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Born in Dresden on 18 February 1815, Adolph Lange began his training as an apprentice watchmaker under J.C. Friedrich Gutkaes aged 15, whilst still attending Dresden polytechnic school. He completed his apprenticeship in 1835 with honours and worked for Gutkaes for 2 years before travelling Europe in order to perfect his skills. Upon his return to Dresden in 1841, Lange became a co-owner of Gutkaes' manufactory and the two went on to build the famous five minute clock in Dresden's Semper Opera. Then in 1845, in light of social and economic trouble, Lange set out for the town of Glashutte, where . . . |
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