AnthonyTsai
[PuristS]
22366
A. Lange & Söhne & Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden extend partnership for 5 more years
At the annual press conference of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD) on 9 March in Dresden, SKD director Hartwig Fischer and Lange CEO Wilhelm Schmid announced the continuation of their partnership, which began in 2006, for another five years. The cultural partnership between the traditional watchmaker and the world-famous museum association experienced another highlight last year in the form of the special exhibition “Simple and perfect – Saxony’s path into the world of international watchmaking”, which marked 200 years since Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s birth.
Partnership for cultural diversity
A. Lange & Söhne and the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden extend their ten-year sponsoring project
Meeting in the Mathematisch-Physikalische Salon (cabinet of mathematical and physical instruments), top: GRAND LANGE 1 MOON PHASE in front of a celestial globe by Johannes Reinhold and Georg Roll (1586), bottom: RICHARD LANGE PERPETUAL CALENDAR “Terraluna” in front of the moon-phase mechanism of the legendary astronomical clock by Eberhard Baldewein (1568)
The SKD’s 14 museums, including the Grünes Gewölbe (green vault), the Galerien Alte und Neue Meister (old and new masters’ galleries), the Porzellansammlung (porcelain collection) and the Mathematisch-Physikalische Salon, are some of the most famous collections of their kind in the world. A. Lange & Söhne has particularly close ties with the Mathematisch-Physikalische Salon, which stretches back to the early days of precision watchmaking. This is where the young Ferdinand Adolph Lange became enchanted with the craft of watchmaking in 1830. Experiencing these masterfully crafted timepieces from the region and other places in Europe gave rise to his dream to create the very best timepieces in the world in Saxony.
However, A. Lange & Söhne’s dedication is not just about honouring its historical roots. What is decisive for Lange CEO Wilhelm Schmid is what the partners can bring to each other in the present: “Together with the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, A. Lange & Söhne wants to revive the tradition of cultural diversity that was one of the defining characteristics of Saxony for centuries. As a watchmaker that is seen as the leading representative of Saxon precision watchmaking in over 60 countries worldwide, a cosmopolitan attitude and tolerance are some of the linchpins of our culture. That’s why I am delighted with the extension to our successful partnership.”
About A. Lange & Söhne
Dresden watchmaker Ferdinand Adolph Lange laid the cornerstone of Saxony’s precision watchmaking industry when he established his manufactory in 1845. His precious pocket watches remain highly coveted among collectors all over the world. The company was expropriated after World War II, and the name A. Lange & Söhne nearly vanished. In 1990, Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s great-grandson Walter Lange had the courage to relaunch the brand. Today, Lange crafts only a few thousand wristwatches in gold or platinum per year. They are endowed exclusively with proprietary movements that are lavishly decorated and assembled by hand. With 54 manufacture calibres developed since 1994, A. Lange & Söhne has secured a top-tier position among the world’s finest watch brands. Brand icons, such as the LANGE 1 with the first outsize date in a regularly produced wristwatch and the ZEITWERK with its precisely jumping numerals display, rank among the company’s greatest successes. Sophisticated complications such as the RICHARD LANGE PERPETUAL CALENDAR “Terraluna”, the ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER and the DATOGRAPH PERPETUAL TOURBILLON reflect the manufactory’s determination to achieve ever new pinnacles in horological artistry.