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In the watch world, practical solutions often evolve into intricate complications. Back in the late 1800s, Swiss watchmaker Emmanuel Cottier tackled a challenge posed by…
Two modern classics of A. Lange & Söhne designs have been given fresh case materials. The 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar is cased in 18k white…
German watchmaking today is given the same reverence as the Swiss, if not even more in some cases. But many people aren’t aware that the…
All the way back in 1707, a gentleman by the name of Dr John Floyer, renowned for treating asthma (probably with leeches), developed the first-ever…
On a cool Sydney night, with most of the darkened city preoccupied with the Vivid festival, A. Lange & Söhne and Watches of Switzerland hosted…
The perpetual calendar is one of the most fascinating and intricate complications the watch world has to offer. Often referred to as a QP, an…
Four years after its introduction, the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus is now presented in a chronograph format First-ever automatic chronograph calibre for A. Lange & Söhne…
The auctions at Ineichen never disappoint and, on December 3, that track record continues. Because on that day, at 2pm CET, bidding will begin for…
There is a lot of ground to cover, so I will try to be brief. Last week I attended WatchTime NY 2022, a horological candy…
We’re a couple of weeks removed from Watches and Wonders and I’ve had enough time to recover from all the spicy salami and new watch…
Editor’s Note: We recently partnered with @watchanalytics to crunch the numbers and dig into the horological market trends and value fluctuations for the references that…
Welcome to The Icons, a series where we take a horological deep dive into the most legendary watches of all time. We’ll delve into the…
Artists have always been tasked with capturing a moment in time so those in the future can enjoy it. This mission becomes more interesting when…
Initially, the idea of robots taking over the earth doesn’t sound too promising. But if the aforementioned robots happened to be Daft Punk it probably…
Digital watches are generally overlooked by the tastemakers of the horological elite, but we don’t think that’s really fair. Not only do they provide an…
Chamath Palihapitiya is a name you might not have heard of a week ago but, thanks to his very public support of the GameStop share…
The term “grail watch” is used to refer to the ultimate collection piece. It might be a rare vintage treasure or a modern horological marvel…
Great ‘Grams: Sketching, Auction Hype and Seiko Mania It’s the start of a new decade, and as we hit the Roaring ’20s, there’s no sign…
Editor’s note: I’m sure that at one point or another you’ve been wearing your favourite watch and thought, “This is definitely ‘gram’ worthy”. But taking…
Editor’s note: Sandra wrote this lovely piece at the start of the year, and it speaks to one of the biggest movements (if you’ll pardon…
A. Lange & Söhne’s Richard Lange Jumping Seconds is a real insider watch. From the dial it looks much like many other Lange watches, but…
The upper echelons of the investment banking world are inhabited by people who are paid large sums of money to take risks. Some working within…
Editor’s note: In 1994, A. Lange & Söhne released a watch that would go on to be one of their most recognisable designs to date.…
For some, money is no object. For most, this is far from the case, but still an enjoyable intellectual exercise of “what if”. So, what…
Editor’s note: For some reason, the days before Baselworld always fire up my acquisitive tendencies, however hypothetical. And when it comes to hypotheticals, for watch…
A. Lange & Söhne is a serious watchmaking brand. Everything they do is deliberate, and relentlessly on message. It would be easy to assume — based…
“Money likes silence.” Several years ago, a Russian collector by the name of Nikolai (he prefers not to publish his surname) was telling me why…
While the rules about how a man should dress for formal occasions are more relaxed than in the past, they are still governed by the…
The past month involved a fair bit of travel, a lot of coffee, and some very, very impressive timepieces. So, without any further ado, here’s…
Editor’s note: We exist in a permanent fever-dream of watches. Every day we’re presented with a fresh press release promising hitherto unseen wonder and innovation,…
Chronographs are amongst the most popular complications with collectors. Perhaps because people use them for important timing events in their daily lives or – more…
Editor’s Note: In the hurly burly hustle of endless new releases it’s sometimes important to sit back in a Chesterfield or similar with an overfull glass of…
A. Lange & Söhne’s Richard Lange Jumping Seconds is an unusual and very serious watch. The jumping seconds, or deadbeat seconds, is perhaps the most…
There you have it – another year done and dusted. Now we’re all trying to get our heads around writing 2017 instead of 2106, and…
Today we’re taking another look at a video that explores the connection between tattooing and watchmaking with world-famous ink-master Benjamin Laukis. The watch in focus…
Just found some time to do a sketch based on the A. lange & Söhne Zeitwerk incorporating the Dresden Opera house clock from which it…
Even though there’s no doubt that the darlings of A. Lange & Söhne’s lineup are the more contemporarily styled pieces like the Lange One and…
We’re pretty sure this doesn’t need to be said, but let’s say it anyway. Don’t buy a watch when you’re drunk. Nothing good can come from…
Today is the final Friday Wind Down in our current office; we’re pulling up stumps and moving to bigger and better digs next week. We’ll…
Your boy Jon Snow may have been banging on about it for some time, but winter’s finally arrived here in the southern hemisphere. By mid-afternoon…
Last week, A. Lange & Söhne’s latest and greatest were touring Australia, making it the first chance local audiences had to get up close and…
In a few short hours we’re going to get a chance to spend some quality time with A. Lange & Söhne’s latest collection. Now, we…
Hasn’t the week just flown past? Well, it definitely has for Andrew, who’s spent large chunks of it in fast cars and jets, generally feeling…
A week has passed since SIHH, we’ve endured the 24-hour commute back to the office and the jetlag has finally receded. With the help of…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/152541446″] The watches of A. Lange & Söhne are defined by their refined design and peerless finishing techniques. The Saxonia Moonphase more than lives…
Looking for the quick run-down on the biggest and best releases from SIHH 2016? Well, look no further because we’ve prepared the SIHH survival guide…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/148083558″] We’ve already explained what honey gold – the unique alloy used to case this special edition of A. Lange & Söhne’s 1815 –…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/145326919″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] A little while ago we caught up with Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange & Söhne, to learn the story behind…
The story in a second: You’ve seen yellow, red and white gold – but have you ever seen honey gold? Looking at Lange’s latest limited…
Last week, we had the pleasure of enjoying Germany’s finest watches along with Melbourne’s finest Chinese cuisine, in the form of A. Lange & Söhne…
The story in a second: For this year’s Watches & Wonders A. Lange & Söhne, the German masters of high-end horology, have released boutique only…
Remember our cultural analysis of the spectacle that is the booths of SIHH? Well, strap in for the conclusion of our comprehensive analysis of the…
The dust has settled on SIHH 2015, and we’re braving the 24 hour commute back to Australia. The journey gives us some time to reflect…
UPDATED WITH PICTURES AND PRICE. One of the standouts of SIHH is the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater. Today we had an opportunity to handle…
For the last 14 years, the watch industry has congregated in Geneva to celebrate the most innovative, most beautiful and generally the best watches of the year,…