A. Lange & Söhne’s masterpiece returns to Museum Bautzen

One of A. Lange & Söhne’s most famous and valuable pocket watches has returned to the Museum Bautzen, from where it had been lost in the turmoil of the Second World War. The elaborately designed gold hunter case with the artfully enamelled painting of the goddess Minerva is one of only a few tourbillons from the traditional Glashütte manufactory. The watch with the No. 41000 presented by Emil Lange at the 1900 Paris world fair went down in history as the “centennial tourbillon”. The Centennial Tourbillon plays a key role in the history of A. Lange & Söhne. The manufactory began producing tourbillons in 1892. A particularly magnificent example and a technical sensation is number 41000. Its calibre combines a one-minute tourbillon with a fusée-and-chain transmission. It also features the UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator characteristic of Lange watches.