Lang & Heyne
Lang & Heyne is a manufacturer of luxury wristwatches based in Dresden, Germany.[2][3]
Industry | Watches |
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Founded | 2001 |
Founders |
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Headquarters | , Germany |
Products | Watches and timepieces |
Number of employees | 15[1] |
Website | www |
History
Marco Lang began as a precision mechanics apprentice and later, after the German reunification allowed him to, spent a further seven years in horology study. In 2001 he and his friend Mirko Heyne formed Lang & Heyne in Dresden. Whilst their partnership ended in 2003 when Heyne joined Nomos Glashütte, the favourable terms of their split allowed the company name to remain.[1][4][5] In 2005 Lang, a fifth-generation watchmaker, was accepted as a member of Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants.[6]
Models
Current models as of 2015 include Augustus, Köning Johann, and Friedrich August I.[7] The names are all chosen from the Fürstenzug, a large 19th-century mural in Dresden depicting rulers of Saxony, which Lang personally visits on completion of each design.
See also
Further reading
- Brückner, Michael (2009). Exzellenz in der Nische: Ateliers und Manufakturen im Portrait. EWK Verlag. ISBN 3938175524.
References
- Clerizo, Michael (27 November 2014). "Saxony Ticks All The Boxes". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- Braun, Peter (2009), Wristwatch Annual 2010. Abbeville Press.
- Clerizo, Michael (2009). Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0500514852.
- Clerizo, Michael (23 November 2013). "Time's 'Auteurs': The 15 Greatest Watchmakers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- Braun, Peter (21 October 2007). "Lang & Heyne: luxury watches originating from Saxony". Haute Horlogerie Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- "Members". ahci.ch. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- "THE LOOK: the collection of the watch manufacture Lang and Heyne". lang-und-heyne.de. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.