Category: A Lange & Sohne

Exotic (Not Rolex Or Patek Philippe) Timepieces Up For Auction At Christie’s In Dubai, Including Unique Boucheron Hawk Powered By Girard-Perregaux Three Bridges Tourbillon

Many watch auctions appear to be dominated by notable sales of Rolex and Patek Philippe timepieces. And I’ve nothing against those two lovely brands, but the world of big auctions is becoming ever more monotone. Here are some genuinely exotic, decidedly out-of-the-ordinary timepieces currently on offer at Christie’s Important Watches auction, which takes place in Dubai on March 19, 2017.

7 years ago

Watch of the Week: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar

The first thing that strikes you is what a balanced design the 1815 Annual Calendar is. Most brands feel the need to do something quirky to have their annual calendars stand out between the full calendars and the perpetual calendars, but not Lange & Söhne.

7 years ago

Review: A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le Mérite”

Each year for SIHH, it is Lange tradition to debut a timepiece of monumental complexity as the star novelty. Last year it was the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon – a perpetual calendar chronograph with a tourbillon regulator – and the year before that, the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater, a decimal minute repeater that also…

7 years ago

Give Me Five! Chiming Watches At SIHH 2017

I counted no less than nine new striking timepieces at the 2017 SIHH. This has to be some sort of record! And of these, two brands – Vacheron Constantin and Ulysse Nardin – presented two new chiming watches each.
Here are five of these delightful new striking timepieces.

7 years ago

Give Me Five! 5 Chiming Watches At SIHH 2017

I counted no less than nine new striking timepieces at the 2017 SIHH. This has to be some sort of record! And of these, two brands – Vacheron Constantin and Ulysse Nardin – presented two new chiming watches each.
Here are five of these delightful new striking timepieces.

7 years ago

Haute Complication: A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual

By Martin Green
Lange & Söhne is one of those brands that knows that it pays to be patient. With a loyal base of knowledgeable watch connoisseurs as their main clients, they can probably sell out each year a new addition to their “Pour le Mérite” collection. Yet, they don’t. In fact, the new Tourbograph Perpetual is only the fifth watch to be part of this exclusive collection since it was first launched in 1994. Back then it was the very first wristwatch to feature a fusée-and-chain transmission, something that we can also find in the new Tourbograph Perpetual.

7 years ago

Review: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar

There was sombreness in the air when A. Lange & Söhne presented its 2017 novelties on the Tuesday of SIHH week. Earlier in the day, news of Walter Lange’s passing had reached Geneva and many tears were shed. Walter Lange played a significant role in the revival and re-establishment of A. Lange & Söhne on December 7, 1990. He…

7 years ago

Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon

When the hammer came down at the Phillips auction late 2016 and I had become the new owner of a A. Lange & Söhne Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon, the feeling was one of complete joy, representing the culmination of a multi-year chase. What makes this particular watch so special in so many ways?

7 years ago