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SIHH Preview: A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up/Down

Many collectors consider A. Lange & Söhne’s Datograph a must-have timepiece. This newest version, with several enhancements, demonstrates that Lange’s engineers can improve on an already-excellent design. The new model features a 41mm platinum case, an extended 60-hour power reserve, a power-reserve indicator, and a proprietary oscillation system. Find wallpaper images inside.

A. Lange & Söhne Achieves Record Prices at Auction

A. Lange & Söhne achieved three record sales at Sotheby’s “Important Watches” auction, held on October 6 in Hong Kong. The top selling pieces included a rare set of two limited edition Grand Lange 1 “Luna Mundi” wristwatches, a limited edition 1815 Moonphase “Homage to F. A. Lange” in honey gold, and a Lange Zeitwerk. Find the sale prices and wallpaper inside.

New Book from A. Lange & Söhne: The “Pour le Mérite” Collection

Since its launch in 1994, the Lange Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite” has established itself as one of the most fascinating wristwatches in the world. The complication, with its fusée-and-chain transmission, has spurred Lange’s return to greatness more than any model apart from the Lange 1. Find pricing and ordering information inside.

A. Lange & Söhne Opens Hong Kong Boutique

After the launch of A. Lange & Söhne shops in Dresden, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul, the brand from Saxony has opened its fifth boutique, in Hong Kong. Lange’s goal for the boutique is to bring the precision, quality and ambiance of traditional German watchmaking to its customers in an intimate and in-depth manner.

Michelle Veyna Joins A. Lange & Söhne

A. Lange & Söhne has announced that Michelle Veyna has joined the brand as sales manager for the North American market. Ms. Veyna has over 20 years of industry experience, most recently serving as president of the North American division of Parmigiani Fleurier from 2003 to 2010. Prior to that, she served as vice president of sales and marketing for Helvetia Time Corporation, where she distributed Roger Dubuis, among other brands.

A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Automatic

A. Lange & Söhne’s newly-redesigned Saxonia Automatic features a larger and slimmer case and a new self-winding movement. The understated aesthetics incorporate fundamental Lange design elements, and the all-new Lange manufacture calibre L086.1 features signature touches such as hand engraving and Lange’s proprietary in-house balance spring. Find pricing and wallpaper inside.

A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Automatic

At SIHH 2011 A. Lange & Söhne introduced a newly-redesigned Saxonia Automatic featuring a larger and slimmer case and a new self-winding movement. The decidedly understated aesthetics nonetheless incorporate fundamental Lange design elements, and the all-new Lange manufacture calibre L086.1 features signature touches such as hand engraving and Lange’s proprietary in-house balance spring.

The movement is only 3.7mm thick. In contrast to their predecessors, the white and pink gold cases of the Saxonia Automatic have grown to a diameter of 38.5mm. At the same time, the watches are now noticeably thinner, measuring only 7.8mm in overall height. Thanks to the gently chamfered bezel, the solid-silver argenté dial looks larger than ever, showcasing the slender baton hour markers, solid-gold lancet hands, and the concisely graduated minute scale.

The watch is available in 18K pink or white gold. The applied hour markers and the lancet hands are made of the same gold alloy.

The U.S. suggested retail prices are $20,900 in pink gold and $22,200 in white gold.

The data sheet for this watch appears below the images, all of which may be enlarged with a click.

SIHH Preview: A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite

The fourth A. Lange & Söhne timepiece bearing the “Pour le Mérite” designation combines a beautiful, historically-inspired regulator dial with a fusée-and-chain transmission and a tourbillon with a patented stopseconds mechanism – complications designed to improve rate stability and precision. Find technical details, pricing and wallpaper for this stunning horological tribute inside.

Salvaging Lange’s Most Complex Watch

When watchmaker Jan Silva got his first glimpse of the innards of the A. Lange & Söhne Grande Complication 42500 pocketwatch, made in 1902, his heart sank. He saw that restoring them to anything resembling a working movement would be a Herculean labor.

A. Lange & Söhne Names BMW’s Wilhelm Schmid CEO

German watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne has appointed Wilhelm Schmid as Chief Executive Officer effective January, 2011. Schmid, 47, a German national, has held several positions in marketing and sales over the last eight years for BMW. Since 2007, he has been responsible for sales and marketing for BMW South Africa. As CEO, Schmidt will be entrusted with further developing the Lange brand and its operations.