A. Lange & Sohne, quite likely the most distinguished name in German precision watchmaking, swept back onto the stage of time in 1994. This revival ended the involuntary disappearance of superb mechanical watches from Saxony that had lasted 50 years and launched a modern success story. Today, as once before, the products crafted by the traditional workshops in the Ore Mountains rank among the world's most coveted watches. A legend had risen from the ashes. Since 1990, when Lange Uhren GmbH was founded by Walter Lange, the great-grandson of the ingenious Ferdinand Adolph Lange, highly talented watchmakers in Glashutte have been creating exclusive wristwatches that need not fear comparison with the most prestigious Swiss brands. They not only reflect a myth of bygone times but also stand out with horological features that have become nearly extinct. Indeed, they are watches that Ferdinand Adolph Lange would build, were he still alive today.