Walkthrough Famous German Watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2018
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This special visit of A. Lange & Söhne was for sure a fantastic experience and we are very happy to share this rather long video with you. At first, we thought to produce something shorter, but there were so many things to see and the discussion with Anthony de Haas, Product Development Director of the brand was simply impossible to cut!!!
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"Not everybody has every day a good day"
The human touch, artistry, uniqueness, and craftsmanship are what makes these time pieces so special!
Tikkie tikkie tikkie!!
As soon as he said that I thought, ‘that’s not very American’ lol an American company would never accept that sort of thinking. Which yes I’m American so I sympathize with that thinking, but when one person can make three watches before another person can make two, That slower person has created a bottleneck in your supply-chain
@@4200Shields idk where you’ve been working but that comparison doesn’t seem fair. Can you name one American watch company that makes handmade watches where that philosophy is applied?
Golden statement
My mind is officially blown. Now I know why they are one of the greatest watch makers in the world. Between them and Patek, I think they are at the cutting edge of both tradition and technology.
Own three Langes myself (Lange 1 Soiree, 1815 Chronograph and Datograph (1st gen in platinum), and to say that I'm a fanboy would be a huge understatement: I had the privilege of experiencing the factory tour myself, and what I saw there exceeded my wildest expectations: the passion and dedication of all Lange employees, and the extreme focus on detail is something I have never witnessed before with any other company in any industry. Thanks for posting this amazing video, big ups from Amsterdam !
Nice selection you have there! Thanks for sharing this with us and thanks for watching, best to you.
I've watched this more than once. Mr. de Haas "the Dutchman" could, and should do his own show. Fun to watch his enthusiasm and obvious knowledge.
He sure could ;)
Yeah, he's good and very passionate about what he does.
Lange is the one and only watch brand that keeps Patek up at night
They sell every watch they make at whatever price they charge. I doubt they are worried and I doubt Patel is worried.
@@rickjason215 glaube mir, das tun sie aber doch.
It would be Grand Seiko too.
Da Da, Lange za Mene je Kvalitetni od Pateka, sigurno 👍👍
@@musliselmani3994 I am sorry but I couldn’t get what you are to say. You agree or disagree?
Breathtaking. Now I understand why a Lange watch can't be cheap. The watchmakers and artisans combine challenge and pleasure into the workspace. Without the pleasure of achieving these complicated tasks there could not be anybody to do this work every day. These people must be very proud to work here and produce these time pieces. I loved this video. Thanks.
Maybe I'm easily amused, but my mind was blown at that tiny section of dial that appears only when it's needed. They could've skipped that and saved a ton of work, time, parts, etc., but it's Lange, so there it is.
That's a real treat to see.
for that price they also should give massages and blow jobs to clients any day of the week
@@mrpicky1868 i wouldn't mind that tbh
Which part?
23:48
The skill and patience that goes into making these pieces of art is absolutely out standing, once you see the attention and detail that goes into the watch, you can appreciate the price tag.
The passion Anthony shows for ALS confirms that when you've achieved greatness in your work you deserve at least one ALS watch. If you are determined to succeed in your field with as much enthusiasm, commitment and precision you will one day own one of these exquisite timepieces.
Chines
Well said
I lost my sh*t when that little bit of the dial popped out of nowhere.
Im gonna buy one as soon as I win the lottery
Good luck and enjoy it ;)
Richard Lange Watch, the have a watch with a moon phase precisely for 1058 years
Wow, this was a true pleasure to watch.
Very glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
7:20
"This is the finish department. Not because there are Finnish people, eh? Heh heh. But it's the _finishing_ department."
Apparently this Dutchman has picked up the classic German sense of humor.
Lol
Absolutely
May be because he's a "rewinding dutchman"?
Believe it or not, I found this funny. Was laughing out loudly!
I loved the way he explained that he’d said a joke, While in the “Finnish” department. Very German humour there. 👍
;) thanks for watching!
Yeah German humor as in not very funny 😂
The guy is Dutch though
@@urin1337 dutch oven dutch?
MR DE HAAS IS A DUTCHMAN OR NEDERLANDER ..
15:45 NOMOS watch in the Lange workshop.
The Lange representative is seriously passionate about his craft. He behaves like a true passionate engineer. Makes me respect the brand even more.
I will buy nomos because it has been endorsed by the master watch maker of Langa himself
15:44 really cool to see that the Lange watchmaker is himself wearing a Nomos Tangente
That's an Ahoi Atlantik.
@@CountWestwest I stand corrected. *Ahoi Atlantic
He can't afford the one he's making.
Absolutely Stunning.....
More longer videos please....
What a Horological Treat.....
Ok, got you ;) Thanks for watching!
The best thing about this video is the excitement of the people involved about those incredible pieces of wearable art Lange creates. So elegant!
