OFFICIAL A. Lange & Söhne Collectors Thread

[vinniebabarooch]

Originally Posted by anselm

It’s the little Lange 1 boutique edition.

Thank you.

[Costa Rakaro]

Originally Posted by edhahn44

Amazing collection. As said before, Anniversary and Emil Lange are some of my favourites as well.


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Hurry up before the train pulls away.

[CFR]

Originally Posted by anselm

All the deployants are the double fold butterfly. The left is the Little Lange 1 25th anniversary. The right one is the Lange 1 25th. My wife and I wanted matching watches and these were perfect for that.

Thank you. I thought they might be the the butterfly deployants, but I wasn't sure and I've never seen so many of them in one collection! I love that particular Little Lange 1, too. It was one of my favorite models of all the 25th anniversary Lange 1s, and the size is perfect for my small wrist.

Originally Posted by Russell996

Yes of course, couldn’t remember. Came as a pair?

A blast from the past -- and a slightly cringeworthy moment in Lange's history for me. Lange released the Luna Mundi when they launched the first-gen Grand Lange 1 series. In addition to the Luna Mundi set, Lange released 3 other Grand Lange 1 models at that time: the PT 115.025, the YG 115.021, and the RG 115.031. That launch did not go well -- it might've been the worst Lange product launch I've seen -- and Lange had a hard time selling those early Grand Lange 1s. Many people were bothered by the overlapping subdials and thought the design grossly violated the proportions of the classic Lange 1 dial layout. In addition, the two-tone color schemes on the YG and RG dials were, uh, unusual and have not been since since then. There was a lot of discussion about this at the time. And the Luna Mundi set didn't sell because most collectors liked the WG version (northern hemisphere/Big Dipper) much more than the RG version (southern hemisphere/Southern Cross). Hardly anyone wanted the set because they knew they'd never want to wear one of them, but there was no choice and the set didn't come with separate boxes. People found it quite puzzling and too gimmicky. As an Emil Lange 1815 Moonphase owner, I remember being very disappointed by Lange's decision to re-use the Big Dipper motif on the WG Luna Mundi dial just a few years after they used it on those 1815 Moonphase models. I thought it was lazy of Lange to do that -- that it cheapened the concept of a "Lange limited edition" by making this choice when literally an infinite number of other design options existed -- and I felt like this launch was a clear indication that the late Günter Blümlein had literally left the building forever. [Sorry for the rant -- I just remember this launch as being an inflection point suggesting to me that the brand had lost its way at that time, and I usually have much more positive associations to the brand. ]

Originally Posted by Costa Rakaro

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Z and Pisa* are not mine

Thank you for sharing your diverse Lange collection! The RG 1815 Emil and the Anniversary are my two favorites -- Blümlein at his best, as you suggested earlier.

[anselm]

Originally Posted by CFR

Thank you. I thought they might be the the butterfly deployants, but I wasn't sure and I've never seen so many of them in one collection! I love that particular Little Lange 1, too. It was one of my favorite models of all the 25th anniversary Lange 1s, and the size is perfect for my small wrist.

We just always like butterfly vs tang. I have the 1815 chrono on butterfly as well now. The only one not is the HG enamel dial. They don't make one in Honey gold yet.

[Costa Rakaro]

Originally Posted by CFR

Thank you. I thought they might be the the butterfly deployants, but I wasn't sure and I've never seen so many of them in one collection! I love that particular Little Lange 1, too. It was one of my favorite models of all the 25th anniversary Lange 1s, and the size is perfect for my small wrist.



