ROBERT HOFFMANN

The head of the Zeitwerk department at A. Lange & Söhne talks about the complexities of the industry’s most unique timepiece

When we first launched the watch in 2009, we didn’t really know how people would react to the Zeitwerk. We weren’t sure if it would be a one-off project that would end in a year due to public response. But it’s been a success, and 13 years later, we’ve launched the ninth Zeitwerk model. In 2018, we introduced the Zeitwerk Date, and this was the new evolution of the Zeitwerk with double the power reserve, up to 72 hours. So in 2022, we’ve introduced the new Calibre L043.6. It’s a completely new movement with a new construction and design. It does lean on the solutions we developed for the Zeitwerk Date. In order to double the power reserve, we have two barrels on top of each other. They house the strongest…

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