Amazing video. Thank you. The Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite” is incredible. At 23:50 That’s the first time I have seen the moving quarter dial on this watch and didn’t even know it moved. In all pics it is present. I love this watch even more now. Grail of grails.
Yes, I audibly gasped when that quarter dial appeared!
This was amazing! The passion in the Production Manager's eyes when he talks shows he is the man for the job. So cool...
Excellent show! Each of their watches is so damn beautiful! Really makes you appreciate their attention to detail/precision and beauty even more when you get to see all of the fine craftsman creating their art on camera, very very cool. I also love how a visitor can take of his watch and they know which one in the shop engraved it. That’s really neat. Once again, great show.
Utterly amazing how focused these watchmakers are for hours on end.
This was great. In-depth content. Beautiful watch making. Thank you 🙏
Very welcome, we really like making these long ones!!
Love these detailed and slower videos, especially when combined with the beautiful shots of the movements and watches.
Props to MAD and team.
And the good news is that we really love making them too!!! So hopefully we'll manage to do some more
Amazing! Absolutely magic and it's just so inspiring listening to Anthony de Haas. What wonderful personality. I'm in awe. Thank you!
This was amazing! More of this please!
Thanks and we love doing those!!! So for sure more to come
Absolutely stunning brand and as a German of course my grail company so to speak. Very interesting report about A. Lange & Söhne. Love to see that the watchmaker at 15:40 wears a Nomos watch from the rivals just around the corner :D (Even though they're in a completely different price range) Thanks Marc for bringing this to us!
Real happy you liked it!!! All the super best to you
I noticed that too, cool detail!
This video popped up on my 'suggested list'. Didn't understand one pixel of the technical explanations that were being given so lovingly and expertly. Yet, was totally mesmerised by the conversation... it was riveting... so much so that I watched the whole video... and have a completely new appreciation for the phenomenal skills of their watchmakers, engravers and all others to make what are actually works of art that also function as a watch... Perhaps the BEST watch video I've seen on RUclips... Thank you SO MUCH...
My god, these beautiful timepieces have to be the absolute worlds best, thanks for the tour
This master piece is amazing and explained so precisely, the assembling technical staff soooooo cool on the job with high precision to pin point, really appreciate this video, big applause to Lange & Sohne beyond admiration. Jacolyn.
This was an amazing episode.
I gained a ton of respect for this company with how down to earth the people from the company are.
Thanks for this nice comment!!
7:33 "also practical joke I am using"
the most german thing I've ever heard
only he's Dutch
mark newman A lot of Dutch people speak German and he even lives in Germany. The language is also very similar to German, maybe most Germanic language besides German. Dutch is a mixture of German and English, so he is perfect for his position/ job
@@IOIO6 You are wrong. English and German are just Dutch dialects.
@@Diepvries11 😁 Haha ah of course that makes sense
@@Diepvries11 As only a Dutch would say.
I think I could spend a year just walking around the manufacture, asking questions and watching these people master their skills...
I could listen to these watch experts talk for hours about the craft. Great stuff. Anthony has such a calming and engaging voice.
I love it when a company knows exactly where it stands and how it is perceived.
Fascinating! That's craftsmanship at its best. Thank you, I enjoyed that.
These folks are the Special Forces of Watchmaking. Wonderful to see.
This is the 12 time I have seen this video in over a year. Such a passion and gives me lots of motivation on the watchmaking world. Thank you for this episoide really! Much love!
Oh that's really nice, thanks so much and yes it's really special!
That is a beautiful peace of art, I would never be able to wear one I'd just sit and look at it going, just beautiful.
This video made my day. Thank you so much, guys. Keep up the awesome work :)
Very happy about it!! Thanks
Love ALS. Another fantastic video. The long content is terrific....really enables you to provide more depth and breadth. Would like to see more of these longer reports.
And you can count on us for this, love doing them!! Thanks
Beautiful explanations using his hands. A natural teacher. Thank you so much. There is actually someone on this planet (many it seems) that enjoy this esoteric little field as much as i do. And ‘enjoy’ is the key word, not to be confused with ‘afford’ -which will never be possible.
Man, I loved this episode! Anthony is very passionate and knowledgeable it seems. Erg gaaf! A. Lange & Sohne was al op mijn lijst maar nu helemaal :)
Naturally didn't really catch the end part, but thanks so much ;)
Thanks for this feature. I do hope I can own one masterpiece from A. Lange & Söhne someday.
Thank you thewatches.tv team and Marc for producing this spectacularly informative video. Much appreciated!! Your team makes the whole community a much better place!!
That is so nice to hear, thanks so much!!!!
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. What a beautiful thing L&S is. Great video, thanks.
The attention to detail is mind-bending! You really see where the money goes...
I imagine it took a lot of time and effort to implement every creative idea into their time pieces during the R&D phase. They are truly the pinnacle of human innovation and intellect expressed in an "old tech."
