Whats up, and welcome, people, to Fratello Talks. Germany’s most prestigious watch model has turned 30 (once more) this yr! So at present, in honor of three many years of watchmaking from its seat in Glashütte, we’re speaking all about A. Lange & Söhne. Now, a few of chances are you’ll be considering: “Wait, Lange has solely been round because the ’90s?” And also you’d be proper to query that as a result of the model was initially based in 1845 however closed its doorways in 1948. After a number of many years of dormancy, Walter Lange, the great-grandson of Ferdinand Adolph Lange, introduced the model again to life. Since then, it has rapidly risen to the highest of the heap alongside prestigious watchmaking homes which have existed for hundreds of years. At this time, we check out A. Lange & Söhne, its watches, and what makes them each so particular. However first, let’s get to the wrist verify.
Wrist verify
We begin with RJ, who’s carrying his Breguet Custom 7027BA, with its distinctive seen motion and a small guilloché dial at 12 o’clock. This model of the Custom has a 37mm yellow gold case, one thing none of the present fashions in Breguet’s lineup possess. RJ is carrying it on a customized blue lizard strap made for him by ABP.
Up subsequent is Lex, who has opted for a loaner at present within the type of this Ebel 1911 Globe worldtimer. With a two-tone case and bracelet in addition to a inexperienced and gold dial that includes a map of the world, it’s a little bit of a throwback to the ’90s. If you wish to know extra about this one, you possibly can learn Jorg’s full hands-on evaluation right here.
Lastly, Nacho is carrying his 1961 Omega Seamaster ref. 14762. The watch is again from a latest service, which noticed it obtain a extra period-correct crown (although not precisely the unique belonging to this mannequin). Versus his traditional method of carrying this watch (on the beads-of-rice bracelet), Nacho has opted for a black lizard strap at present for a complicated look.
Fratello Talks: A. Lange & Söhne
No different model higher represents the head of German watchmaking than A. Lange & Söhne. Setting the model’s first 103-year “stint” apart, it’s nonetheless spectacular to have achieved a lot in simply three many years. In at present’s podcast, we take a short look again on the model’s historical past and discover a number of the most iconic fashions launched during the last 30 years. Lastly, we problem ourselves to select our all-time favorites.
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