SIHH 2017 was a bit of a bittersweet affair for A. Lange Sohne. While the brand welcomed pieces like the epic Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Merite and the sublime 1815 Annual Calendar, they also had to cope with the news of founder Walter Langes passing. Walter Langes contributions to A. Lange Sohne cannot be overstated. Together with Gunter Blumlein, Lan [...]

Some Lange watches put me in actual pain, I want them so much. To make this issue sound more serious than it actually is, Ill call it Futile Unattainable Watch Acquisition Syndrome (FUWAS, for short). If someone has copyrighted that already, have his lawyer contact mine. Weirdly, the heavyweight horolog [...]

The German watch brand A. Lange Sohne was revived in 1994 but only opened their first boutique ten years ago in 2007. The boutique is in Dresden, a short drive from the brands headquarters in Glashutte. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of this boutique, Lange has launched a limited edition time-only watch in the 1815 collection. The?A. [...]

Given the practical, classic look of the A. Lange Sohne?1815 Annual Calendar, I would hope that owners give this type of timepiece a great volume of wrist time. This beautiful wearable is meant to be worn on a regular basis, so go with one that offers the most utility to peace-of-mind ratio. Is it proper to be so focused on practicality when it comes to a luxur [...]

Your average A. Lange Sohne watch is already chock full of craftsmanship and anything but average. For those who require something even more special, however, the brands Handwerkskunst watches usually offer some additional artistic decoration for one of the brands existing models. The A. Lange Sohne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calen [...]

A. Lange Sohnes Little Lange 1 Moon Phase embodies what I love about womens watches right now. Its a smaller version of a mens model-and thats a good thing, since it generally means a great movement, meticulous finish, and a dignified design, particularly since youre talking about A. Lange Sohne.?When a company that makes something as magnificent as the T [...]

Glashutte, Germany-based manufacture A. Lange Sohne has announced a new and surprising addition to their 1815 line of watches in the form of the 1815 Chronograph with a black dial and white gold case. With this new look, the Datographs younger sibling now looks the part too, and it makes for a hard to beat value proposition within its segment. Continue reading

Its rare enough to go hands-on with one of German watchmakings most interesting and iconic pieces, but three at the same time? Its a tough job, but somebodys gotta do it. We recently pinned down a trio of A. Lange Sohne Zeitwerk watches-each with their own distinct complication, d [...]

Heres a question for you: can there be such a thing as a cool Lange? Elegant, sophisticated, restrained, calculated Yes. But cool? In truth, I wouldnt have thought so until I went hands-on with the?A. Lange Sohne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase Lumen.Continue reading

No fewer than 744 hours. Thats how long the power reserve for the A. Lange Sohne Lange 31 watch is. While not a record in watchmaking (I believe the Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari has the longest power reserve on the market with 50 days), it is indeed a remarkable feat, and more so because its a piece that you can ostensibly actually wear every day for a month. This year at SIHH 2017, Lange released [...]

It hasnt been long since we last saw the A. Lange Sohne Lange 1 Moon Phase-in fact, we covered the?German manufactorys update to one of its most recognizable watches?back in December of 2016. This time around, were treated to a subtly new variant called the Little Lange 1 Moon Phase which takes the same silhouette and iconic design cues of that signature Lange 1 [...]

Sometimes subtle changes are the best way to take a collection of watches to the next logical step in their evolution. With SIHH in full swing,?A. Lange Sohne is giving two of their watches a refreshed look that focuses on materials that emphasize the brands established designs while preserving the essence of their respective collections. Its a quiet change, but something [...]

There is always a lot of excitement around January when SIHH comes around. Much of it has to do with what we can expect from A. Lange Sohne, arguably the most prestigious German watch brand and certainly one of the crown jewels of the Richemont Group. Well, we can tell you now that among the new watches for SIHH 2017 is this A. Lange Sohne Zeitwerk Decimal Strike w [...]

For SIHH 2017, Glashutte, Germany-based A. Lange Sohne presents a new addition to the popular 1815 watch collection family that I think a lot of collectors have been waiting for. The A. Lange Sohne 1815 Annual Calendar watch, as the name implies, adds an annual calendar complication to the brands large assortment [...]

One of the highlights from SIHH each year is seeing what big releases A. Lange and Sohne have planned for the show. Lange doesnt exactly deal in lackluster watches, so when they come to play you know youre in for a show. Case in point, the dazzling new A. Lange Sohne Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le [...]

Our preference for certain types of watches over others mostly boils down to a matter of taste. Taste is subjective. It cannot be measured, and it cannot be quantified. While watches from A. Lange Sohne might not be to everyones taste, it is very hard to dismiss what they do as anything but admirable and special. Indeed, we have seen examples of thei [...]

The A. Lange Sohne Lange 1 Moon Phase watch was released back in 2002, and we are now seeing the release of an updated model coming on the heels of the updated Lange 1 back in 2015. Largely the same watch aesthetically, the Lange 1 received a brand new movement and the new Lange 1 Moon Phase watch is receiving similar trea [...]

Some 22 years ago, on October 24, 1994, something remarkable happened: the great name of A. Lange Sohne was resurrected. This took place at the Dresden Castle, where Walter Lange along with Gunter Blumein presented the first modern collections of A. Lange Sohne. The very first collections consisted of the now iconic Lange 1, the Saxonia, the A [...]

At SIHH 2016, German A. Lange Sohne introduced a slew of impressive flagship watches such as the incredible Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon (hands-on here). We often think of A. Lange Sohne as a company that produces grail watches, meant for only the most elite buyers. But, of course, the brand has a few models that ar [...]

Deciding to acquire an A. Lange Sohne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar watch begins with a very basic premise: that you have tourbillon money but dont want the wearing experience of an exposed tourbillon watch. For the last 10-15 years, the tourbillon-equipped timepiece ha [...]