Lang & Heyne

Lang & Heyne
IndustryWatches
Founded2001
Founders
  • Mirko Heyne
  • Marco Lang
Headquarters
Dresden
,
Germany
ProductsWatches and timepieces
Number of employees
15[1]
Websitewww.lang-und-heyne.de

Lang & Heyne is a manufacturer of luxury wristwatches based in Dresden, Germany.[2][3]

History

Marco Lang began as a precision mechanics apprentice and later, after the German reunification allowed him to, spent a further seven years in horology study. In 2001, he and his friend Mirko Heyne formed Lang & Heyne in Dresden. Whilst their partnership ended in 2003, when Heyne joined Nomos Glashütte, the favourable terms of their split allowed the company name to remain.[1][4][5] In 2005 Lang, a fifth-generation watchmaker, was accepted as a member of Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants.[6]

Models

Current models as of 2015 include Augustus, Köning Johann, and Friedrich August I.[7] The names are all chosen from the Fürstenzug, a large 19th-century mural in Dresden depicting rulers of Saxony, which Lang personally visits on completion of each design.[citation needed]

See also

Further reading

  • Brückner, Michael (2009). Exzellenz in der Nische: Ateliers und Manufakturen im Portrait. EWK Verlag. ISBN 3938175524.

References

  1. ^ a b Clerizo, Michael (27 November 2014). "Saxony Ticks All The Boxes". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ Braun, Peter (2009), Wristwatch Annual 2010. Abbeville Press.
  3. ^ Clerizo, Michael (2009). Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0500514852.
  4. ^ Clerizo, Michael (23 November 2013). "Time's 'Auteurs': The 15 Greatest Watchmakers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ Braun, Peter (21 October 2007). "Lang & Heyne: luxury watches originating from Saxony". Haute Horlogerie Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Members". ahci.ch. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. ^ "THE LOOK: the collection of the watch manufacture Lang and Heyne". lang-und-heyne.de. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.