First Lange arrived, plus a surprise

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Sometimes life works in funny ways. Last week I received a call that a car I had been dreaming of in one form or another since I was in college had finally arrived, and on Tuesday I received another call that my Lange was here. So today became a double collection day.

The Lange is a really cool looking watch, and I don't think there's anything I can say that hasn't already been said. Very clean (almost cold) design on the front, and the rear is like someone built me a little minuature 3D city inside the case filled with gears and levers and bridges to look at. I love all my other chronographs, but the Lange really hits different somehow and the depth you can see in the movement is stunning.

As a teenager in high school/college, the Lange Datagraph was my computer wallpaper, and the 911 was my only other wall poster alongside the McLaren F1. The F1 won't happen in 10 lifetimes but I am beyond happy I was able to make the 911 and Lange happen.

Fast forward some 20+ years, I ordered the watch in February of this year and was told it was about a 1 year wait. At the time I wasn't even looking at or considering a new car since they're ludicrously expensive where I am. I had all but given up the idea of ever getting one.

Then sometime in May I started discussing with my wife about possibly making the dream happen, we worked hard and saved up for a long time and are fortunate enough to finally be in a position to afford it. So June we went and placed the deposit on the car and by some twist of faith both showed up this week and today I collected them together. I can't imagine what the odds are of a dream watch and a dream car arriving in the same week 20+ years later. I actually think it's rather fitting, my first Porsche and my first Lange, both coming from Germany. The GT3 will be my only car and my daily, and although the Lange won't be a daily I plan to wear it as often as possible. This is really a once in a lifetime thing for me, and I couldn't be any happier.