A. Lange & Söhne

A. Lange & Söhne is a trademark of Lange Uhren GmbH, a German manufacturer of luxury and prestige watches. The company was originally founded by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in Glashütte, Kingdom of Saxony in 1845. The original A. Lange & Söhne was nationalized and ceased to exist in 1948, following the occupation by the Soviet Union after World War II. The current A. Lange & Söhne trademark was re-registered when Lange Uhren GmbH was founded in 1990 by Walter Lange, the great-grandson of Ferdinand Adolph Lange. Ferdinand Adolph Lange established his workshop in Glashütte, Saxony, to create high-quality precision watches, transforming the town into a German watchmaking hub. In 1868 Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s son Richard officially becomes a partner in his father’s company, which then receives its current name: A. Lange & Söhne. In 1871 second son Emil joins his brother. In 1875, after their father’s death, the brothers take over the manufacture. Both complement each other perfectly: Richard Lange is an outstanding watch designer, both fascinated by and gifted in science – with his patents, he pushes precision in time measurement forward. Emil Lange, by contrast, is a fantastic salesman with an excellent feel for aesthetics – he knows just what makes contemporary watch lovers tick.