https://www.scmp.com/rss/323837/feed News and insight on the German luxury watch company en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Anders Modig Davin Anders Modig Davin At LVMH Watch Week in January 2025, Bulgari unveiled the BVS100 Lady Solotempo movement – the result of three years of research. The automatic movement’s oscillating mass is decorated with the Bulgari logo and snake scale patterns, which makes sense for the collection it was released for: the Serpenti, with slithering snake designs enhanced by sparkling diamonds. What is most notable are its dimensions – a 19mm diameter and 3.9mm height – making it a viable option for other creations that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3340006/smaller-watches-are-making-it-big-bulgari-omega-and-others-follow-queen-elizabeths-lead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3340006/smaller-watches-are-making-it-big-bulgari-omega-and-others-follow-queen-elizabeths-lead?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:00:13 +0000 Joshua Hendren Joshua Hendren For more than a century, the dress watch has represented the most refined form of traditional horology. It was created to be worn with formal clothing, designed to complement rather than command attention. Typically made in precious metal – often gold or platinum – with a plain dial and a leather strap, its strength has always been its slim, elegant and mechanically straightforward approach to watchmaking. The first true dress watches appeared in the early 20th century, but their origins reach... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3335701/how-dress-watches-have-evolved-and-why-theyre-coming-back-rolex-and-cartier-hermes-and-louis-vuitton?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3335701/how-dress-watches-have-evolved-and-why-theyre-coming-back-rolex-and-cartier-hermes-and-louis-vuitton?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng The high horology scene has been bubbling all summer as Taylor Swift and The Summer I Turned Pretty’s Conrad Fisher (played by Christopher Briney) sported vintage gold watches for viral moments in August. Meanwhile, both the Grand Prix D’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) and Louis Vuitton are ramping up the festivities leading up to their respective watch awards by announcing competing watches. Brands are releasing a wide variety of watches – some in gold, some in blue, some in ceramic and some that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3323879/5-watch-moments-july-and-august-2025-taylor-swifts-engagement-watch-rolexs-new-undertaking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3323879/5-watch-moments-july-and-august-2025-taylor-swifts-engagement-watch-rolexs-new-undertaking?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:53:58 +0000 Joshua Hendren Joshua Hendren There’s no shortage of innovation in horology, but lately, it’s not just happening inside the case – it is the case. At Watches and Wonders 2025, proprietary gold alloys stole the spotlight in some of the year’s most significant launches. These aren’t your traditional precious metals – they’re patented blends developed by brands to enhance hardness, prevent fading, improve colour stability and create materials as distinctive as any dial or movement. A prime example is A. Lange & Söhne, the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3316771/making-case-rolexs-everose-and-hublots-magic-gold-and-king-gold-show-latest-watchmaking-alloy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3316771/making-case-rolexs-everose-and-hublots-magic-gold-and-king-gold-show-latest-watchmaking-alloy?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 22:00:10 +0000 Inspired by our closest celestial body, the moon phase complication is an intriguing addition to a watch dial as it tracks the waning and waxing of the lunar cycle. Here STYLE takes a look at some of the most dazzling moon phase timepieces from big-name luxury brands worthy of adding to any collection. 1. Blancpain Evoking the connection between watchmaking and astronomy, the midnight blue variation of the Villeret Quantième Complet in red gold features the changing face of the moon and the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3207549/5-dazzling-swiss-luxury-watches-moon-phase-complications-panerai-lange-sohnes-and-blancpains?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3207549/5-dazzling-swiss-luxury-watches-moon-phase-complications-panerai-lange-sohnes-and-blancpains?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:09 +0000 Three sleek, gleaming second-hand watches lay on a simple tray for customers to look at, their value astronomical – and increasing by the day. These luxury, artisanal pieces – collectively worth just over US$1 million – are elegant symbols of a world awash with Covid-19 recovery cash, with prices for prestige real estate, cars, jewels, art and watches soaring into the stratosphere. The three watches – a Patek Phillipe, an A Lange & Söhne and an F.P. Journe – are on display in the sleek Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3159014/why-pre-owned-rolex-patek-phillipe-or-audemars-piguet-can?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3159014/why-pre-owned-rolex-patek-phillipe-or-audemars-piguet-can?