Happenings: Wilhelm Schmid To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York

At the October lecture of the Horological Society of New York, Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange & Söhne, will explain how the vision of Dresden watchmaker Ferdinand Adolph Lange, who laid the cornerstone of Saxony's precision watchmaking industry when he established his manufacture in 1845, still defines the philosophy of A. Lange & Söhne today. After his great-grandson Walter Lange had the courage to relaunch the brand together with the industry expert Günter Blümlein in 1990, A. Lange & Söhne quickly worked its way up to the top of the watchmaking world again.

Since its new foundation, developing and producing movements has been the Saxon manufacture's special expertise. Every timepiece that bears the brand's logo is equipped with a manufacture movement crafted in-house. Over the years, this has resulted in 71 distinctive masterpieces in a relatively short time. Each one combines traditional elements with groundbreaking innovations and is distinguished by an extremely high level of craftsmanship. Discover what factors have contributed to this extraordinary achievement and what future strategies A. Lange & Söhne is pursuing.

About Wilhelm Schmid

Wilhelm Schmid, born in 1963, has been CEO of A. Lange & Söhne since 2011. Being both a watch lover and a petrol head, he therefore succeeded in making his passion a profession for the second time in his life, as his previous professional stations were in the automotive world. After his time at Burmah Oil Germany (Burmah-Castrol) from 1989, he held senior positions in sales and marketing at BMW AG between 2002 and 2010.

Details

The October 2, 2023, HSNY lecture will take place at the General Society Library in Midtown Manhattan, located at 20 West 44th Street, New York, NY, 10036. Free tickets are required to attend. Doors open at 6 PM. and the lecture begins at 7 PM. All HSNY lectures are free, open to the public, and video-recorded. Recorded lectures are made available to HSNY members immediately, and to the general public with a two-month delay.

Hodinkee is a sponsor of the Horological Society of New York.

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