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Inside The Manufacture With A. Lange & Söhne

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  • Опубликовано: 15 апр 2015
  • There is something decidedly different about A. Lange & Söhne. You can feel it the first time you step inside any one of Lange's boutiques, or see the backside of a Datograph for the first time. There is quiet excellence everywhere. Each Lange watch is made entirely in-house, and has been for some time. In this original HODINKEE video, we take you inside the Lange manufacture in Glashütte for a look at what make this German brand so special. It should be noted that we were among the very last groups to be allowed to photograph and film inside the Lange manufacture - moving forward photography will be prohibited - which makes this look even more special. For more, go to: www.hodinkee.co...

Комментарии • 158

  • @gzmo0
    @gzmo0 3 года назад +19

    They just have a way of putting so much information on the dial without making it look busy. That's even beyond really good technical watchmaking, it's just great design.

  • @MrVoayer
    @MrVoayer 6 лет назад +80

    I have to repeat my comment on another video:
    A. Lange & Söhne are a relative newcomer/returnee to the high art of watchmaking but they reached incredible level of craftsmanship in quite a short period of time. It is all a matter of personal taste and aspiration but I would rank A. Lange & Söhne watches above the "Holly Trinity" of Swiss watchmaking. Such is the the novelty of their ideas. Such is the beauty of their calibres ! I simply adore them !!!

    • @jacc88888
      @jacc88888 6 лет назад +10

      MrVoayer I’m inclined to agree. I can’t comment on the quality of the finishing compared to say Patek as I have seen neither in person but aesthetically I much prefer the Lange movements to other movements - they just have so much beauty to them.

    • @dekonfrost7
      @dekonfrost7 Год назад +1

      150 years newcomer?

    • @LectioDivina33
      @LectioDivina33 Год назад +3

      Agree 100% A Lange & Sohne above the holy trinity

  • @gabrielgarza676
    @gabrielgarza676 6 лет назад +9

    "There will be people that like fine watches, and as long as there are fine watches I'm pretty sure that we can come up with watches they will like" Amazing humility even when you're surpassing every other watchmaker in the world. That's a mindset that will keep them improving.

  • @karlfriman6035
    @karlfriman6035 9 лет назад +277

    Oh wow. I wish this video was an hour long.

    • @winvee290
      @winvee290 6 лет назад +1

      let make a 24 hour version!

  • @rishibawa
    @rishibawa 8 лет назад +133

    I would hate to be the guy that drops a tray of these tiny parts

  • @willcaswell2341
    @willcaswell2341 9 лет назад +11

    From someone who works in Marketing and Manufacturing this video is brilliant. The detail and precision in such a time piece is marvellous.

  • @111ImNumber1
    @111ImNumber1 5 лет назад +11

    Lange is the one and only watch brand that keeps Patek up at night. Reality

  • @aryamansinha9309
    @aryamansinha9309 6 лет назад +6

    Lange movements are the most beautiful movements I have ever seen. Period.

  • @KyleByquist
    @KyleByquist 8 лет назад +31

    This is unreal. Absolutely mesmerizing

  • @natashamendoza-andres9803
    @natashamendoza-andres9803 3 года назад +3

    A.lange & Sohne is so amaziing!!!

  • @MrPhotodoc
    @MrPhotodoc 3 года назад +3

    The best opener for a watch show. The content is great too.

  • @johanneswohler5476
    @johanneswohler5476 3 года назад +6

    I love it. These timepieces are wonderful. I can't have one coz I don't have much but I really love the artwork and the dedication. I realize why they are prized the way they are.

  • @alexp3752
    @alexp3752 6 лет назад +6

    Thank you! Videos like this are not only wonderful, they are highly inspiring! Obviously, there are true craftsmen in the world today, and their example gives us many of us lessers who can learn from these magnificent artisans.