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Dec 2021 23:15:09 +0000 This November saw the fourth edition of Dubai Watch Week, a public event which attracts watch aficionados from around the world. The venue – the shiny, black marble plaza of Dubai International Financial Centre, one of the world’s top 10 financial hubs – features pavilions and pop-up restaurants for one of the global biennial celebrations of horology, Dubai Watch Week. Not only are 44 watch brands – ranging from big houses such as Breitling, Grand Seiko and Bulgari to independents such as Armin... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3041638/how-vacheron-constantin-patek-philippe-and-other-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3041638/how-vacheron-constantin-patek-philippe-and-other-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Dec 2019 04:00:10 +0000 “For 25 years, Lange 1 has been our bestseller – that’s how strong the design is. How many watches, how many products even, can survive 25 years of massive change and still be admired? It is our job to create watches like this.” A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilhelm Schmid is in no doubt that strength lies in history. “We do not look too much to trends; we’d rather look to our DNA, what we stand for. Of course we push the boundaries, like with the Zeitwerk, where we broke the mould and today it is a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches/article/3002864/sihh-2019-lange-sohne-trends-dont-make-moment-wed-rather?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches/article/3002864/sihh-2019-lange-sohne-trends-dont-make-moment-wed-rather?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:00:08 +0000 The 29th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie wrapped up in Geneva with a number of watches emerging as the year’s best highlights. We take a look at some of the most talked about men’s timepieces this year and share some of our favourite novelties from top luxury watchmakers. 1. Code 11.59 One of the most talked about watches at SIHH is Audemars Piguet’s Code 11.59. The watchmaker had been alluding to the new collection for a while before the launch. The pre-SIHH release was met with... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2183423/top-11-timepieces-men-sihh-2019?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2183423/top-11-timepieces-men-sihh-2019?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jan 2019 03:10:53 +0000 Timing is everything. No watchmaker knows this better than A. Lange & Söhne, masters of the split-second chronograph, or rattrapante, which has taken the complication to new heights.  Realising the split-second function is difficult – timing must start at the same instant for, say, two runners in the same race who will obviously have different finishing times. The first runner finishes and the push piece stops the hand for the time to be recorded. The push piece is pressed again and the hand... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches/special-reports/topics/sihh-2018/article/2137336/sihh-2018-lange-sohnes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches/special-reports/topics/sihh-2018/article/2137336/sihh-2018-lange-sohnes?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Mar 2018 02:03:29 +0000 Auction house Phillips, in association with Bacs & Russo, is expected to auction the only existing 1815 “Homage to Walter Lange” watch at the weekend of May 12 and 13 this year, with proceeds going to the Children Action foundation. A. Lange & Söhne will offer the one-of-a-kind 40.5mm timepiece in stainless steel with a black enamel dial during the Geneva Watch Auction: Seven. A Lange & Söhne launches the first mechanical split-seconds chronograph in the world With a classic dial design, it is a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/2130392/auction-1815-homage-walter-lange-watch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/2130392/auction-1815-homage-walter-lange-watch?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jan 2018 08:18:28 +0000 When A Lange & Söhne launches a chronograph, it’s never just another chronograph. Its new launch, unveiled at SIHH, today is called The Triple Split – the first mechanical split-seconds chronograph in the world that allows multi-hour comparative time measurements. The additional rattrapante hands on the minute and hour totalisers make it possible to stop lap and reference times of events that last as long as 12 hours. The Triple Split can be used to record the times of two competitors in hours,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches/article/2128250/lange-sohne-launches-first-mechanical-split-seconds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches/article/2128250/lange-sohne-launches-first-mechanical-split-seconds?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jan 2018 08:31:11 +0000 A handful of A. Lange & Söhne watches bear the “Pour le Mérite” title. The order of merit at the Saxon manufacture refers to five exclusive timepieces, each equipped with the sought-after fusée-and-chain transmission. In 1994, A. Lange & Söhne debuted the “Pour le Mérite” collection with the world’s first wristwatch with a tourbillon and fusée-and-chain transmission – a complication that makes up for the torque loss of the mainspring barrel and is one of the most effective complications to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/topics/sihh-2017/article/2082388/lange-sohne-debuts-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/topics/sihh-2017/article/2082388/lange-sohne-debuts-its?