A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst Hands-On
A few months ago German watchmaker A. Lange & Sohne celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the launch of its first collection; the Lange 1. As you might have expected they did it in style, unveiling the stunning Lange 1 Special Edition 20th Anniversary collection at the Watches & Wonders Fair held in Hong Kong. Comprised of five limited-edition watch pairs consisting of the Lange 1 and the Little Lange 1 ? literally a ?his and hers? set to die for ? the new collection was an instant hit, with the blue dial/white gold variant in particular striking a chord with collectors.
Now as I am sure you will agree, 20 years is a remarkable achievement for any company and so it is only fitting that a special collection was created to honour the occasion. I think it?s fair to say though that this particular milestone carries extra significance because it reflects the indomitable spirit of the brand and its founder, Walter Lange, who resurrected the Lange name in 1990 after it had languished in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for almost 50 years. I won?t go into the details here (although if you are curious about the history of the Lange 1 you can read more about it in this article here) but briefly, during World War II and the subsequent Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany, many companies were summarily taken over and shut down. Lange, founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange, was unfortunately one of them and so in 1948 operations ceased.
This extended period of forced inactivity p...
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