The Concorso d’Eleganza is a one of a kind event that celebrates the automobile as a coveted collectors’ item, design icon and work of art. The winner of this year’s “Best of Show” category at the traditional Concorso d’Eleganza at Lake Como, Corrado Lopresto, owner of an Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS Prototipo built in 1957, […]
Read MoreAt first sight, the sleek grey dial of the Lange 31 in the 45.9-millimetre white-gold case does not reveal any sign of the power hidden inside its manually wound calibre. Only the white 31 at the upper end of the large power-reserve indicator and the small inscription beneath the Lange outsize date modestly refer to […]
Read MoreThe ability to measure times has always been one of the most useful and exciting functions of a mechanical watch. This applies in particular when the many levers and springs of the chronograph can be observed in action. A. Lange & Söhne has been crafting models with stopwatch functions since 1999 – fitted with sapphire-crystal […]
Read MoreVarious traditional elements like the minuterie, blued steel hands, Arabic numerals, screwed gold-chatons or sunk dials are reminiscent of the timepieces’ rich heritage. SOURCE:http://en.worldtempus.com/article/watches/trends-and-style/a-lange-et-sohne-1815-living-tradition-23557.html
Read MoreDuring the last weekend in May, the world’s most elegant classic vehicles will be able to be admired in the sprawling grounds of the Villa d’Este on Lake Como. Historic automobiles and motorcycles, as well as concept vehicles that provide a visionary glimpse into the future, will vie for the votes of the jury and […]
Read MoreThe chronograph. It’s a linguistic convention to talk about this feature in the singular, but in fact the chronograph is plural in nature. There are around twenty different types, which all have specific displays, controls, functions and abilities. As we often find in the watchmaking world, a complication is in fact a little world of […]
Read MoreSet off on a journey into the furthest reaches of time, and contemplate the memory of our beautiful planet in the petrified wood that composes each side of this new winder. The dimensions of the Mémoire winder are 165 x 165 x 145 mm and its weight is 3 kilos. The sides and roof are […]
Read MoreIn October 1994, A. Lange & Söhne presented the first collection of the new era, including the Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite”, the first wristwatch with a tourbillon and a fusée-and-chain transmission. It was followed in 2005 with a further model in which these two elaborate constructions were united: the Tourbograph “Pour le Mérite”. But there […]
Read MoreAfter last year’s gloom and doom, the horological mood was noticeably more upbeat at this year’s watch fairs, with some leading U.S. retailers reporting bright spots and a cautiously optimistic outlook for the year ahead. For premier jewelers, exclusivity is key to driving demand at the high end, where Audemars Piguet, Hublot, and Patek Philippe […]
Read MoreThe 26-year-old Japanese tennis player is currently 6th in the ATP rankings. He turned professional in 2007 and, at the age of 18, became the youngest player to reach the top 100 in the ATP rankings. He was also the first Asian player to reach a Grand Slam final (the US Open in 2014). He […]
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