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Mar 2017 04:30:45 +0000 As we get to the last day of Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2017, STYLE weighs in on some of the most impressive new watches we’ve seen at the fair not only for their extraordinary complications but also magnificent craftsmanship. Vacheron Constantin – Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600 The unique timepiece is fit with 23 astronomical complications including the equation of time, perpetual calendar, and solar time indications. Despite the amount of complications,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2063908/top-10-luxury-watches-sihh-2017?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2063908/top-10-luxury-watches-sihh-2017?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Jan 2017 06:00:30 +0000 Some argue that the best way to wear an A. Lange & Söhne watch is with the case back up. For many of A. Lange & Söhne’s die-hard fans, the transparent case back, revealing the watch’s ultracomplicated, meticulously decorated movement, is like the growling vroom of their Ferrari, or the peanut butter to their jam. Launching at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) is the new calibre L121.3 featured in the updated Lange 1 Moon Phase. The new manufacture calibre, made of 438... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2062451/lange-sohnes-updated-lange-1-moon-phase-timepiece?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2062451/lange-sohnes-updated-lange-1-moon-phase-timepiece?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Jan 2017 03:00:45 +0000 When you first took over the company five years ago, what was the vision? I [was] very lucky, because the company has a vision which has been defined by [founder] Ferdinand Adolph Lange. The vision is to [make] the best watches. We have a very clear strategy and we have very good plans, but we are also flexible in accepting that the environment might have changed. Was there a traditional approach in dealing with a 200-year-old brand?  I do respect the tradition, but I'm not a very traditional... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1896541/wilhelm-schmid-ceo-lange-sohne-embraces-original-vision-and-values?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1896541/wilhelm-schmid-ceo-lange-sohne-embraces-original-vision-and-values?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:15:15 +0000 German watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne has paved the way to an eco-friendly era for the industry. The brand has opened its new manufacturing building in Glashütte after three long years. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister of Saxony Stanislaw Tillich were invited to inaugurate the new building. The building design demonstrates how A. Lange & Söhne houses the old with the new. The 5,400-square-metre production area features modern settings such as large windows for ample lighting at... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1862763/lange-sohne-opens-eco-friendly-manufactory-building-glashutte?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1862763/lange-sohne-opens-eco-friendly-manufactory-building-glashutte?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:00:30 +0000 Hong Kong holds a special place in the German city of Dresden, where A. Lange & Söhne operates its watchmaking business. Established 170 years ago in 1845 in the Saxon capital, the watchmaker has weathered a stormy past, encountering near-extinction at the hands of post-war Soviet administration, to experience a major international rebirth that began in Asia two decades ago. In the mid-1990s, Hong Kong, along with Singapore, was among the first markets beyond Europe that the watchmaker explored... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1863198/lange-sohne-looks-heritage-watcheswonders-novelties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1863198/lange-sohne-looks-heritage-watcheswonders-novelties?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:45:00 +0000 A. Lange & Söhne celebrates the 20th birthday of its brand icon with a limited special edition - the Lange 1 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst. Limited to 20 pieces, the watch comes in a platinum case and features a black enamelled main dial, gracefully decorated by mirror-polished hour markers and rhodiumed gold hands. The sub-dial, slightly recessed into the main dial, is made of solid silver. The tourbillon clock, finished with the challenging specular polishing technique, showcases the brand's... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1653965/lange-sohne-releases-limited-edition-tourbillon-watch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1653965/lange-sohne-releases-limited-edition-tourbillon-watch?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:00:15 +0000