Are we pumped for SIHH 2018 yet? Just like the holiday shopping season and beginning around the same time, it seems like the new-product announcements get earlier every year. With still more than a month to go, the 2018 models that we will get to see in Geneva in January have already started coming in. The Salon International de la Haute Horloger [...]

The following timepiece analysis post is by Chris Meisenzahl. He is a long-time watch enthusiast and daily Speedmaster Pro wearer. He blogs at The Pretense of Knowledge and can be followed on Twitter at speedmaster.I remember several years ago I was part of a thread on one of the popular watch forums. I commented that it was too bad we werent alive during the 40s-60s, what I had considered the G [...]

In the month of April 2010, Westime stores will pay your tax for you. I am pretty sure that legally they need to collect tax, but it is on them. This could mean pretty significant discounts on watches. Especially given the caliber of timepieces that Westime carries. Actually, Westime has a good mix of very high-end and more reasonably luxury watches. They have a ton of brands, [...]

Yesterday, we shared founder Ariel Adams thoughts on Watches Wonders Geneva 2022, the first major trade show that the watch industry, collectively, has attended in three years. had several team members on the ground and, after a week full of seeing new watches from seemingly countless brands, we managed to select some of our favorites here. With Rolex, Patek [...]

Among haute horology brands, A. Lange Sohne has secured its place with enthusiasts as the darling of the industry. Defined by its ability to push the envelope and create mechanical marvels - both technically and aesthetically. Building upon what has previously been considered the brands go-to stainless steel, integrated-bracelet sports watch, Lange has gone and made the ODYSSEUS even more formidable by releasing a limited-edition iteration comprised entirely out of titanium. Continue reading

After a series of purely digital trade shows in 2020 and 2021, the watch industry looks toward a return to in-person events for 2022 as global COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to climb and travel restrictions are lifted. In the midst of this changing climate, Watches and Wonders Geneva has announced a fully physical trade show for next year, currently scheduled for Marc [...]

Earlier this year, A. Lange Sohne released the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar, an otherwise demure-looking Lange 1that reveals itself as a masterpiece of watchmaking and finishing. Twenty years after the debut of its first perpetual calendar, this new Lange 1 QP (as I will refer to the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar) now stands as the only pure perpetual calendar [...]

With a reputation as Europes most prestigious and beautiful concours event, the Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste attracts some of the most valuable and historic collector cars from all corners of the world to the shores of Italys scenic Lake Como every year. German brand A. Lange Sohne has been an official partner of the event since 2012 and presents t [...]

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the original A. Lange Sohne Langematik Perpetual Calendar, Glashutte, Germany-based A. Lange Sohne is set to release two new limited-edition (of 50 pieces each) versions of the Langematik Perpetual watch with midnight-blue dials? - fitted with either an 18k white gold or 18k pink gold case [...]

This A. Lange Sohne Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar may look familiar to some of you but it is, in fact, totally new. Youd be forgiven for mistaking it for the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar, which is so Lange that it hides the tourbillon and results in a nearly identical look at a passing glance. Looks can be deceiving, though, and for Watches Wonders [...]

While the A. Lange Sohne nameplate dates all the way back to 1845, the current incarnation of the company can be traced back to 1990 when Walter Lange, great grandson of original founder F. A. Lange, revived the brand from its post-World War II hiatus. In the years since, the resurrected marque has built up a formidable reputation among enthusiasts for classi [...]

Easily the quirkiest and most entertaining-to-describe watch collection produced by German?A. Lange Sohne is the Zeitwerk. Originally debuted about a decade ago, the Zeitwerk collection is typified by its digital hour and digital minute display for the time, along with a traditional analog subsidiary seconds dial and power reserve indicator. The overall [...]

2020 marks the 175th anniversary of the founding of German?brand A. Lange Sohne, and while the year has already seen several major updates from the marque perhaps the most spectacular of all has been saved for Watches Wonders Shanghai 2020. With a direct reference to founder F. A. Lange in the name, its clear the brand has high hop [...]

Several years ago, contemporary Brazilian photographer and artist Vik Muniz epigrammatically described why the Lange 1 appealed to him so strongly since its 1994 debut, saying Since this is one for the rest of my life, I want it to be pretty.From the day it was announced on October 24, 1994, the Lange 1 is likely the most recognizable [...]

As a staple of A. Lange Sohnes lineup since 2005, the Lange 1 Time Zone has long had a devoted following among fans of the brand, combining twin time zone functionality with the marques balanced and precise aesthetic. For 2020, the German manufacturer has returned to this classic line for a substantial redesign, creating a cleaner and more focused design with a bran [...]

Conversations we normally used to have at places like Watches Wonders and Baselworld have moved on to a digital interface - hopefully, temporarily. Still, a bit of social distancing wont have us without nerdy and insightful chats with the most influential people behind the scenes of the watch industry. Be [...]

The sleep-inducing blueness of the luxury watch industry is rendered exciting once again by the A. Lange Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater, the only watch to combine a mechanical jumping time display with a decimal repeater. Hiding underneath the blue-coated solid silver dial is a movement with 771 parts - a [...]

My love for A. Lange Sohnes steel Odysseus leisure watch is no secret. In fact, its loudly broadcast to anyone who will listen (willingly or otherwise). Now, for Watches Wonders 2020, the brand has released a second model that adds to the steel bracelet version and is done in a white gold case with a new gray dial that has some variances from its blue sibling. An [...]

Many fine watch brands like A. Lange Sohne face a challenge today: How do you broaden your reach to find new customers who value what you offer in a world where fewer people than ever understand how to appreciate traditional mechanical watchmaking? Education and exposure is the general answer, but how does a prestigious and conservative timepiece maker from Ge [...]

The release of the A. Lange Sohne Odysseus was one of those moments in watch media and enthusiast circles that left me excited about the product and utterly exhausted by the din of reactions and hot takes. A month out from its release and I am finally able to put word to thought about whats not just the first regular production steel Lange but one wit [...]