To pay homage to the beauty of asymmetry—and to the iconic Lange 1, of course—the German watchmaker partnered German new media artist Christian Mio Loclair to create a video production that analysed the relationship between design, mathematics and nature through words and movement. “If we add a new element to an existing group of elements, we have to take the altered balance in the space into consideration. We are always creating new connections and find our way towards simplicity through this complex mathematical process," said Loclair.

In order to be different, you need to try new approaches.

—Günter Blümlein, one of the greatest names in watch history, who also restarted A Lange & Söhne with Walter Lange, the great-grandson of founder Ferdinand Adolph Lange, in 1990

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In the short film, two different bodies move within an empty room—a mechanical male form contrasts against an organic female one. Initially separated from each other, the two traverse in different manners, giving rise to two different types of movements each with its own beauty. Then, they encroach on each other and overlap, symbolising the interaction between mathematics and nature. 

Watch how A Lange & Söhne goes on its pursuit of balance in the video link below.