A. LANGE & SÖHNE - Awarded in the Press Watch Gala in Vienna

A. Lange & Söhne wins four prizes in Vienna.

Press release

 
A special St Nicholas Day surprise awaited A. Lange & Söhne on 6 December 2011: at the great Press watch gala in Vienna, Lange’s CEO Wilhelm Schmid gladly accepted four prizes.

The Richard Lange Tourbillon awarded in the Grande Complication category © A. Lange & Söhne

First prize in the Grande Complication category was awarded to the RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” model, presented this year, at both the MunichTime and ViennaTime fairs. It was the first time, that one model succeeded two times in this royal league. In the “Classic Elegance” category, the SAXONIA THIN won first prize at MunichTime and second prize at ViennaTime. They were voted by readers of the Austrian daily newspaper “Die Presse”, the supplement “Watchtime” of the German newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the watch magazine Chronos Germany and visitors to the exhibitions “MunichTime” and “ViennaTime”, both held in November 2011. Altogether, 36.400 watch enthusiasts took part in the election. Since 1996, this watch collection has ranked among the most important in the sector.

The Saxonia Thin in rosé gold © A. Lange & Söhne

With nine distinctions altogether, A. Lange & Söhne can once more look back on a successful year for its watches. Back in the spring, among other achievements, two models were awarded the “Golden Balance Wheel”, the Japanese magazine Chronos bestowed a first prize, and readers of the German wristwatch magazine conferred more prizes. And in November, the company’s founder, Walter Lange, received the “Caesar Best Honoris” prize in Bucharest for his services to the watch industry. That makes a total of more than 160 distinctions received by A. Lange & Söhne since 1994.