Ben Clymer Presents: Ep. 06 C The Lange Episode With Wilhelm Schmid

November 08, 2023

Welcome to a new podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and subject experts from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new episodes every Wednesday in both video and audio. Want the video? Swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Just want the audio? It's being published to the same podcast feed as Hodinkee Radio, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find your podcasts (might we recommend Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or TuneIn). Episode 6 Recorded on the same day that Lange launched the new Zeitwerk Minute Repeater in Honeygold, this episode features Ben chatting with Wilhelm Schmid, the CEO of A. Lange & Sohne. The two chat about the evolution of the brand on the eve of its 30th anniversary, the metric by which Lange measures its own success, what it takes to buy one of the brand's extra special limited editions and even some of Wilhelm's favorite non-Lange watches. It's a fascinating chat and a rare chance to better understand the perspective and philosophy guiding the influential and talented German brand.? Show Notes 00:01 A. Lange & Sohne00:30 Interview with Wilhelm Schmid2:13 The A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Up/Down Lumen6:55 The Richemont Group10:30 In-Depth: The A. Lange & Sohne Datograph17:51 The A. Lange & Sohne Lange 118:44 The A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Up/Down in platinum27:52 The A. Lange & Sohne Odysseus in titanium27:56 The A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Rattrapante Honeygold?28:00 The A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Honeygold Lumen31:05 The A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater in Honeygold37:24 Ben Clymer Presents: Ep. 01 C The Collaboration Episode With Jean Arnault And Rexhep Rexhepi37:40 The Rolex Milgauss37:53 The Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller39:39 The A. Lange & Sohne Odysseus in white gold40:36 The A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Thin