A. Lange & Söhne
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50.851498°N 13.781242°E / 50.851498; 13.781242
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Luxury watchmaking |
Founded | 1845 1990 (Re-launched) |
Founder | Ferdinand Adolph Lange |
Fate | Nationalised 1948, reformed 1990 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Wilhelm Schmid (CEO)[1] |
Products | Watches |
Production output | Around 5,000 |
Number of employees | 770 |
Parent | Richemont |
Website | www |
A. Lange & Söhne is a trademark of Lange Uhren GmbH, a German manufacturer of luxury and prestige watches.[2][3][4] The company was originally founded by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in Glashütte, Kingdom of Saxony in 1845.[5][6] The original A. Lange & Söhne was nationalized and ceased to exist in 1948, following the occupation by the Soviet Union after World War II.[5][6] 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.[3][5][6]
A. Lange & Söhne is a highly regarded watch manufacturer.[7][8][9][10][11] Notable early patrons and timepieces owners of Lange included German Emperor Wilhelm II, Abdul Hamid II of Ottoman Empire, and Alexander II of Russia.[7][12] Since 2000, Lange Uhren GmbH has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group.[6] Lange watches boast distinctive Glashütte style in appearance and design, which is different from and more "Teutonic" than Swiss styles.[13][14] The company's current model families are Lange 1, Zeitwerk, Saxonia, 1815, Richard Lange and Odysseus.[15]