A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret Tourbillon
In 1997, the Cabaret amazed the world with its elegant rectangular shape that evoked the luxury, charisma, and perfection of the Art Deco epoch. Eleven years after the launch of its predecessor, the Cabaret Tourbillon by A. Lange & Söhne now sets the stage for a world debut starring the balance in a rotating carriage. For the first time ever, the “whirlwind” – the literal translation of tourbillon – has been tamed with a stop-seconds mechanism. But first things first. An ingenious idea inspired the development of the carriage escapement for which a patent was filed in 1801. It was predestined for pocket watches that were typically slipped into a vest pocket in the same upright orientation... more
31 mars 2008
When beautiful photos… speak louder than words... 
People have always been fascinated by the waxing and waning of the moon. So much so, in fact, that already the oldest calendars used the span between two new moons as their basic unit of time. The construction of a mechanical wristwatch with a power reserve of a whole calendar month, not to mention constant rate accuracy across the entire period, was one of the few as yet unmastered horological feats. Now, it is reality: the LANGE 31. A programmatic designation for a power pack with the so far unimagin¬able power reserve of 31 days – plus continuous rate stability... 
On 7 December 2005, the Lange watch manufactory in Saxony looks back on 15 years since it was re-established. In Glashütte, precisely 160 years earlier, Ferdinand Adolph Lange had laid the cornerstone not only of his legendary company but also of Germany’s precision watchmaking industry. It is one thing to commemorate these dates, another to celebrate the double birthday in the typical Lange fashion. And so, Lange’s master watchmakers take pleasure in delighting the aficionados of extraordinary complications with a very special opus... 
