Blued steel subsidiary-dial hands. Tachometric scale along flange.
Stunning movement perfectly visible to the viewer with no rotor to
interrupt the design. Words fail to describe the magnificence of the
movement with its levers and springs, circular graining and Glashutte
ribbing, chamfering and polishing. In fact, Lange has patented the
variable-position switch lever inside the movement to allow for the
adjustment of the minute counter with disassembling the entire
movement. The twin-disc outsize date is also under Lange patent
protection. A Lange & Sohne was first established in 1845 by Adolph
Lange in Glasshutte. The firm established itself as makers of
distinctive and fine timepieces - its pocket watches were prized by
European gentry. Following the Second World War, the factory was
seized by what was then East Germany. Walter Lange, the company's heir
fled. It was only after the German reunification in 1990, that the
founder's great grandson, Walter Lange, began reviving the company.
With funding from LMH, the newly reformed company set out to restore
its fine watchmaking tradition. The company was sold to the luxury
conglomerate Richemont in July 2000. Although its watch parts may be
cut with exceptional precision by the most advanced computer-aided
machine tools, they are still finished, decorated and engraved by the
skilled hands of some of the world's finest watchmakers.