A. Lange & Söhne

that hopefully you can shed a little light on. I am curious about the Wempe line of watches, they have no presence in California, only NY city and I have no information, other than the website and catalog I received. Any information about the make of the watch and particularly their new world time watch would be greatly appreciated. I apologize in advance for posting on this site, but I received no feedback from anyone on the HOMEs page. I know there are many Wempe dealers in Germany and as a dealer they carry A. Lange & Sohne, so maybe this is OK to ask here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Tim

Hi Tim,

sure you´re welcome!

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For more details, you may have a look here:
http://www.chronometerwerke-glashuette.com
(english version available once you´re past the introductionary flash movie)

In a nutshell, as far as i know the movements for the "Chronometerwerke" range are reported to be propietory developments and produced in cooperation with Nomos of Glashütte. Whether or not ALL movement parts are made in Germany is beyond my knowledge and at least the "Zeitmeister" units run on ETA movements encased in Glashütte.
The Observatory (owned by WEMPE) actually does timing tests, but there´s a part of the production/assembly inside as well.

I´ve only seen one model of the "Chronometerwerke" for a very short time, so i don´t feel properly equipped and qualified to comment on the built and finish merits.
But i think it´s safe to say it´s different from other "Made in Germany" brands and Wempe seems to focus on good quality with the more elaborate "Chronometerwerke" range.

Hope this helps a bit?

Cheers,

Peter

I had some strange link with just a breif background, this is world's better! Part of my collection is world time watches and I noticed that Wempe has added what seems a very nice new line of world time watches with a small turning dial in the center of the face. I will do some more study but any of the other PuristS have first hand experience, it would be greatly appreciated. I also like the 5ATM feature on the Wempe watches for water resistance, this is very helpful to me in my humid travels. Thanks again, Tim

TIm

I bought the wempe worldtimer yesterday. That company is impecably first rate. I usually would hesitate to buy a "store" brand. But i finally made the decision to go for it since the product, the store, and the company in general was a top pure pedigree. The feel, the make, and the quality of the watch is fist class. I think that for the $-amount they charge for, the product is well worth it. My other world timer is the Patek 5110R. I was saying to myself why would I want another world timer when I already have the best one. Well, the answer to that was the date. As you know the 5110 has no date function, I could never understand why. So for me this would be a good part of my travel attire; since my point of reference is my home state anyway. I always feel wierd removing my watch and letting it go thru that xray machine in the airport, so the Wempe WT would be a lot less stressful for me when I have to take it off

As far as its timing rate/ accuracy is concerned, i would have to get back to you on that. The finish of the watch, the alligator strap, the overall presentation, is very very good. Also, one very important thing to mention is if you happen to have a small wrist, the strap comes in the small size, w/c happened to be perfect for my small wrist. As far as aesthetics and feel...it has that very stern, mechanical, and precision feel and look to it that these German watches tend to have. It definitely doesn not feel Swiss. However, it looks and feels like a very substantial watch, even if you are not a watch connoseur you may find people taking notice. Overall I am very pleased with the purchase and I would highly recommend it as a very useful tool, especially if you travel a lot , conduct business globally, or a WT watch collector.

Regards

ppcollector