Editorial
Benedikt Stahl
German Watchmaking Expert
Benedikt covers Glashütte and Saxon horology — A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte Original, Nomos. Based in Dresden, he's visited every major German manufacture.
Articles by Benedikt Stahl (4)
Glashütte Ribbing: Why Saxon Watches Have Striped Movements
How Glashütte ribbing differs technically from Côtes de Genève in tool angle, depth, and spacing—and why Saxon watchmaking prioritized repairability over Swiss aesthetics.
May 12, 2026
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Lange's Outsize Date: The Jump Mechanism Swiss Brands Can't Copy
The cam-and-lever system enabling A. Lange & Söhne's instantaneous dual-disc date jump remains absent from Swiss production. Here's the engineering reality behind this divide.
May 7, 2026
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Lange 1 Outsize Date: The Panorama Mechanism's Engineering
How A. Lange & Söhne's patented double-disc outsize date mechanism uses cam-driven switching geometry to achieve superior legibility—and why it demands more movement real estate than competitors' solutions.
May 3, 2026
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A. Lange & Söhne's Outsized Date: The Mechanical Cost of Legibility
How Lange's instantaneous double-disc date consumes 20x the energy of conventional mechanisms—and why the brand considers this trade-off worthwhile.
April 20, 2026