The sixth Handwerkskunst edition from A. Lange & Söhne, the Glashu?tte brand known for its lavish finishing, combines some top tier me?tiers d?art with real technical ingenuity. Nitin Nair of WatchTime Middle East asked Lange?s Anthony Haas to give him the lowdown on the new model.

In the 25-odd years since its re-establishment as an haute horlogerie brand, A. Lange & So?hne has done much to showcase its artisanal skills and technical ingenuity. The brand has developed more than 50 in-house calibers and the lavishly finished, technically proficient timepieces have earned it a place in the pantheon of great watchmakers today. But if you thought the story of Lange?s artistry ends there, you haven?t heard of Handwerkskunst yet.
The Handwerkskunst collection (handwerkskunst is German for “craftsmanship”) represents the best of Lange?s artisanal skills. Extremely limited in production, these timepieces combine refined traditional movement design and finishing techniques with some unusual decorative methods. ?The idea behind our six Handwerkskunst editions is to push the boundaries in terms of craftsmanship. When we launched the first model in 2011, we wanted to surpass the already high level of movement finishes by perfecting them with sophisticated decoration techniques that match the character of each individual timepiece,? says Anthony de Haas, director of product development at the brand.

Haas says the candidates for the Handwerkskunst treatment are ch...