Every year in early October, the car world descends on Newport, Rhode Island, for a weekend of revelry at the Audrain Newport Concours d’Elegance. We’ve covered the event in years past: Malaika had a dispatch in 2023, James strolling the lawn in 2024, and last year, TanTan took a ride with A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilhelm Schmid. This year, it was my turn, and I was thrilled—it was my first time at Audrain and my first time in Newport, and over four days, set against the town’s dramatic, historic backdrop, I was immersed in the smell of gasoline and the sound of pre-war cars shifting from first to second, trying not to stall.
The weekend kicked off on Thursday at the Faxon Lodge, and set the tone for the rest of the week.
Now in its fourth year as a sponsor of the Concours, A. Lange & Söhne, the partnership feels like a natural one. While the cars got top billing, I kept glancing at wrists. Plenty of Langes were on display, naturally, including Jay Leno’s Datograph Perpetual Calendar and Tony de Haas’s limited-edition Triple Split. There was even a surprise appearance from former President Joe Biden, whose Goodwood Green 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Corvette was on display (sadly, I couldn’t get a wrist shot).
Scroll through for photos from the weekend, and stay tuned in the coming weeks for an itinerary to help you plan your own trip to Audrain next year, something I highly recommend.
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Moonphase.
Maserati Khamsin.
A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilheim Schmid taking a call from a Aston Martin DB5.
A live taping of Spike’s Car Radio, featuring Anthony de Haas (Director of Product Developement at A. Lange & Söhne), Jonny Lieberman, and Jay Leno.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
A lovely way to spend an afternoon in Newport.
Rolex Yacht-Master II.
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona.
Seiko SNJO35 PADI Solar Diver.
BMW 2002 Baur Targa Cabriolet.
A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilhelm Schmid wearing a Minute Repeater Perpetual in Platinum.
Tudor Black Bay Black Ceramic Charcoal.
Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921.
1931 Packard Individual Custom Eight All Weather Town Landaulet.
A Porsche garden. The rain this summer has done them good.
Breitling Endurance Pro.
Tudor Black Bay Chrono.
TAG Heuer Formula 1 Quartz Chronograph.
Giving the tires a nice polish before the morning drive.
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph.
Got out for a nice drive on Saturday.
Oris ProPilot X 5 Days.
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 101.031.
Rolex Explorer II.
Mr. Jay Leno himself.
Wearing the A. Lange & Söhne 410.025 Datograph Perpetual Calendar in Platinum.
Audrain had a Scooter category for the first time.
A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down worn by Mr. Tony Traina.
A. Lange & Söhne Triple Split in Platnium worn by Lange’s Director of Product Development Tony de Haas.
Yet another Lange 1 on display.
Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s Goodwood Green 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray.
1955 Shelby Cooper Monaco.
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m.
Seiko 7T32-6E40 Chronograph.
Tudor Ranger 39mm
The Best of Show Award Winner: The 1938 Delahaye 165 Cabriolet.
A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus in Honeygold.
Chopard Alpine Eagle 41.
Rolex GMT-Master II “Root Beer”
A vintage Lotus Driving Watch.
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1.
Longines Hydroconquest.
Swatch x Blancpain Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms Indian Ocean.
A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange.
The Awards Ceremony concluded the weekend’s festivities! See you next year, Audrain!