A. Lange & Söhne
9 guides. Everything you need before buying.
1815
The 1815 collection, named for the birth year of founder Ferdinand Adolph Lange, is the brand's most classically proportioned family. The design language draws directly from 19th-century Glashütte poc…
A. Lange & Söhne: The Complete Collector's Guide to German Watchmaking Perfection
A. Lange & Söhne, founded by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in Glashütte, Saxony, in 1845, represents the pinnacle of German watchmaking. The company was expropriated by the Soviet-backed East German governme…
Datograph
The Datograph, launched at Basel in 1999, is widely regarded as the finest chronograph movement ever produced. Philippe Dufour, arguably the greatest living independent watchmaker, called the Calibre …
Grand Lange 1
The Grand Lange 1 is the full-size version of the watch that put A. Lange & Söhne back on the map in 1994. When Glashütte reopened after the Wall came down, the Lange 1 arrived with its asymmetric off…
Lange 1
The Lange 1, reference 191.032 in current production, is the defining icon of modern German watchmaking. Debuted October 24, 1994, as the flagship of A. Lange & Söhne's post-reunification relaunch, it…
Odysseus
The Odysseus is the watch that answered a question people had asked A. Lange & Söhne for twenty-five years: when would Glashütte's most serious manufacture build an integrated-bracelet luxury sports w…
Richard Lange
The Richard Lange is A. Lange & Söhne's observatory-inspired collection, named after Ferdinand Adolph Lange's eldest son Richard (1845-1932), who developed precision marine chronometers and observator…
Saxonia
The Saxonia is A. Lange & Söhne's minimalist dress watch family, named for the German state of Saxony where the manufacture has operated since 1845. The Saxonia Thin (Cal. L093.1, 37mm-40mm, 5.9mm-6.2…
Zeitwerk
The Zeitwerk, introduced in 2009, is the most mechanically radical wristwatch of the 21st century. It displays time digitally through jumping numeral discs, powered entirely by mechanical means, with …