GERMANY, Glashütte, Saxony – September 15, 2015:
A. Lange & Söhne (A. Lange & Sons). The name is a trademark of German watchmaking company Lange Uhren GmbH. The company makes high quality watches and is regarded as one of the best high-end watch manufacturers. The Headquarter is in Glashütte, Germany. Here: Hand engraving: Shoots at the hand engraving department. The engraver – a longtime expert – compares different styles of engraved balances cocks, shown at the monitor. Every Lange-watch includes a balance cock, each balance cock is engraved by hand by one of Lange’s engravers. Each Lange-engraver use an own style. All pattern remember to engravings on former pocket watches.
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