Lang & Heyne

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

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

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.

See also

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

References
  1. 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.
  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.
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