The consummation of my courtship with Lange took place a few years ago, prior to my career in journalism. I purchased an elegant 1815 model, presented in yellow gold with regal blued hands.

Sitting at the traffic lights   Few things in life can beat the feeling of taking delivery of a brand new car, unsullied by the negligence of former owners. Everything is fresh. There is a smell which confers newly delivered status like the fragr...

The perfect travel companion Travel is a luxury of which I never tire. It is exciting to visit faraway lands, embrace different cultures and sample unfamiliar gastronomic delights. However, sometimes there is reassurance found in the familiar.   ...

The best is the enemy of the good I sat in the presentation at Salon International de Haute Horology, SIHH, in January this year. I listened to the representative from A. Lange & Söhne open proceedings with a quote from Voltaire.   Voltaire fa...

The former Datograph was much loved for its considered design and held in high regard by serious watch collectors from around the globe. A. Lange & Söhne have revisited the Datograph and launched a new version, the Datograph Up / Down featuring a new movement.

The Saxonia family of watches within its portfolio were restyled by A. Lange & Söhne and this new offering enhances the collection. It is the slimmest watch they have made.

What’s in a name?

A great deal if that name is A. Lange & Söhne. It became etched on my heart when I visited Dresden. It means tradition, craftsmanship, innovation and beauty.

In 1880, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote his famous 1812 Overture to commemorate the Russian defence of Moscow from Napoleon’s Grande Armée and the Battle of Borodino.