Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My recollection is that Lange and Sohn was restarted with some financial and technical assistance from IWC. The Lange family recovered their factory facility after the wall came down. Certainly German watchmaker's are as good as the best from Switzerland. IWC was started by F. Jones (the American) to take advantage of lower salaries in Switzerland in 1868. IWC remains the only Swiss watchmaker to still offer a watchmaker's school. > From: Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> To: lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: > [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:26:40 +0100> > > I do not think so. Lange & Sohne is from the Glashutte region of what > > was East Germany. Because of the political/economic situation there > > mechanical watches continued to be made in this area when the quartz > > watch explosion pretty well bankrupted the mechanical watch business > in > the West.> Many of the up-market Swiss brands merged rather than go under. > Very > few craftsmen are trained. OTOH in Glashutte there are many > excellent > craftsmen still. IIRC the West German family which used to own > Lange > more or less re-started the top quality models after the wall > fell.> I believe you are right about an American starting IWC.> Frank> > > On 13 Oct, 2008, at 08:50, Joseph Low wrote:> > > Hi Greg> >> > Lange is > from the stables of IWC - just as Panasonic makes the Leica> > range of > Digital P&S> >> > By the way - IWC was started by an American - do not > know if they > > still> > own it though> >> > Joseph Low> >> > > -----Original Message-----> > From: > lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org> > > [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org] On Behalf > > > Of Greg> > Lorenzo> > Sent: Monday, 13 October, 2008 12:28 PM> > To: Leica > Users Group> > Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?> >> >> > Hi > Jayanand,> >> > I've pretty much stayed with IWC over the years. Most > interesting to > > me> > today are the vintage Pilot watches and > Ingenieur's with the 1963 > > version> > (8521 movement) being my > favorite. I don't really like IWC's current > > line of> > large watches > although they sell really well (to others).> >> > The Lange 1 is really > something else though. Finished to Patek > > standards> > with an unique > look that is really timeless. The Lange is to dress > > watches> > what > the IWC Mark 11 is to pilot's watches.> >> > I don't see prices coming > down on these, although they may be more> > affordable in the US if the > dollar continues to improve against the > > Euro.> >> > Regards,> >> > > Greg> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:39:19 +0530> From: > > jayanand@gmail.com> > To:> > lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?> > > > > Greg,>> > Stop tempting me - I have been fighting the temptation to > get a > > Lange 1 for>> > a long time. I have high hopes of the prices > coming down on items like> > these> in the near to medium term.> Cheers> > Jayanand> > On Mon, Oct > > 13, 2008> > at 8:58 AM, Greg Lorenzo > <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com>wrote:> > >> > > > > I can't> > understand who > would want a mechanical watch. I spend a> fair sum> > > > having> > my > wife's Rolex cleaned and calibrated from time> to time.> >> > I > > > suspect> > that your wife's Rolex is in fact an automatic unless it was > made> > > > prior> > to IWC developing the self-winding watch in the early > 1950's.> >> > > > For an> > example of a current true mechanical watch see > here:> >> > http://www.alange-soehne.com/en/watches/lange_1.php> >> > The > > > attraction to> > a fine time piece is something that either you 'get' > or> > you > > don't.> >> >> > Greg Lorenzo> > Calgary, Canada> >> >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________> > > > > See how> > Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part > of> > > > your> > life.> > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/ > > > >> > > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users > > Group.> > > See> > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> > >> >> > _______________________________________________> Leica Users > Group.> > > See> > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information> > > _________________________________________________________________> > Get > more out of the Web. 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