“Founded 1845 in Glashütte, Saxony by Ferdinand Adolph Lange.”
GRAIL ATLAS · A. Lange & Söhne
Glashütte, Germany
A. Lange & SöhneIn-house manufacture
Brand history
Founded by Ferdinand Adolph Lange to bring watchmaking to the impoverished Erzgebirge; expropriated after WWII, refounded by Walter Lange in 1990 and now the anchor of the modern Glashütte revival.
Founded 1845 in Glashütte, Saxony by Ferdinand Adolph Lange. Nationalized in 1948 under East German rule and effectively dormant for four decades; re-established 1990 by Walter Lange (great-grandson of the founder) with assistance from Günter Blümlein. The 1994 launch (Lange 1, Saxonia, Arkade, Tourbillon "Pour le Mérite") is one of the most successful brand-relaunches in horology, modern Lange is universally acknowledged as a top-luxury manufacture in the same conversation as the holy trinity.
Founded1845OriginGlashütte, GermanyCatalog refs19Families8
Collections
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L121.1: manual-wind, in-house, 21,600bph, 72h PR, 43j (8 in screwed gold chatons), 368 parts, 30.6 x 5.7mm; instantaneously jumping outsize date, twin mainspring barrels, free-sprung balance with in-house hairspring, hand-engraved balance cock, untreated German silver plate and bridges38.5mm2015–presenteditorial
Opentop-luxuryneo-vintageA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L951.1: manual-wind flyback chronograph, 18,000bph, 36h PR, 40j; column-wheel, outsize date; flagship Datograph caliber39mm1999–2012editorial
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L093.1: manual-wind, in-house, 21,600bph, 72h PR; used in Saxonia Thin; one of the thinnest manually-wound calibers Lange makes37mm2016–presenteditorial
Opentop-luxuryneo-vintageA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L043.1: manual-wind jumping digital display, 21,600bph, 36h PR, 82j; outsize date, jumping hours and minutes; high-precision indexing mechanism41.9mm2009–presenteditorial
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L051.2: manual-wind with up/down power reserve, 21,600bph, 72h PR, 29j; Lange flagship feature set39mm2013–presenteditorial
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L155.1 Datomatic: in-house automatic, 28,800bph, 50h PR; Odysseus sports model; Lange's first sports/integrated automatic40.5mm2019–presenteditorial
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L951.6: manual-wind flyback chronograph with up/down power reserve, 18,000bph, 36h PR, 66j; outsize date; Datograph Up/Down variant41mm2012–presenteditorial
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L941.1: manual-wind, in-house, 21,600bph, 72h PR; thin variant with small seconds; used in 35mm Saxonia; two mainspring barrels35mm2011–presenteditorial
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L132.1: manual-wind triple split-seconds chronograph, 18,000bph, 55h PR, 567 parts; rattrapante + rattrapante; world premiere in 201843.2mm2018–presenteditorial
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L121.1: manual-wind, in-house, 21,600bph, 72h PR, 43j (8 in screwed gold chatons), 368 parts, 30.6 x 5.7mm; instantaneously jumping outsize date, twin mainspring barrels, free-sprung balance with in-house hairspring, hand-engraved balance cock, untreated German silver plate and bridges36.8mm2017–presenteditorial
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L095.3: manual-wind with moon phase and outsize date, 21,600bph, 72h PR, 72j; used in Grand Lange 1 Moonphase; double barrel41mm2014–presenteditorial- Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L101.2: manual-wind flyback chronograph, 18,000bph, 60h PR, 363 parts; column wheel, vertical clutch, flyback pusher at 10; lever-set outsize date41.9mm2013–present
Opentop-luxurymodernLange Cal. L043.7: in-house manual-wind, 18,000bph (2.5Hz), 36h PR, 78j; constant-force escapement, decimal striking mechanism, 528 parts; case is 18ct Honeygold, Lange’s proprietary gold alloy44.2mm2017–2017- Opentop-luxuryneo-vintageLange Cal. L044.1: in-house manual-wind, 21,600 semi-oscillations/hour (3.0Hz), 36h PR, 915 parts; fusée-and-chain constant-force transmission40.5mm2008–present
- Opentop-luxuryneo-vintageLange Cal. L001.1: in-house manual-wind, 21,600 semi-oscillations/hour (3.0Hz), 38h PR, 465 parts; double rattrapante (split-seconds and split-minutes) chronograph, power-reserve indicator43mm2004–present
Opentop-luxurymodernLange Cal. L141.1: in-house manual-wind, 21,600 semi-oscillations/hour (3.0Hz), 72h PR, 448 parts; second time zone with city ring, day/night indicator, outsize date, power-reserve indicator41.9mm2020–present- Opentop-luxuryneo-vintageA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L952.1: manual-wind, in-house, 18,000 semi-oscillations/hour (2.5Hz), 36h PR, 556 parts; flyback chronograph with precisely jumping minute counter, outsize date and perpetual calendar. Jewel count is not published by Lange.41mm2006–discontinued
Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L951.5: manual-wind, in-house, 18,000 semi-oscillations/hour (2.5Hz), 60h PR, 306 parts; flyback chronograph with precisely jumping minute counter and pulsometer scale. Jewel count is not published by Lange.39.5mm2017–present- Opentop-luxurymodernA. Lange & Söhne Cal. L051.1: manual-wind, 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour (3.0Hz), 55h PR, 188 parts; German silver three-quarter plate, hand-engraved balance cock38.5mm2014–present
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