'lange & sohne'

Back in 1994 when lange & sohne made its grand debut I was surprised with the breathtaking workmanship showed, there and then I promised myself I would purchase one of those quality watches...

For me the best of the original Lange collection was the legendary Tourbillon Pour le Mérite watch, with its chain transmission mechanism with tourbillon. A coveted collectors piece, and one of the most desirable A. Lange & Söhne watches, the “PLM”, as it is known among the cognoscenti, is the watch you most often see on the wrist of the ever-smiling Walter Lange, creator of the modern A. Lange & Söhne brand.

The German haute horlogerie continues now with the new A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret Tourbillon watch. One of the most beautiful tourbillon timepieces in current production, this new star of the Cabaret collection has a great sense of opulence, strongly tempered by sobriety and elegance. I love the visual balance of the displays; the dominant outsize date at 12, balanced by the lovely tourbillon carriage at 6, which is in turn balanced by the small seconds subdial and the power reserve to its left and right, respectively. The handwound L.961.1 movement is absolutely breathtaking!
While A. Lange & Söhne’s Lange 1 Tourbillon was impressive, and the Tourbograph is a staggering showpiece, I think that this new Cabaret is the most beautiful of the A. Lange tourbillons, standing right up there with the magnificent Pour le Mérite watch of 1994.