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Independents in Basel: Marco Lang
Apr 06, 2008,10:43 AM
Marco Lang is holding up the long tradition of fine watchmaking in Dresden, a tradition that has been overshadowed by that of Glasshütte in the past. It was watchmakers from Dresden that went to Glasshütte to bring new industry to the region. Then it was the civil industry that grew there eclipsing the tradition of precision timekeepers made mostly for the aristocratic court in Dresden.
Marco Lang's brand is Lang & Heyne, he founded the brand
together with Mirko Heyne in 2001. Marco Lang is now continuing alone
after Mr. Heynes retirement.
Lang & Heyne's first watch, a 3
hand small seconds watch, is available in 2 versions. The clear faced
King Johann, named after the King of Saxony from 1854 and the more
baroque model Kurfürst Friedrich August I., Elector in Saxoney in the
18th century
.
The caliber is based on a Unitas ebauche, however large portions of the
watch are the work of Lang & Heyne as is all the decoration. The
movement is made along the lines of German movements as perfected in
the 19th century with gold chattons and blued screws, has a swans neck
regulator and second stop.
Built on this basis caliber the
perpetual calandar with declination indication is the first
complication. The declination display is an original display showing
how the tilt of the earth changes during the year. This watch arries
the name Moritzof Saxony.
This was followed by the Albert of
Saxony Monopusher central chronograph. From the display one could
think this is a ratrappante without registers, that is, however, far
from the mark. Both the chrono seconds hand and the minute register
hand are from the watches center producing a truly wonderful face.
Marco
Lang brought his bench with him for the fair, so as to not get bored on
slow days I guess. Here we see him doing the rounding of the shank of
an hour hand.