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Today, we look at the Lang and Heyne Johann. This is one of Marco Lang’s earlier works with a simple three handed movement. The Johann uses Caliber I, which is the first caliber created by this brand. The Johann is available in six variants, and the one we had our extended hands-on session and which we review here is the model in white gold with a white enamel dial with Roman numerals.
Lang & Heyne is an independent watchmaker based in Dresden, Germany. It was founded in 2001 by Marco Lang and Mirko Heyne but the latter left for Nomos early in the history of the brand. Currently, Lang & Heyne produce about 50 watches per year and 8 watchmakers are employed to create these pieces. We covered in detail their latest offering, the Georg. See here for some of the brand’s history and our analytical review of the Georg.
Lang & Heyne Johann
The Johann is named after King Johann, who was a very cultured, highly educated and artistically gifted monarch. He not only translated Dante’s “Divine Comedy” into German, but also created several critically acclaimed works. He examined and renewed numerous aristocratic rules and led Saxony’s economy into a blooming period of economic development. He ruled from 1854 to 1873, and was succeeded by perhaps the most famous of Saxon Kings, August the Strong.
As a result of this homage, the Lang & Heyne Johann retains the characteristics of elegance, and artistic beauty in its design.
The Lang & Heyne Johann in white gold and with a beautiful enamel dial.
The case, dial and hands
The Johann case is a classical round case in a three piece construction. The case is highly polished on all parts, and the front and rear bezels are very thin and almost non-existant. The case side is bombé. A rather elegant case.
The signature triple lug design is also carried on to the Johann case. This design is consistent throughout the entire Lang & Heyne lineup. In our review of the Georg, we also noted this feature. Marco tells us that the triple lugs were made in older watches to ensure the stability of the watch when worn on one’s wrist, due to the size of earlier watches. Today it is an artistic cue and tribute to those former times.
The design is very sober and classical. Note the elegance of the onion crown with the bombé case sides, the former’s striped decoration contrasting beautifully with the high polish of the latter.
The crown of the Johann is in the form of yet another signature of Lang & Heyne: the onion shaped crown. This design does not only serve as an aesthetically pleasant component, it is also a practical feature. The crown can be pulled out easily, and has proved to be highly ergonomic, regardless of the owner having long or short fingernails. Adjusting the time is a breeze as there was a good amount of purchase afforded by the shape of the crown. The hands offer a smooth feel through the crown as there […]
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