  • @samsonnava5450
    @samsonnava5450 4 года назад +7

    I have a grand Langematic, it is a work of art, the movement is breathtaking, it can stand toe to toe with Patel, the only reason they are not part of the Holy Trinity is because it is not Swiss made but German, you have to own one to truly appreciate a Lange

  • @feraldorozanandy1114
    @feraldorozanandy1114 5 лет назад +5

    I used to repair phones... modern phones have microparts requiring magnifying glass just to see... it’s hard with both eyes open; especially when one uses the magnifying glass and the other one is to focus on the tool.... I’m only removing old parts and installing the new one... can’t imagine finishing a microparts using hands with manual tools... mad skills

  • @thatsamiam
    @thatsamiam 7 лет назад +323

    I love the way he refers to a €16.000 watch as something "entry level."

    • @horstbronk7861
      @horstbronk7861 6 лет назад +6

      No,only Lange&Söhne is the best of World ! And not ander 80 000€

    • @FacitOmniaVoluntas.
      @FacitOmniaVoluntas. 6 лет назад +39

      Sam Chua Well, considering the fact that they have watches for over 1.5 mio euros, 16.000€ is relatively cheap

    • @harbinguy1
      @harbinguy1 6 лет назад +33

      It is easy to understand why after watching this video.

    • @yomaarka7628
      @yomaarka7628 6 лет назад +17

      It’s a fair price

    • @mikemush9741
      @mikemush9741 5 лет назад +2

      Hilarious.

  • @carmelpule6954
    @carmelpule6954 8 лет назад +60

    The workmanship is beyond belief, congratulations to those who create the concepts and all the others who bring them to life. The movements in watches contribute to the harmony that exists between people of any nation. What these people have as skills cannot be bought with money. The watches are fine, but the people who make them make a civilized nation.

  • @Bigricky06
    @Bigricky06 6 лет назад +42

    The quality and the craftsmanship of these pieces are so high and beautiful, it feels like an insult putting a value number on these watches to sell them. I just wish they would let each technician put a very small initial of their names on the unexposed side of each pieces that makes the watch. Just pure Perfection.

  • @craik7
    @craik7 8 лет назад +9

    out of all the higher priced watch companies, this is the only one that really seems to capture my interest

  • @gardehusar24
    @gardehusar24 6 лет назад +83

    When people ask me "Why do you buy watches? Why are you so fascinated with automatic watches when you can look at your phone?" I will show them this video.

    • @capth00k
      @capth00k 4 года назад +7

      I just tell them ; it's a work of art. Enough said. People whom have to ask that question simply don't deserve an answer ; it's like crying about the price of a piece -- if you can't afford it then don't get into collecting anything either.

    • @flexmtb
      @flexmtb 3 года назад +1

      Sadly, most won't "get it". Most can't appreciate things like this. It has to come from within. lol.

    • @CyberBeep_kenshi
      @CyberBeep_kenshi 3 года назад

      Perfect imperfection. I just love all the moving parts etc. I own a Steinhart, a nice one, and it is a little bit too fast, 7.2 seconds, it is MY watch. Also got a few limited watches, not too expensive bit there are a 100 of those in the entire world. You got something near unique, and i love it.

    • @Chlrintruc
      @Chlrintruc 3 года назад

      There is just some form of childlike fascination for these forms of art pieces.

  • @hamzaa.8082
    @hamzaa.8082 8 лет назад +2

    I was not able to breath for the entire period of the video! incredible!

  • @treatb09
    @treatb09 2 года назад +2

    Awesome craftsmanship.

  • @SaadHassanRafique1988
    @SaadHassanRafique1988 6 лет назад +12

    A. Lange & Sohne should be in top 3 watchmaking companies. They easily beat Audemars Piguet and are as good as Patek or VC

  • @lorenzolorenzini8988
    @lorenzolorenzini8988 9 месяцев назад +1

    simply.....works of art...

  • @alligatorpc
    @alligatorpc 8 лет назад +6

    LOVE THE WATCHMAKING VIDEOS !!
    Thanks for sharing with us.

  • @FacitOmniaVoluntas.
    @FacitOmniaVoluntas. 6 лет назад +4

    I would give a lot for one of those, I absolutely love these beautiful pieces of art

    • @einundsiebenziger5488
      @einundsiebenziger5488 3 года назад +1

      This is how luxury goods work, you have to give a lot to get them.

  • @JakeR541
    @JakeR541 3 месяца назад

    Watching this as I wear my 1815, I feel such humility that I am able to wear the product of these artisans.