I had to watch the Video again! I am so amazed! Bill told me to learn watchmaking because the skill would steady my nerves and make me a better surgeon! I love these timepieces! I Love the Datograph Perpetual Chronograph!! I think the most beautiful timepiece in the World!
Fantastic video !! blown away with the perfection to detail.
The hidden part of the dial that appears when required.
I like their calm, slightly referencing the Hapsburg Empire days of yore esthetic. It’s congruous with a mechanical watch.
Another superb insight Marc. And how wonderful to have such a nice guy as Anthony sharing the beautiful workmanship, passion and dedication shown by A Lange & Sohne. Simply stunning and unique timepieces. I would so like to do a tour of their factory. Thanks so much for putting this together really appreciate it.
Thanks so much for these kind words, really makes us happy!! Have a great day
Masterfully made, and beautifully made. The intricacy of the work is one to behold up there in the highest realms of human artwork
Fantastic video and very informative. Anthony de haas is very easy to listen and he makes it enjoyable to learn about these gorgeous watches!
What a wonderful video, it is so exceptional to see this factory and get such detailed and fun explanations. Congratulations, this is top quality watch reporting. This video just sums up why we love watches and why they are such fascinating objects...Ce format de vidéo long est rare, mais tellement appréciable, surtout ne coupez rien au montage, ça aurait été dommage !
Thanks and merci beaucoup!!! We indeed love to do these long formats and will do more and more of these. All the very best
Absolutely amazing! And Anthony looks like a great guy!
Thx for this longer, in depth, video. It was very educational and really revealed the passion with which this company approaches their product line. More pls!!
What I love about this guy is, that he doesn't go with all the stupid marketing language. He is open to say things like "This is is not quite as intelligent as the other one" or "We looked and couldn't find a way, so we did it this way". Honesty is way more attractive than a fake demonstration of Tim Cook.
Very fascinating watchmaking craftsmen and woman. Im in heaven! Thanks for the allowing us to see inside the workshops.
Very happy you liked it. On our side, love doing them!!
Absolutely fantastic video! Thanks very much. What a gorgeous brand A. Lange & Sohne is!
You are so welcome and thanks for watching!
what an absolutely great video, very in depth and a rather interesting guy. Keep up the good work and keep on feeding our hunger for top quality reports like these. one of the best channels on youtube.
Thank you, Marc... After 4 years, I am enjoying this wonderful watch adventure video again! Superb, as always!
That’s cool, thanks a lot
Love Anthony Dehass! The way he explains the watches are priceless!
We like it very much too!!!
Be careful please.It is"de Haas" and not "de Hass"de Haas meaning "The rabbit" and "de Hass" meaning "The hate"But I know what you mean...
The watch-maker/assembly proffessional was wearing a Nomos (minute 15:40 in the video!) What great publicity, and almost a ''poinçon'' for Nomos which deserves all the credit in the world for what they do...
I noticed that too, that's funny. But NOMOS is not their competitor, a different price level.
@@chieferson that was my point!
Best watch video I've seen. As a machinist, I find this topic highly satisfying. I get the sense that these watches in particular are extraordinarily innovative and well designed.
Very modest and pleasant guy, explained in a way that was simplifying but at the same time didnt make you feel unintelligent!!! Wonderful person :)
Very impressive manufacture, beautiful artwork.
I'm absolutely stunned by the beauty of these watches!!! I#m in love, I hate all the digital ones or the modern designs, but these are an absolute beauty, especially the more classic/old looking ones.
Totally happy to watch a long format video when it is regarding perfection, like here. This was so interesting. 7 hours to finish a part which can only be seen through the exhibition case back is mind blowing.
Fantastic, Marc. You always show more interesting information than any other watch channel. Excellent work!
Makes us very happy to hear this!
Amazing! N1 watch brand in mean time. Just a dream for a real watch lover. Thanks
Wow, simply amazing dedication of all of the men and women who make and designed them
I find myself watching the tour again and thoroughly enjoying the video! Thank You so Much for Your Attention to details! I’m in awe of the engineering of these Fine German Timepieces! I would love to have the Triple Split Chronograph Model! A. Lange & Sohne is one of my dream Watches.
This was a fantastic video - thank you! More of these, please!
Ok, we hear you ;)
The already strong nerdism that I have , just went into the next level. Thank you for sharing and well done. I own some Swiss timepieces but will never afford a Lange... I know this and im okay with it.
But I appreciate the true horology these folks produce and are passionate about.
That's right and totally understand your point of view. Being able to appreciate it is already very nice, like art! Best to you
Such an informative film, very well shot and presented. The passion for watch making shone through with the enthusiasm of both the presenter and director of such a great watch making family. Very nice the best I have seen on this format... well done sir .
