of the brand that has carried his family’s name for four generations. He still represents the company at important official events in person.
The fact that there is once again an A. Lange & Söhne brand today is due to the political events of 1989 and 1990. With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, history opened a historical window of opportunity for Walter Lange. His interest was not solely in reviving the tradition of A. Lange & Söhne. With vivid childhood memories of the effects of the Great Depression, he wanted above all to give the people in his former home town hope for the future.