  • @AntPDC
    @AntPDC 6 лет назад +2

    Mesmerising craftsmanship.

  • @johnappleyard4123
    @johnappleyard4123 2 года назад +2

    I understood better now the work behind a watch like this.

  • @SoCalWatchReviews
    @SoCalWatchReviews 3 года назад +3

    Simply incredible!

  • @elroc1
    @elroc1 6 лет назад +2

    I am w the crowd saying this was meditative. I was mesmerized until the end and only then did I realize I was basically transfixed.

  • @capturedbytee
    @capturedbytee 9 лет назад +135

    Giving Patek a run for its money.

    • @sultanabran1
      @sultanabran1 8 лет назад +45

      +capturedbytee i don't think any of these manufacturers are giving any of the others a 'run' for their money. they're all exceptional in their own right. none of them are better than the other. they're top top quality.

    • @ethan7112
      @ethan7112 6 лет назад +41

      sultanabran1 I know your comment is a year old but I have to say you are wrong. I highly respect patek and as you said the are both incredible manufacturers. however quality control and finishing at Lange is superior

    • @horstbronk7861
      @horstbronk7861 6 лет назад +4

      Patek...no never ..i wont Lange&Söhne !!!

    • @garrisonk8627
      @garrisonk8627 6 лет назад +5

      honestly so true. its insane to me that a double split from lange only costs 90k yet if it had the patek crest on it, it would be probably 10x that

    • @JPS-sc1zn
      @JPS-sc1zn 5 лет назад +2

      Ethan i know i am 9 months late, but i agree with u 100%

  • @askay2k
    @askay2k 3 года назад +2

    This will be my end game.

  • @rado19901
    @rado19901 9 лет назад +5

    waiting weeks for a new video, and here we are a 5min video... THANKS hodinkee!

  • @bmot9955
    @bmot9955 9 лет назад +2

    Every video worth the wait!

  • @leonard8217
    @leonard8217 3 года назад +2

    "Simple & Beauty"

  • @JCW80
    @JCW80 7 лет назад +18

    I feel like I just had a 6 minute meditation session... Think another 6 minutes are in order...

  • @corradoferrari6191
    @corradoferrari6191 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful watches

  • @polarroller4848
    @polarroller4848 8 лет назад +5

    Beautiful!

  • @Rainy_Day12234
    @Rainy_Day12234 2 года назад +2

    The high end watch market has gone insane within the past few years.

  • @aaron-n
    @aaron-n 6 лет назад +12

    This is better than ASMR

  • @carlosdelacadiz6658
    @carlosdelacadiz6658 6 лет назад +5

    Work's of art.

  • @chronotimebr6389
    @chronotimebr6389 2 года назад +1

    The best vídeo on youtube

  • @ghupft-wie-ghatscht
    @ghupft-wie-ghatscht 6 месяцев назад

    Best Watchmaker in my humble opinion

  • @ApriliaRacer14
    @ApriliaRacer14 6 лет назад +2

    Superb!

  • @hidad5601
    @hidad5601 6 лет назад +3

    What would that guy engraving earn a year? such a fine skill and would be hard to replace someone like that!

  • @tigertriumph1453
    @tigertriumph1453 6 лет назад +2

    Perfection in motion.

  • @pukenanginang
    @pukenanginang 5 лет назад +3

    Swiss the germans has landed!

  • @MikeBisney
    @MikeBisney 9 лет назад +3

    Nice vid, Hodinkee fan!

  • @davidmartin2957
    @davidmartin2957 3 года назад +3

    Absolutely love this company and it’s watches, I like the employees of the company probably will never be able to afford one. But that’s life only the best for the rich.

  • @killuminatikylonthadon8924
    @killuminatikylonthadon8924 7 лет назад +3

    Mechanical masterpiece

  • @mura0
    @mura0 8 лет назад +3

    stunning timepieces and I saw one Lancia Strattos in Berlin today. Damn that sounded good.

  • @robinc3307
    @robinc3307 6 лет назад +3

    Love Lange!!

