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Tour of Japan Ise Shrine cross on the German headquarters in Hamburg Wempe Gerhard D.Wempe KG is one of Europe's largest watch and jewelery retailers, the oldest. In the world with 24 stores, including 19 in Germany. The company is currently run by the fourth generation of the founding family management. In 1878, the watchmaker Gerhard Driedrich Wilhelm Wempe opened its first watch shop in the German city Elsfleth, and have been in 1894 and 1907 in Oldenburg shop in Hamburg. In 1938, Gerhard's son Herbert Wempe acquired Hamburg Chronometerwerke, forming a sophisticated ship sailing lovable clock factory and training center. Herbert Wempe worked with Lange third generation of family managers together with Otto Lange, the Observatory project started in Glashutte town, but the arrival of World War II to make this plan was suspended. During World War II, the German military requirements Wempe ship bell expand production, Wempe research ship bell unified movement (patent products) and the manufacture of military cooperation with Lange ship bell, the annual output reached 900 units. Wempe watch shop in World War II were destroyed by fire. Herbert's son Hellmut Wempe joined the company to participate in post-war reconstruction work in 1951. 1963 Hellmut officially took over the family business. 1980 Wemep opened Europe's first outside Wempe watch shop in New York's Fifth Avenue. 2003 Wempe fourth generation of the family, Hellmut daughter Kim-Eva Wempe become the company's CEO. In 2005, Wempe set up branch offices in watchmaking town of Glashütte and the following year launched Zeitmeister brand watch. Lange Wempe Limited Edition 125th anniversary May 5, 2003 is Wempe 125 anniversary. Lange introduced lovable the 1815 Sidestep for this commemorative edition, a total of 125. (Platinum 50, red gold 75). Movement on the hand-carved from Professor Graff works (http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4b927a7a010194pd.html) in cooperation with Lange history
The watch No. 1 by the Wempe custody, No. 50 and No. 75 kept by Lange. lovable Case diameter 36 mm, gold-plated movement, 21 diamonds, gold sleeve, gooseneck tuning, 45 hours power reserve. Black dial, white Arabic numerals, red gold hands, silver eccentric small seconds disc.
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