LANG 1943 is a contemporary watch brand that takes its creative inspiration from one of horology’s most influential watchmakers: Gerd-Rüdiger Lang.

In 2022, experienced watch industry entrepreneur Georg Bartkowiak created LANG 1943 as an homage to his friend and mentor Lang who put his considerable expertise and experience to good use in his role as brand consultant for design and technology. Lang passed away in March 2023 aged 80, but with LANG 1943 – coincidentally the year of his birth – Lang’s astonishing watchmaking legacy lives on in style.