Adolph Lange (1815-1875). Founder of the German precision watchmaking industry in Glashütte.

Augustus the Strong Elector of Saxony (1694 - 1733). Under his reign, Dresden evolved to become a world-famous cultural metropolis, a centre of baroque architecture, and a crucible of scientific exploration.

The "A. Lange & Söhne" story is the history of a watchmaking dynasty whose roots go back to the Saxon court under | Augustus the Strong, it is from these illustrious surroundings that | Adolph Lange set out to the secluded Ore Mountains in 1845 to establish the Saxon precision watchmaking industry in Glashütte. He and his successors established new standards in high-end horology, and it did not take long before timekeeping instruments crafted by "A. Lange & Söhne" ranked among the world's most coveted treasures.