  • @liamszwed5290
    @liamszwed5290 6 лет назад +5

    out of curiosity, what is the career path for a watchmaker to end up working at a brand like A&S or Omega or Patek, one of the big boys? I know that there is watchmaking school but how do you end up as one of the guys assembling the movements for these artisanal brand? And what then is the path for someone who would actually design the movements?

  • @MattH-wg7ou
    @MattH-wg7ou 3 года назад +2

    Woooooowww

  • @scotts1409
    @scotts1409 6 лет назад +1

    agree- longer would be even better
    Your content is the best- thanks!

  • @portingfreak
    @portingfreak 3 года назад +2

    A. Lange soley exists to put other watchmakers to shame

  • @simonpeter9617
    @simonpeter9617 3 года назад +1

    elegant

  • @flatfrog3187
    @flatfrog3187 9 лет назад +1

    A beautiful watch.

  • @user-ti6rs1xq7v
    @user-ti6rs1xq7v 10 месяцев назад +1

    A.Lange❤❤❤

  • @sbsb7845
    @sbsb7845 9 лет назад +9

    Great video, nice watches, too bad they cost more than new car.

  • @zhongtiger6575
    @zhongtiger6575 28 дней назад

    they must be amazing at fps gaming with that hand eye coordination

  • @BeyondRooster
    @BeyondRooster 7 месяцев назад +1

    How do you polish a rubie while the only thing that can scratch it is diamond? I guess using diamond?

  • @alinsabau406
    @alinsabau406 7 лет назад +7

    I want more video with A. Lange

  • @Speed_7545
    @Speed_7545 6 лет назад +2

    Best watches ever.

  • @greaterbayareahero1401
    @greaterbayareahero1401 4 года назад +4

    After watching this I went out and bought myself a Lange 1

  • @jameshanoomansing1442
    @jameshanoomansing1442 5 лет назад +2

    the best

  • @TheSarban77
    @TheSarban77 6 лет назад +17

    These chaps r ahead of Patek n soon they will b far ahead.

    • @Phoneix8
      @Phoneix8 3 года назад +1

      Lange is great but it doesn't even come close to Patek in terms of history. Brush up on both brands and you'll understand why everyone lusts after Patek's, why it holds value best. As beautiful as Lange is most of their watches do not retain value. People say they love Lange but when push comes to shove and they're ready to drop $50,000 it will be Patek first.

    • @sidewinderxx
      @sidewinderxx 3 года назад +1

      @@Phoneix8 who cares about history.. Ford has more history than most car makers but that doesn't make them any better. Najam was referring to the quality of the watch not the value pumped up by Instagram-powered speculative bubbles.
      After spending time with both brands under a loupe in the Sydney boutiques, I agree with him
      Sure the Nautilus is going crazy but that says more about Genta than Patek - check out the prices of the Lange Odysseus - it's appreciating almost as well

    • @marcinremis9368
      @marcinremis9368 3 года назад

      @@sidewinderxx sound like man from end of the world. I can smell seiko lover from far away. PATEK ALL THE WAY...SIMPLE

    • @mukhrislimwy3900
      @mukhrislimwy3900 3 года назад

      A.LS......PP?..... What about Breguet.......Blancpain..... VC.....

    • @sidewinderxx
      @sidewinderxx 3 года назад

      @@marcinremis9368 baaaaa.. another sheep just following along. Happy for you to pay the inflated prices

  • @mahlstadt
    @mahlstadt 2 года назад +1

    These watches are more complicated and refined than my brain

  • @Laguna2013
    @Laguna2013 4 месяца назад

    can someone please tell me what the desktop flexible lamp / magnifiers are that they use (make and model) ? not sure if they have a mag feature as well as brilliant light?

  • @lavoltare6307
    @lavoltare6307 8 лет назад +2

    WOW

  • @boksaboki
    @boksaboki 5 лет назад +1

    Adolf Lange & Söhne, what has been seen, cannot be unseen

  • @Clau574
    @Clau574 6 лет назад +1

    Art

  • @myedc7382
    @myedc7382 7 лет назад +2

    No wonder they carry such a healthy price tag.

  • @carfinderHU
    @carfinderHU 9 лет назад +3

    It was very short.

