The judges of the 0024 European Watch of the Year Awards took the opportunity to present a special award for technical excellence. And the award went to the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater.
At the SIHH A. Lange & Söhne presented the Tourbillon Perpetual “Pour le Mérite”, which brings together five traditional mechanisms in one watch. Watch this video with fantastic exploded view angles!
On 17 January 2017, A. Lange & Söhne went live on Facebook at the SIHH in Geneva. Host Piers Gibbon, A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilhelm Schmid and watchmaker Robert Hoffmann discussed the 2017 debuts and answered questions on the timepieces.
On January 17th Walter Lange died at the age of 92. Thanks to his courage, his vision, his critical spirit and his sincere interest in the people around him, he was not only a symbol of continuity, but also a father figure with whom people could identify.
The all new Lange 1815 Annual Calendar is a very clever watch that still doesn’t take account the leap year but at the push of the button at 2 o’clock it makes up for that. Push the button and the essential calendar settings will move one day ahead. Problem solved.
The Zeitwerk Minute Repeater by A. Lange & Söhne is a watch with ‘soul’. Everything about the watch is idiosyncratic and that results in a unique rhythm and sound. The brain behind this ultra-complicated creation is Tony de Haas. Apart from being the Director of Product Development at Lange the Dutchman is also a passionate drummer. Together with Tony we hit the studio for a unique, rhythmic and rocking report.
Today we can finally present you with the winners of the 0024 European Watch of the Year 2015! A large number of watch brands submitted their best watches in six categories: four price categories of men's watches and two price categories of women's watches. Eight judges evaluated, discussed, argued and pondered
