THE BIRTH OF ASYMMETRY

This year, Lange celebrates the 30th anniversary of the LANGE 1 and with it, 30 years since the re-birth of A. Lange & Söhne.

- DANIEL GOH

Almost every modern luxury watch brand has a watch collection that is intrinsic to its brand identity. And for A. Lange & Söhne, it is undoubtedly the LANGE 1. The LANGE 1 is one of the few watches in history that can truly be considered an icon of modern watchmaking. The asymmetrical layout of its dial is not just representative of Lange's brand DNA but it quite literally represents the cornerstone on which the contemporary version of A. Lange & Söhne was built upon. In 1994, when Günter Blümlein and Walter Lange unveiled the rebirth of Glashütte watchmaking, there stood Blümlein next to a giant print of the LANGE 1 Ref. 101.001. Therefore, to celebrate the LANGE 1's 30th anniversary is to also celebrate 30 years of A. Lange & Söhne's new era.