This is a very comment and we feel very proud of it, thanks so much and very happy you liked it!
Thank you for the tour, it was terrific!
I love his guide; you know he knows every piece of metal in the timepieces yet he never makes you feel like he’s trying to outsmart you with diagrams and an overbearing amount of knowledge but you feel his passion in every word.
Yes a very interesting tour guide.
One of my favorite watch companies based strictly on what I have seen in videos.
I love the double wheel date.
Brilliant video, a pleasure to watch,thank you.
Very welcome, glad you liked it!
Steve Liggins excellent pun sir, good humor
Seeing so much of the hard work ... I'm speechless
Now I want a Lange watch. The attention to detail on such a small scale is astounding!
Great video. The best I’ve seen on Lange so far. Professionally produced and captivating. Mr De Haas was great at explaining the intricacies of haute horlogerie and I could stare at those movements all day long - stunning watches!
Many thanks, very happy you enjoyed this!
Great video!
The Germans are brilliant making/ manufacturing exotic cars, watches & writing instruments! 👏👏👏👏👏
These watches are perfection, beautiful beautiful amazing watches. I could look at them all day. They are only few people who truly appreciate them. This company blows all the others out of the water. I only wish I could afford one of these masterpieces.
What a nice and passionate guy Mr De Haas is! Very refreshing hearing him explain things.
Lange & Sohne is the Ultimate watch for the real collectionists. You are a collezionista & specialist, and a special person to want one and wear one, and buy one. Because you know something more than the rest of the world. Its not the brand, its the exclusive club you enter into. its not Ferrari, not Bugatti, not Lamborghini, its more Aston Martin but its much much more...you are now a real exclusive club in your own right. On your own.
Nicely said!!
The best A. Lange & Söhne video on RUclips:) Chapeau!
Thanks so much, make very happy!!! All the best to you
When the watchmaker put that axel in the centre of the movement and you can see the precision of fitting. Never actually seen A Lange & Sohne in person. One of my bucket lists to do. Great job Mr M.A.D
Mind boggling. Very enjoyable, thanks!!!
I love A. Lange & Söhne, my grail watch is the Zeitwerk, they make timeless watches.
More of this, Thank you and please :D
Very welcome and love the Zeitwerk too!!
Very smart man. He knows everything about every single watches.
An amazing journey through the wonderland of watchmaking in Germany. Thank you.
What an amazing video, thank you for sharing this. So we'll put together and explained. Absolutely stunning watches
Amazing video, showcasing how insanely complicated the creation of these timepieces is. For future videos I would love to see way more super macro footage.
Those type of shots take a long time, but I understand your point and we love doing them!! Thanks and best to you
how are there any downvotes? Wow so impressive the germans have a style all their own and such technical skill, i love it.
Wow I don't know what to say, I am speechless! I was sweating through most of this video. Simply stunning!
I so admire people who are really into their jobs. In another life, I would love a chance to be a craftsman who can work at this level.
Nice!!
Just out of curiosity: do people in the comments like Anthony de Haas the Dutch product manager's style? I like how he's doesn't seem to take himself so serious as you often see in this business. As a Dutch person it's funny to see him head up such an important German watch company's production.
Sebastiaan Hols He has a great manner - down to earth but very knowledgeable and passionate about the product.
That's right and we love showing this side of watchmaking!
I don't like him to be honest. I am dutch and I don't like how my countrymen 'don't take themselves too seriously'. This business is built upon tradition and formality so I think Mr. De Haas's bad jokes and informal style are a bit inappropriate. Not to mention he is not even very good at explaining the processes or mechanisms. I'm sure he is very good at his job, but perhaps for doing publicity and public outreach they should hire someone else.
@@thabest007 I personally disagree about his style. You can tell that he takes his job seriously even if his manner is less formal. I think there is a fine line between formality and snobbery and some Swiss companies seem to veer towards the latter which helps contribute to the 'pretentiousness' factor, overcharging and brand snobbery that is often associated with Swiss matchmaking. There seems to be a refreshing lack of arrogance about ALS that makes you feel they are a company that respects their heritage yet are not resting on their laurels and are always striving to improve even more.
@@jacc88888 I wasn't trying to imply that he doesn't take his job serious, but I do agree about the fine line, and to be honest I don't know where to draw that line either. Let's just say that I personally prefer a bit more formality, and I think in this case informality of presentation doesn't match the formality of the product. Because ALS does not make casual-wear watches. And what about a balance between the arrogance as you call it, and the snobbery/pretentiousness? I'd say formal but humble would be a nice one
its is amazing what they do and how they do it.
Oh man I could watch this vid for hours 😊
Congratulations Watches.tv!!
Please keep it coming.
Best,
Amintas
Thanks, love these long formats, want to do more!!
Best video you’ve made, I’ve watched it several times...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 more Lange please