A. Lange & Söhne

Dear Zeitwerk enthusiasts, as "foversta" and "amanico" have watered your mouths with photos and ardent comments about this watch, I thought all of you, who are not native German speakers, might like to muse on some thoughts concerning the watch´s name: Ze... 

I forgot an important sixth point: 6. "Meister-werk" meaning "masterpiece", what the Lange people (and many others) believe this watch to be. Regards, anaesdoc

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I wasn't fully thinking about the name's meaning itself, I simply took the name for granted. From my very very limited understanding of the German language; I understand Meisterstuck is the traditional way of s... 

..."Meisterstueck" and "Meisterwerk" have, Patrick. A "Meisterstueck" is the crafted item, that an assistant has to prepare at the end of his education/training to be granted the title of a "master" by the board of craftsmen. This originates from the trad... 

This is the stuff those German instructional books can't teach you. The proper word usage, discreet conjugations, etc. Thank you for explaining it to me. You deserve the Meister- prefix! This message has been edited by patrick_y on 2009-06-23 09:52:14

thanks for the instructive post. And surely, if i ever get my hand on that Lange, i will have to re-read ur post Karim

.. as you even start joking in that language. My compliments! Carry on, particularly if you are fond of ALS, because part of their technical DNA can also be felt in the German language. In a way, I hold the view that every nation is partially characterize... 

Very interesting to know what is behind the name of this watch. Maybe we should ask Lange about the true meaning of this name? Best, Nicolas.

is - IMO, Nicolas - what Lange intended with their designation: the allusions may meander many ways and in one or the other direction this throws a favorable light on this watch, which makes it even more glittering. The problem- as pointed out - being, th... 

Before reading your post I simply took the name Zeitwerk at face value to mean "time work," but having reviewed your post I see that it's quite possible the good folks at Lange may have been trying to bring several different concepts to our minds with the... 

Hi Daos, thanks for your appreciation. My kids regard my soft spot for language as an irritating flimsiness, particularly as they are targeted themselves at times - colloquial expressions they use - and Daddy occasionally nagging at them. Guess, the dosag... 

Thank you for the story behind it all. Much appreciated. Stephen

You seem to have a certain affinity towards some basic German expressions, if I am right? I noticed you occasionally closing your posts with a German "Tschuess" meaning "Bye" or "Ciao". What would that be in your native tongue? (So that I can learn a bit ... 

Jah, I do indeed have an affinity for anything Deutsch! Now, if only my German was much better! Well, my native tongue would be English, unless you count the Indonesian and the Mandarin! In which case they would either be " selamat" for the Indonesian, or... 

At least I know how to say "Bye" from now on: "Selamat" or "Chai Jien" ! Amazed you bother with a strange language like German as you already have to cope with three other ones! anaesdoc

3 Others?! More than 6 others! ( Mandarin, indonesian, Deutsch, Italian, French, Japanese) I love Languages! And Deutsch is DEFINITELY not strange! It is one of the best, and boy do i wish to learn it more! Einen schonen Tag! Stefan

Hi Stefan, Just "Werk" on it a bit. Amery

Und ich werde mehr von Ihrer Hilfe besonders brauchen! Ist dieses richtige? Tschuss! Stefan

Just PM me with a piece of text in german or english-into-german or whatever you like! Do we want platiinum for - everything? Yes we do! herzliche Grüsse von Amery

Lieber Stepan, "Und ich werde mehr von Ihrer Hilfe besonders brauchen! Ist dieses richtige? Tschuss! Stefan" would be correct as: …… Und ich könnte mehr von Deiner Hilfe gebrauchen! ist das richtig? Tschuß! ---------------- Elementary, Dr. Watson! But the... 

Danke for the superb language information! Unfortunately my computer cannot type out the umlauts, but yes, of course I know about them! Naturlich, for the Richard Lange "Pour le Merite", it should only be executed in Platine. I'm sad to hear that you coul... 

Steven, but way over the top from me, And if apologies are required - then a thousand times apologies again! Please, no offense ... It's just madcap me. - trying to cool it down with a simple RL in the-only-acceptable-material. on the wrist. And wishing y... 

I was pulling at your legs too! The RL is of course a very good choice, and one that I still will love even after my PLM arrives! The RL is my watch for this very beautiful Sunday, btw! Don'T worry, you will be one of the 1st to know when my PLM & Zeitwer...