The collector's dream watch: The A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1

It took over five decades for the renowned German company A. Lange & Söhne to fully recover after the conflicts of the 20th century nearly destroyed it. The living great-grandson of Ferdinand Adolph Lange sought out to Günter Blümlein, who had done excellent work with IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre, and assisted him in reviving the family business. Exact 145 years later, Walter Lange established the new business; it took them another four years to introduce their first new collection. The Lange 1 was in addition to the Arkade, Saxon, and Tourbillon Pour le Mérite. It was intended to stand for the pinnacle of German watchmaking, paying homage to the brand's history while also anticipating more cutting-edge design options.
The Grand Lange 1 was developed as a larger alternative to the original 38.5mm casing in later years when it was realised that the catalogue needed a larger watch. Even if it somewhat filled the void, watchmaking takes years to perfect. A. Lange & Söhne introduced the calibre L095.1 in 2012 to address the dial arrangement that resulted from employing the same movement as the Lange 1 in a larger case.
The most recent Grand Lange 1 employs the same L095.1 as the one that was unveiled at Watches & Wonders 2022 last year, but manages to reduce the size of the watch to just 8.2mm tall. That greatly improves the wearing experience for a 41mm watch without reducing the desired wrist presence. The deconstructed dial is expertly organised, using the golden ratio's geometrical principles to organise its arrangement rather than spreading intricacies at random. With its designated subdials and large opera-style date window that can be adjusted with a pusher on the left side, it is very simple to read.
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[@richardn.5854]

the combination of the rose gold an grey is an absolute winner.

[@marcusflack1523]

def agree with you on that one!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Absolutely - makes it very hard to miss

[@wisamal-hakim5531]

This design, colour combination, everything is right. How this somewhat chaotic scattered dial can be so considered and look so perfect is simply genius. I don’t think there’s another word for it. One of the best things about this channel is that it examines and highlights watches and brands that are stunning and off the beaten track. Fantastic thank you

[@Timeandtidewatches]

That's high praise and we really appreciate it - Andrew

[@gregclarkson2034]

This is the best presentation you two have done yet. Dynamite 🎉

[@marcusflack1523]

Thanks dso much Greg. Yes we were hunting for point of difference in this one. And a breathtakingly amazing watch to do it with. Were super proud of this one.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Thank you Greg, I made sure Kylie saw this - Andrew

[@Lancermongoose55]

Thank you for acknowledging that height/stature matters in addition to wrist size as to whether a watch suits the wearer. Great video!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Thanks Arthur!

[@79Hokie]

An absolutely beautiful watch! It touches one's soul.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Doesn't it just

[@watchdulum]

Wow...amazing video / amazing presentation / amazing watch. Bravissimo! 👏👏👏

[@marcusflack1523]

Thanks so much for the encouragement. We had a lot of fun making this one. Super relaxing. What a solid and brethtaking timepiece.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Thanks very much - across all our platforms !

[@alectang1614]

Gorgeous. Fun fact, the first Lange One movements actually used the gear trains from a JLC movement and the big date mechanism was also donated by JLC to Lange when they were under the same management with Gunther Blumlein. JLC - always there with the big boys; Vacheron, Patek, AP and even the resurgence of Lange.

[@marcusflack1523]

Really....wow amazing when you go down the rabbit hole and discover historically how we got to where we are. Thanks for sharing!

[@alectang1614]

@@marcusflack1523 yup, it's a shame JLC don't have the budget to innovate like they used to these days. Wings have been clipped by Richemont for over a decade now.

[@davidb5720]

That’s a brilliant piece of detail. It’s always been a mystery to be why JLC aren’t held in the same reverence as some of the other elite players. Without them, they wouldn’t be where they are now!

[@robertcavalli8015]

Cause they are to cheap... but they are raising and raising, so this will no longer be a problem in the future

[@alectang1614]

​@@davidb5720 I think that's precisely the problem; they've always mainly been a movement manufacturer. Their designs (apart from the Reverso) have not been particularly memorable. And this is coming from a die hard JLC fan.

[@tarasmathers7423]

Fabulous work as always, Andrew. Lange, most definitely do deserve a seat at the table, of the discussion of the "holy-trinity." All the best my friend. Cheers.....

[@duck2h465]

Great video Andrew!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Thanks Duck, great to see you too

[@craigdlazarus]

Grail dress watch!! Keep 'em coming T&T.....

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Good to see you Craig

[@jeffreyf4074]

Amazing watch. I have a Richard Lange which has the same case dimension as the Grand Lange 1

[@Timeandtidewatches]

🙌🙌

[@btmontres1423]

Love these fav timepieces of the Saxon Order. A great review and love the passion for this grail-worthy timepiece.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

The love is real

[@MrAstroshot]

Very nice video. Love the format and presentation.

