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+ | ====== A. Lange & Söhne ====== | ||
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+ | **A. Lange & Söhne** is a luxury watch manufacturer in [[Glashütte]], | ||
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+ | ===== Foundation: Glashütte and F. A. Lange ===== | ||
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+ | As the industry of silver mining in [[Glashütte]] dried up, the inhabitants turned to the Saxony state government with the urgent request for support. [[Ferdinand Adolph Lange]] created the first watchmaking jobs in [[Glashütte]] with the help of a state loan on 7 December [[1845]], starting a clock company. He brought on 15 apprentices and hoped to create further jobs in the new field of watchmaking. The company began in a notable mansard-roofed mansion in Glashütte that has returned to company ownership today.(([[http:// | ||
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+ | The initiative of Lange and the labor of his employees firmly established this new industry in the region. In the following decades, shops, businesses, and suppliers were created and the manufacturing of watches in Glashütte gradually earned its reputation. Ferdinand Adolph Lange, therefore, deserves the credit for giving the impetus to let Glashütte compete with established Swiss producers and to become a center of German high-end watchmaking. | ||
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+ | Lange also contributed significantly to the craft of watchmaking. He invented completely new precision tools, measuring instruments, | ||
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+ | In addition to his work in the manufacturing of watches, Lange also became the mayor of [[Glashütte]] and occupied this position for 18 years, from [[1848]] to [[1866]]. | ||
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+ | ===== A. Lange & Söhne ===== | ||
+ | When Ferdinand Adolph Lange died in [[1875]], his sons [[Lange, Richard|Richard]] and Emil took over leadership of the firm, which was re-christened **A. Lange & Söhne**. A third son, Adolf, later joined as company clerk. Under their leadership, numerous technical improvements were introduced and the company and region continued to build its reputation, becoming the timepiece of choice for Emperors and Sultans alike. | ||
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+ | Some notable pieces from the first heyday of A. Lange & Söhne include a pocket watch commissioned in [[1898]] by Emperor Wilhelm II for Sultan Abdul Hamid II, the Centennial Tourbillon, created in [[1900]] by Emil Lange, and No. 42500, "The Grande Complication", | ||
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+ | In [[1931]], Richard Lange introduced a new alloy for watch springs, [[Nivarox]], | ||
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+ | During World War II, Lange produced watches for the German military. The factory was able to continue until the last day of the war, when the factory was bombed on May 8, [[1945]]. | ||
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+ | ===== Expropriation: | ||
+ | On April 20, [[1948]], A. Lange & Söhne was expropriated by the new communist government of East Germany and renamed **VEB Mechanics A. Lange & Söhne**. With the merger of other expropriated watch holdings, [[Urofa]], [[UFAG]], Otto Estler and the precision mechanics companies Lindig & Wolf, R. Mühle and Gössel & Co, the company was soon renamed **[[VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe|Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe (GUB)]]**. At this point, the //A. Lange & Söhne// brand disappeared from watch dials, although the firm continued and production expanded. | ||
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+ | ===== Restart: Lange Uhren GmbH ===== | ||
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+ | 145 years to the day after the founding of the original Lange company in [[Glashütte]], | ||
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+ | The next year, under the leadership of [[Blümlein, | ||
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+ | Although the old headquarters building was not available for purchase, Lange acquired the former premises of the precision pendulum watch factory [[Strasser & Rohde]] in July [[1992]]. In [[1993]], the factory was rebuilt, modernized, and expanded, and production was relocated from the rented neighboring building to this new headquarters. | ||
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+ | On October 24, [[1994]] A. Lange & Söhne introduced its first creations The innovative [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1|Lange 1]], [[A. Lange & Söhne Arkade|Arcade]], | ||
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+ | In [[1997]] Lange presented the [[A. Lange & Söhne Langematik|Langematik]], | ||
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+ | In [[2000]] the company repurchased their original headquarters, | ||
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+ | ===== The Pinnacle of Watchmaking ===== | ||
+ | On December 7, [[2005]], the 15-year anniversary of the re-establishment of A. Lange & Söhne, the company introduced the [[A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph "Pour le Mérite" | ||
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+ | Later models introduced by A. Lange & Söhne include the [[2007]] [[A. Lange & Söhne Lange 31|Lange 31]], named to reflect a hitherto unimaginable [[power reserve]] of 31 days. The [[A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk|Zeitwerk]], | ||
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+ | The traditional [[Glashütte]] [[manufacture]] is now considered to be one of the best manufacturers of precision watches in the world. Most industry experts would place Lange at the "top of the pyramid" | ||
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+ | ===== Calibres by A. Lange & Söhne ===== | ||
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+ | A. Lange & Söhne is known as much for their high-quality in-house movements as for their finely finished watches. The names of Lange movements usually contain two digits for the year of their introduction, | ||
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+ | |[[Lange L901|Lange L901.0]]|**90**|**1**|**.0**| | ||
+ | | ::: |developed in [[1990]]|first movement development in 1990|first movement in the L901 family| | ||
+ | |[[Lange L043|Lange L043.5]]|**04**|**3**|**.5**| | ||
+ | | ::: |developed in [[2004]]|third movement development in 2004|fifth variant of the base caliber in the L043 family| | ||
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+ | ===== Literature ===== | ||
+ | *[[Als die Zeit nach Hause kam. Erinnerungen]]; | ||
+ | *[[A. Lange and Söhne. Eine Uhrmacher-Dynastie aus Dresden]]; Author [[Reinhard Meis]]; ISBN 3766712861 | ||
+ | *[[Die Uhren von A. Lange and Söhne, Glashütte / Sachsen]]; Author [[Martin Huber]]; ISBN 3766708880 | ||
+ | *[[Armbanduhren Spezial A. Lange and Söhne. Geschichte - Design - Technik. Mit großer Modellübersicht]]; | ||
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+ | ===== Address ===== | ||
+ | Lange Uhren GmbH\\ Altenberger Straße 15\\ D-01768 Glashütte\\ Phone +49 (0) 35053 44 0\\ Fax +49 (0) 35053 44 100 | ||
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+ | ===== Weblinks ===== | ||
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