Watch enthusiasts tend to focus their collections on Swiss brands and forget that there are other brands with the same quality, such as A. Lange & Sohne Watches, a german manufacturer that has been in the business for over a decade.
A. Lange & Sohne Watches offers high-quality watches with remarkable chronographs and advanced technology. Each watch is made to perfection. Here are some of their most well-known collections.
The Richard Lange Family
A. Lange & Sohne’s Richard Lange is well-known for its historic design. They also call it the observation watch. They are known for their high level of legibility and accuracy.
They are therefore the ideal accessory for researchers, explorers, and academics from the 18th and 19th century. This collection is also a pioneer in timekeeping.
Five series are available from the Richard Lange family: the Richard Lange Pour le Merite and the Richard Lange Jumping Seconds.
The Odysseus Family
The Odysseus collection by A. Lange & Sohne consists of watches that are perfect for outdoor and sports activities. Each watch has a water-resistant feature that makes them suitable for all weather conditions. They also feature a self-winding mechanism and a large day and week display.
The Odysseus is well-known for its steel case in white or grey with a high-quality leather strap or rubber band. The timepieces feature an extra-large subdial that allows you to navigate the seconds, as well as two windows showing the date and week at 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock.
The collection includes three series: the Odysseus with white gold and grey dial in leather straps; the Odysseus with white gold and grey dials in rubber straps; and the Odysseus with dark blue dial in stainless steel.
The Zeitwerk Family
The Zeitwerk family is for the modern, contemporary era. Zeitwerk is the first mechanical timepiece to feature a jumping numerals mechanism and three discs. It also features a digital feature screen with the latest technology.
The unique dial of the Zeitwerk family offers a large view of its window, which houses the date and day-of-the week indicators. They are located at 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock.
This collection includes six series: the Zeitwerk, Zeitwerk date and Zeitwerk decimal strike honeygold, as well as the Zeitwerk Handwerkskunst, Zeitwerk minute repeater and Zeitwerk striketime.
The 1815 Family
Ferdinand Adolph Lange was the founder of the company. The 1815 collection is his year of birth. Each watch in this collection was made with unique components and perfected to perfection. These watches are known for their legibility, exceptional performance, and modern design.
Their main design feature is the railway-track minutescale and the peripheral. Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s original pocket watches, made during the railway era, copied this design.
The collection includes 13 series: 1815, the Homage To Walter Lange, 1815 Annual Calendar and 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst. 1815 Rattrapante Honey Gold, 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst. 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst. 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst. 1815 Rattraante Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst. 1815 Thin honey honey gold “Homage To F.A. Lange.”
They also include the 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst and 1815 Tourbillon, the 1815 Grand Complication, the 1815 Grand Complication, the 1815 Up/Down and the Tourbograph Perpetual — “Pour Le Meri”.
The Saxonia Family
The Saxonia collection is known for its precise mechanical technology and self-winding. This collection features the same design as 1815 but with modernized styling.
Saxonia offers 14 series: Triple Split and Saxonia Thin.
Takeaway
A. Lange & Sohne watches are the most stylish, high-quality and accurate German watches. There are many stunning collections available from this brand for men and women that will make you fall in LOVE with them.
Do not stick with Swiss manufacturers, as the Germans have the same quality but with a different style.