[@marcusflack1523]

It was our absolute pleasure to make this video. Wow what a timepiece!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Loved doing it - thank you for saying

[@iangibson6871]

Sold thanks Andrew!! Great review!!! Cheers 🙏👍

[@DavidEAngell]

Grail!!🤤 timeless piece heirloom for the great grandkids.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Lucky grandkids

[@valebliz]

As a 6ft3 guy, i really don't see the need for 41mm on this kind of watch. The 38.5mm model with 8.5mm thick would be perfect.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

It's all aesthetics - I prefer this for me, but also have 38 and 36mm dress watches

[@mitchmatic8029]

Pure elegance. Informative vid. Thanks!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Thanks Mitch!

[@paolodavid7481]

Decided to get this watch after seeing this video. The more I learn about A Lange & Sohne, the more I love what the brand stands for. Thanks for making this video.

[@JoeyJiggles]

Great video! I wish you explained more about that date window - never heard of that before.

[@taibmohamed4068]

thanks you 🙏 for the video

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Our pleasure

[@RemzieB]

Beautiful presentation

[@marcusflack1523]

Youre absolutely welcome. We had lots of fun making this. FUN FACT. This is the very first time we shot with Kylie. Stunning having her and Andrew in the same piece.

[@ZATennisFan]

The Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar is my grail watch

[@marcusflack1523]

holy smokes. Now that is a serious grail watch. ALS are just awesome!

[@ZATennisFan]

@@marcusflack1523 I personally think they are the best non-micro brand watch makers in the world. They are exquisite examples of high horology both in design and execution. I love them because they are discrete.

[@brandonwebb1254]

Great video! I have the Lange 1 Time Zone and it is my favorite watch.

[@marcusflack1523]

Wow you are one lucky guy. One day.....one day.......Im gonna get me one!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Lovely design that.

[@quity919]

Grail watch!!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Yup

[@WATCHANGELS]

Beautiful 😍

[@marcusflack1523]

super stunning huh!

[@alexandermarquardt597]

This watch is widely out of my range, but damn did you do a good job making me want it. AND shout out to the editor too, the music, the cuts...again: DAMN. You sir may keep singing your siren-song.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

🙌 🚨

[@joewhite6875]

Andrew your content is so top notch quality, you should have WAY more subscribers. Rooting you on!

[@marcusflack1523]

I agree Joe. We are lifting the bar and will continue to do so. We would love more supporters so thanks heaps for your encouragemnt. Means a lot!

[@AboutEffingTime]

Thanks a million Joe - this is Andrew writing from the AET account ;)

[@matthewmccord99]

I'd love to own one to hand down to my son. Just awesome. Thanks.

[@marcusflack1523]

I bet your son would love you to own it as well!!!!! HA. What an incredible pass to the next generation piece huh.

[@joborulezz]

Bought this piece when my beautiful boy was born ❤ Awesome heirloom for sure

[@Timeandtidewatches]

@@joborulezz damn, lucky kid!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Can't believe someone in this thread just did - wow!

[@joborulezz]

@@Timeandtidewatches He’s a miracle baby, and now quite a remarkable kid. Very proud dad here. So a well justified acquisition 💪

[@travontetheboringgamer8496]

I got the dato 41mm in pink gold… love it!!! And I’m a small guy…. 5”7

[@expatAussietez]

Great vid, stunning Watch definitely a grail piece ❤

[@marcusflack1523]

This is like an end game piece. Wow

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Graily grail

[@bobbyfarokhzad5447]

Nice video. In the photos you have shown MJ appears to be wearing the first generation Datograph and Ed Sheeran appears to be wearing a Zeitwerk, both are Lange watches but not the Lange 1.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Well spotted. We couldn’t access or legally use the shots with Lange 1 models 👍🏻

[@robertcurtis513]

Are we sure Dufour wears Lange 1 - The Dufouragraph is the rose gold gen 1 dato ? All that said agree Lange 1 is amazing

[@jameslloyd-wyatt]

I don't know how you give a watch like that back after a review...

[@marcusflack1523]

Trust me....I was nervouse with that piece as I was shooting it. What a treat to shoot such a beautiful piece!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

OUCH

[@rassf1]

You managed to both the pronunciation of "A.", "Lange" and "Glashutte". Well, done, there must be some kind of award for this... 🤣 Totally agree that the Grand Lange 1 is the best size Lange 1.

[@handsandcogs3171]

Time to wear my Lange

[@RobertTaylor-ub6hv]

I prefer the Datograph up down but can’t deny its a beautiful watch.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Understandable, it's extraordinary - perhaps the perfect 'classic' watch

[@rp1au]

Fantastic watch in every detail.However, I really would like the strap to come with a deployant clasp. Great video.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

True, an extra classy touch, but a tad too modern for these classic German aesthetes!

[@keithlos1497]

Excellent review....thanks

[@marcusflack1523]

We had such fun making this one. Felt super relaxed and the location really helped with the communication of thie piece. Thanks for the comment.