  • @hendrikottmann1054
    @hendrikottmann1054 3 года назад

    dream job !

  • @christiaan81music
    @christiaan81music 6 лет назад +1

    That Dutch accent though.. but seems a really impressive company

  • @robinh2923
    @robinh2923 8 лет назад

    amazing watches! might have to settle for a Glashutte Original until I make more money haha...

  • @ParsonWilkerson
    @ParsonWilkerson 5 лет назад

    Do all the components need to be non ferrous?

  • @HibinoKafka0210
    @HibinoKafka0210 6 лет назад +1

    More

  • @DonLee1980
    @DonLee1980 2 года назад +4

    seriously... forget rolex.

  • @recnepselyp
    @recnepselyp 7 лет назад +1

    These and Richard Mille watches are absolutely extraordinary. Nothing like them in the world, just exceptional.

  • @thearcanearcade4923
    @thearcanearcade4923 5 лет назад

    Why will photography be banned later?

  • @FlopFlap1
    @FlopFlap1 5 месяцев назад

    The only statue of an Adolph in Germany.

  • @Waterfront975
    @Waterfront975 3 года назад

    With modern machines and computers, it has in fact become easier than before to produce things like beautiful and complicated watches locally. Of course they don't show you the computers or the CNC machines in the video, but of course they have those. It is nothing wrong with that, it actually helps to make more parts in house. And the electrical tools we see are things that they could only dream of 50 years ago.

  • @matof1428
    @matof1428 5 месяцев назад

    Hodinky 😊

  • @heinfrankl1387
    @heinfrankl1387 6 лет назад

    Pragtig

  • @hgzthrtq7501
    @hgzthrtq7501 3 года назад

    Geile Dinger
    Aber bei so einer sissifuss arbeit würde ich verrückt werden.🤯

  • @insta_1st
    @insta_1st 7 лет назад +4

    visit Hamilton
    that probably may halp to bring more viewers

  • @romanskarzhinets3128
    @romanskarzhinets3128 4 года назад

    She slides the metal part one time on a piece of paper and puts it in box job finishe 8 hour day

  • @godCobain
    @godCobain 6 лет назад +6

    I wonder how much these people get paid

    • @einundsiebenziger5488
      @einundsiebenziger5488 3 года назад

      They are well-paid, far above average. Still takes them multiple months' salaries to buy one of their watches.

  • @wk9195
    @wk9195 3 года назад

    Wonder how much money a&s employees get

  • @matteostocchero1488
    @matteostocchero1488 4 года назад

    "Darling, I was fired today".
    "What happened?"
    "I sneezed"

  • @gdmt
    @gdmt 6 лет назад

    Someone tell me how to pronounce their brand.

    • @nilsgkl
      @nilsgkl 5 лет назад

      ruclips.net/video/r5ZQsOGGa7E/видео.html
      Min. 6:50

  • @N7Sound
    @N7Sound 2 года назад +2

    Lange are better than Patek. Actually they are the best.

  • @Papelmusic
    @Papelmusic 4 года назад

    I wonder how much one of these workers make

  • @rockhard2654
    @rockhard2654 2 года назад +2

    um..........these people need to talk to a doctor.........this isnt.........normal

  • @puccini4530
    @puccini4530 Год назад +1

    Wonderful. Get a quotation for insurance before you buy. It'll frighten the life out of you.

  • @MVDrudge
    @MVDrudge 9 лет назад +3

    What's with all the paper towels on the workstations? Certainly they could invest in something better than Bounty to provide a suitable work surface for their skilled staff.

    • @Jlijnse2007
      @Jlijnse2007 7 лет назад +14

      I think it's because of the most and dirt. If you look at the immense attention for detail, you may believe they have tried everything and come to one conclusion: paper towel is the best solution with a good price :)

    • @joeshmoe9233
      @joeshmoe9233 6 лет назад

      they are clean, cheap/disposable, and white. perfect surface to place parts. also they have a texture that grabs small things, keeping them from skating across your table to the floor if you sneeze.

  • @piagetaudemars8372
    @piagetaudemars8372 6 лет назад

    HBO Autopsy sound