Last month, A. Lange & Söhne commenced its 2009/2010 apprenticeships. Seven school leavers – six girls and one boy – have joined the three-year programme, which is in its 13th year.
The students initially underwent a week’s training at the Lange Watchmaking School, located in the historic family building, and then studied watchmaking theory at the external section of the Dippoldiswalde Technical College in Glashütte for Watchmaking and Precision Technology.
During their first year, young watchmakers learn the basic skills of metalworking: filing, sawing, drilling and turning. They also familiarise themselves with different materials and repair large clocks such as alarm clocks or wall clocks.
It is not until the second year of the programme that they start to repair pocket watches. In the third year, apprentices are taught how to assemble mechanical wristwatches and are shown the steps involved in creating a Lange watch.
After completing the apprenticeship scheme, the students are well equipped for a job in the watchmaking industry. Just like the graduates before them, many will form part of A. Lange & Söhne main specialists.
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