[@keithlos1497]

@@marcusflack1523 ....and it showed !!

[@zillsburyy1]

yes govna we all want that !

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Don’t we ever

[@MlkXiu]

I thought the Lange 1 came out in 1994

[@Timeandtidewatches]

It did indeed - the brand was relaunched in 1990 by Walter Lange and Blumlein, Lange 1 follows a few years later

[@A.Pipetkin]

Super👍

[@wonderwatch2239]

Dinner plate mate🤣

[@marcusflack1523]

well we all have to eat dinner from time to time!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Yeah I don’t feel that - like a 40mm 1921 VC vs a 36mm - more flat and large but more presence - plate me up - Andrew

[@deesis4962]

artwork.

[@marcusflack1523]

perfect one word description!

[@MsFleshgear]

The German says Handwerkskunst. 😉😅

[@deesis4962]

The magic here is up there with the 911 and the Leica m series.

[@DrWatch-fq3tf]

I love how you talked about the lug lug feature on this watch, but at no time did you ever give the measurements

[@marcusflack1523]

ahhh indeed you are correct. Shall add this to the decription.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

This was meant to be on the video as a super because we didn’t have calipers in the room - lug to lug is just over 50mm

[@michaeljordan6008]

Bought my Lange One from Cellini in NYC around 2000.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Ahead of the game - when it was just 6 years old

[@michaeljordan6008]

@@Timeandtidewatches And much less expensive.

[@johnnewman3316]

I don’t think it’s up with the trinity. I think it sits above!

[@marcusflack1523]

I gotta say when I photograph and film these watches it was a Lange caseback which was the first to absolutely blow my mind with its beauty and cityscape. When you just look through the lens and see this horological architecture you can start to understand the universe of a watchmaker. Breathtaking

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Fair

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

As ever, love this video content. ❤

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Love the comment thank you

[@lewdwig]

Isn’t every Lange a collector’s dream watch?

[@marcusflack1523]

Once you know about Lange.....I think then yeah it goes in that grail list.

[@AboutEffingTime]

Pretty much

[@Timeandtidewatches]

The Saxonia is perhaps a bit more conservative and lacks the grail appeal of the Datograph and Lange One - not as often a grail I'd say.

[@aesric]

No

[@Ruby_Sterling]

They need to hire you

[@JoeyJiggles]

Holy shit. Did anyone else see her ring?!

[@michaelriera6277]

The Breitling dinner plate of dress watches.

[@handsandcogs3171]

Nice watch

[@fartingfish23]

Pretty sure Jordan and Dufour wear Datographs

[@JA-oi4vj]

I prefer the Lange 1 38.5mm much more than a 42 mm, however for the perpetual chrono, I do like the 41 mm size alot...

[@robinmarples5198]

Some on this earth still pay more some crowned pieces than this?

[@johnnyboy1586]

Grat brand but prefer watches where the actual hands and numbers fill the whole face

[@dsvillalva]

Price at retail? Lange has gone to “price upon request” on Al their models even the humble Saxonia.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Hmm, price is 46k EU

[@griffon89]

Does anyone else feel bothered by that small overlap between the time and small seconds subdial? If they had calculated it precisely out of touch it would be perfect. Great review though!

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Made me curious about how close the hands would be to touch 🤏🏻 Thanks for watching -Andrew

[@siongheeleong8078]

Butchering the pronunciation of A. Lange & Sohne throughout the video. Sigh.

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Tough for Aussies to get right, true that - I hope we can move past it - Andrew

[@thlee3]

“wartch”

[@your9mare]

Dont you have wrong date problem during 10pm to 1am because L901 (swan neck opposite to crown) has slow date change problem during this time period? Say what is date shown at 11pm, today or tomorrow, or number is half turned? The recent L121 (swan neck at crown side) fixed to be instantaneous at midnight.

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

"First World Problems"

[@goldencalf5144]

41mm is too big for a dress watch. Unless you're Andre the Giant.

[@jameslloyd-wyatt]

Andrew “The Giant” McUtchen!!!!! ***cue WWE theme music***

[@goldencalf5144]

@@jameslloyd-wyatt Boom boom

[@marcusflack1523]

@@jameslloyd-wyatt hahahahahahaha thats genuinly super funny! HAHAHAHAHA

[@wonderwatch2239]

This seems to big for your wrist, not enough strap shows from above. 38-39 mm would be the max for a dress watch.. and the future 🙌

[@AboutEffingTime]

🤣🤣

[@Vi3ioN_BTC]

All I can say is, thank God watches aren’t women! If they are, I cannot see watches like I do now! 😂😂😂

[@MY-Kuwait]

Congrats for you lange 1 what an elegant and fine taste you have.👏🏻 I have the 25th ann lange 1, with argenté dial with hinged cuvette. Thats the best lange 1 out there for me. I cannot get enough of it's elegenat dial 🙇🏻‍♂️🥹🤍