A. Lange & Söhne / 1815
A. Lange & Söhne 1815
Profil de collection · 1995
Montre habillée épurée et classique, nommée d'après l'année de naissance de Ferdinand Adolph Lange.
Vues de la collection
Prononciation et nom
eighteen fifteen
Pourquoi elle compte
The 1815 matters because it is Lange’s purest expression of traditional German watchmaking: restrained design, historical Glashütte cues, hand-finished manual calibres and a platform that stretches from simple three-hand dress watches to some of the brand’s most admired chronographs and calendar complications.
Références clés
Chronologie de la collection
- 1995 — The 1815 family makes its first documented appearance in the revived A. Lange & Söhne era, with period and secondary sources pointing to 1995 as the best-supported launch year.
- 2017 — Lange expands the line with the 1815 Annual Calendar and introduces the limited 1815 “Homage to Walter Lange,” featuring a stoppable jumping seconds hand inspired by a historic Lange invention.
- 2025 — A. Lange & Söhne unveils a new 34 mm 1815 with newly developed calibre L152.1, a 72-hour power reserve and slimmer, more discreet proportions.
Actualités
- The new 1815 2025 — Lange introduced a smaller 34 mm 1815 with a newly developed L152.1 calibre, 72-hour power reserve and refined dress-watch proportions. ↗
- 1815 TOURBILLON 2024 — Lange returned attention to the 1815 family with a fresh 1815 Tourbillon release, underscoring the collection’s role as a home for classical high complications. ↗
- Hands-On Review - A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Platinum 2022 — Monochrome covered the platinum 1815 Rattrapante limited edition, highlighting the collection’s credibility in ultra-high-end split-seconds chronographs. ↗
- 1815 “Homage to Walter Lange” 2017 — A commemorative 1815 with stoppable jumping seconds paid tribute to Walter Lange and revived a historical Lange-style seconds complication. ↗
- 1815 Annual Calendar 2017 — The 1815 line gained a manually wound annual calendar with analogue calendar displays and moon phase, broadening the family beyond time-only and chronograph models. ↗
Anecdotes
Note collectionneur 1
The 1815 Up/Down’s power-reserve concept references an A. Lange & Söhne patent granted on 18 May 1879 for showing whether a watch was wound or unwound.
Note collectionneur 2
The 2025 34 mm 1815 runs on calibre L152.1, described by Lange as the 75th manufacture calibre developed since the brand’s modern re-establishment.
FAQ
Why is the collection called 1815?
It is named after 1815, the birth year of Ferdinand Adolph Lange, founder of the original A. Lange & Söhne manufacture.
What design cues define the 1815 family?
Typical cues include Arabic numerals, a railway-track minute scale, subsidiary seconds, lancet-style hands and styling inspired by historic Lange pocket watches.
Is the 1815 a dress-watch collection only?
Mostly yes in spirit, but the family spans from restrained three-hand models to serious complications such as chronographs, annual calendars, tourbillons and rattrapantes.
What are the best-known 1815 models today?
Among the most visible current or recent anchors are the 1815, 1815 Up/Down, 1815 Chronograph and 1815 Annual Calendar, with notable special pieces like the Homage to Walter Lange and 1815 Tourbillon.
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