as well as the outsize date display. Specifically, the "Lange 1" model features an asymmetric layout with no overlap among its key indicators: a dial displaying the hours and minutes, a smaller subsidiary dial displaying seconds, an oversized double window date display, and a power reserve indicator. The Lange 1 family is often regarded as one of the most iconic watch designs and has won 45 prizes since 1995. At the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2012 in Geneva, A. Lange & Söhne unveiled new watches including a take on the classic Lange 1. The Lange 1 watch family is to be headed by the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar, with two large complications and a new type of instantaneously jumping month ring. The company also issued a reworked Grand Lange 1. In addition, there was a luminous Lange 1 Time Zone in white gold. Over the years, the Lange 1 has been evolved into a watch family composed of 15 models. They come in various case diameters and as manually wound or self-winding versions. The portfolio has been enriched with additional functions such as a moon-phase displays that are designed to remain accurate for 122.6 years, a second time zone, or as a combination featuring a tourbillon and a perpetual calendar (Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon). In 2019, the brand celebrated the Lange 1's 25th anniversary with a series of limited editions. Notable patrons and owners Athletes Michael Jordan, American basketball player Celebrities Brad Pitt, American actor Ed Sheeran, English singer Politicians Vladimir Putin, President of Russia Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States Royalty Alexander II of Russia, Tsar of Russia Abdul Hamid II, 34th Sultan (Emperor) of the Ottoman Empire. The pocket watch was commissioned by German Emperor Wilhelm II as a gift to Sultan Abdul Hamid II during Emperor Wilhelm II's official tour of the Ottoman Empire. See also List of watch manufacturers List of German watch manufacturers Manufacture d'horlogerie References Further reading Lange, Walter, Als die Zeit nach Hause kam, Erinnerungen, Econ/Ullstein, Berlin, Germany, 2004. External links Company website History of A. Lange & Söhne History of the Lange 1 watch A. Lange & Söhne news and reviews Watch manufacturing companies of Germany Richemont brands Manufacturing companies established in 1845 Companies based in Saxony German brands Watch brands Luxury brands German companies established in 1845 Glashütte