A. Lange & Sohne - SAXONIA Engineering Prowess
Two outstanding entrepreneurs from Saxony share remarkable character traits
Industrial pioneers Ferdinand A. Lange and August Horch both incorporated companies, albeit nearly sixty years apart. However, what the two entrepreneurs have in common is so astonishing that one is tempted to assume that a “Saxon pattern” exists.
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The quest for continuous improvement encouraged them to do things in their own way, and in both cases, the results were stunning technical accomplishments and influential premium brands.
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Dresden watchmaker Ferdinand A. Lange, who was born in 1815, and mechanical engineer August Horch, 53 years his junior, never met. But their passions, ideals and visions were so similar they would have got along well with one another. Ferdinand A. Lange’s dream of the “world’s finest watches” is an analogy of August Horch’s principle of “building cars exclusively with first-class materials”. What they also shared was the unfaltering pursuit of unprecedented technical achievements. As mechanical design innovators, they can both take credit for milestones in Saxony’s engineering heritage.
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In 1845, for instance, Lange introduced the metric system to German watchmaking. And the three quarter plate made of German silver, which he developed in 1864 to improve the stability of movements, remains one of the key hallmarks of A. Lange & Söhne watches to this very day. Horch provided significant impetus for the refinement of automotive engineering with inventions like the first six-cylinder engine in 1907, shifting the engine forward for better weight distribution and introducing the drive shaft to replace the cumbersome belt drive systems. Thus, both entrepreneurs can be deemed fathers of technical progress and industrial development in Saxony. Thanks to their ideas and innovations, their influence on the companies they founded has extended far beyond their time.
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Ferdinand A. Lange’s intellectual heritage lives on in A. Lange & Söhne’s current timepieces. The tradition-steeped 1815 RATTRAPANTE PERPETUAL CALENDAR and the classic 1815 UP/DOWN are just two examples. Our photos show them with exhibits from the August Horch Museum Zwickau: with a 14/40 HP Horch four-cylinder engine, which dates back to 1919, and a 1936 Auto Union racing car Type C, one of the most successful German Grand Prix racing cars of all time. The so-called “Silver Arrow from Zwickau” set over 30 world records. The speed record of 380 kilometres per hour in an open road race still stands today and testifies to the capabilities of Saxon engineers.
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Contact information for the media
Arnd Einhorn, Director Press and PR
* Tel.: +49 (0)35053 44 5505
* E-mail: presse@lange-soehne.com
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The quest for continuous improvement encouraged them to do things in their own way, and in both cases, the results were stunning technical accomplishments and influential premium brands.
A. Lange & Sohne - 1815 RATTRAPANTE PERPETUAL CALENDAR on a 1919 Horch four-cylinder engine (1440 HP) ALS 234 026 Horch Vierzylinder M
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A. Lange & Sohne - 1815 UPDOWN in white gold in a Horch 830 BL Pullmann
ALS 234 026 830BL M
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Dresden watchmaker Ferdinand A. Lange, who was born in 1815, and mechanical engineer August Horch, 53 years his junior, never met. But their passions, ideals and visions were so similar they would have got along well with one another. Ferdinand A. Lange’s dream of the “world’s finest watches” is an analogy of August Horch’s principle of “building cars exclusively with first-class materials”. What they also shared was the unfaltering pursuit of unprecedented technical achievements. As mechanical design innovators, they can both take credit for milestones in Saxony’s engineering heritage.
A. Lange & Sohne - White gold and Silver Arrow 1815 UPDOWN and Auto Union racing car Type C
ALS 234 026 Rennwagen Typ C M
Reference: 234.026
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A. Lange & Sohne - 1815 RATTRAPANTE PERPETUAL CALENDAR and historical letters on the original writing desk of August Horch
ALS 421 032 Arbeitszimmer M
Reference: 421.032
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In 1845, for instance, Lange introduced the metric system to German watchmaking. And the three quarter plate made of German silver, which he developed in 1864 to improve the stability of movements, remains one of the key hallmarks of A. Lange & Söhne watches to this very day. Horch provided significant impetus for the refinement of automotive engineering with inventions like the first six-cylinder engine in 1907, shifting the engine forward for better weight distribution and introducing the drive shaft to replace the cumbersome belt drive systems. Thus, both entrepreneurs can be deemed fathers of technical progress and industrial development in Saxony. Thanks to their ideas and innovations, their influence on the companies they founded has extended far beyond their time.
A. Lange & Sohne - SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR and historical letters on the original writing desk of August Horch
ALS 330 025 Arbeitszimmer M
Reference: 330.025
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A. Lange & Sohne - SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR in platinum and Auto Union racing car Type C
ALS 330 025 Rennwagen Typ C M
Reference: 330.025
Ferdinand A. Lange’s intellectual heritage lives on in A. Lange & Söhne’s current timepieces. The tradition-steeped 1815 RATTRAPANTE PERPETUAL CALENDAR and the classic 1815 UP/DOWN are just two examples. Our photos show them with exhibits from the August Horch Museum Zwickau: with a 14/40 HP Horch four-cylinder engine, which dates back to 1919, and a 1936 Auto Union racing car Type C, one of the most successful German Grand Prix racing cars of all time. The so-called “Silver Arrow from Zwickau” set over 30 world records. The speed record of 380 kilometres per hour in an open road race still stands today and testifies to the capabilities of Saxon engineers.
A. Lange & Sohne - 1815 RATTRAPANTE PERPETUAL CALENDAR on a 1919 Horch four-cylinder engine (1440 HP)
ALS 421 032 Horch Vierzylinder M
Reference: 421.032
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A. Lange & Sohne - SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR in a Horch 830 BL Pullmann
ALS 330 025 830BL M
Reference: 330.025
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Contact information for the media
Arnd Einhorn, Director Press and PR
* Tel.: +49 (0)35053 44 5505
* E-mail: presse@lange-soehne.com
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