A blast from the past -- and a slightly cringeworthy moment in Lange's history for me. Lange released the Luna Mundi when they launched the first-gen Grand Lange 1 series. In addition to the Luna Mundi set, Lange released 3 other Grand Lange 1 models at that time: the PT 115.025, the YG 115.021, and the RG 115.031. That launch did not go well -- it might've been the worst Lange product launch I've seen -- and Lange had a hard time selling those early Grand Lange 1s. Many people were bothered by the overlapping subdials and thought the design grossly violated the proportions of the classic Lange 1 dial layout. In addition, the two-tone color schemes on the YG and RG dials were, uh, unusual and have not been since since then. There was a lot of discussion about this at the time. And the Luna Mundi set didn't sell because most collectors liked the WG version (northern hemisphere/Big Dipper) much more than the RG version (southern hemisphere/Southern Cross). Hardly anyone wanted the set because they knew they'd never want to wear one of them, but there was no choice and the set didn't come with separate boxes. People found it quite puzzling and too gimmicky. As an Emil Lange 1815 Moonphase owner, I remember being very disappointed by Lange's decision to re-use the Big Dipper motif on the WG Luna Mundi dial just a few years after they used it on those 1815 Moonphase models. I thought it was lazy of Lange to do that -- that it cheapened the concept of a "Lange limited edition" by making this choice when literally an infinite number of other design options existed -- and I felt like this launch was a clear indication that the late Günter Blümlein had literally left the building forever. [Sorry for the rant -- I just remember this launch as being an inflection point suggesting to me that the brand had lost its way at that time, and I usually have much more positive associations to the brand. ]



Thank you for sharing your diverse Lange collection! The RG 1815 Emil and the Anniversary are my two favorites -- Blümlein at his best, as you suggested earlier.

I agree with you Craig, also for the introduction of RL PLM wg black dial

[Langepedia]

Originally Posted by Costa Rakaro

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Z and Pisa* are not mine

*special dedication to Alp.

Ugh!!! Always an immense pleasure to see this one, my friend!

[Costa Rakaro]

Will you find your happyness, my friend?

[l.prapun]

My First Lange

[Ragnarok]

Hi members. Wanted to pick your brain on something. I have been gazing upon the 219.032 saxonia 35m manual wind in pink gold. Does anyone own one and how does it wear on a 6.75in wrist. Personally as a dress watch I wanted something a tad smaller but 35mm is a bit pushing it as well. Let me know your thoughts. Appreciated

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[RoscoPico]

wow wow wow, what a great drool thread.
it's one of the few brands i would truly want to own multiple pieces of.
great pics all, thx for sharing

[mchu004]

Nothing compared to previous collections but here's my two (101.035 and 221.021)

DSCF8046-1 by M C, on Flickr

[GB-man]

Two good ones though! Love the L1 in particular.

[mario1971]

Originally Posted by mchu004

Nothing compared to previous collections but here's my two (101.035 and 221.021)

DSCF8046-1 by M C, on Flickr

Great photo and wonderful watches! I already have Up Down, maybe I will also reach for Lange 1 one day.

[Costa Rakaro]

[kimsun]

Finally got my first Lange!
The Lange 1 Moonphase in Rose Gold!


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[RBradleigh]

Originally Posted by kimsun

Finally got my first Lange!
The Lange 1 Moonphase in Rose Gold!


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[Dancing Fire]

Originally Posted by kimsun

Finally got my first Lange!
The Lange 1 Moonphase in Rose Gold!


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Beautiful watch, Congrats!

[edhahn44]

Originally Posted by Costa Rakaro

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That’s a great, underappreciated watch. Would you mind sharing some more pictures. How does the size sit on the wrist?


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[yanomis]

Couldn’t choose between the two, got both instead lol

[mario1971]

Originally Posted by kimsun

Finally got my first Lange!
The Lange 1 Moonphase in Rose Gold!


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Congrats!

[Russell996]

Simple elegance.

[RolexSimon]

Originally Posted by yanomis

Couldn’t choose between the two, got both instead lol

Wow - I have the ZWD and was looking at the Datograph V2 - it seems a lot smaller? Wears differently to the ZWD I presume? Is there a weight difference?

[Ba Ba]

My duo.







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[yanomis]

Originally Posted by RolexSimon

Wow - I have the ZWD and was looking at the Datograph V2 - it seems a lot smaller? Wears differently to the ZWD I presume? Is there a weight difference?

The Datograph does wear smaller, my wrist size is 16.9cm, here are some wrist shots to show the difference:


The Zeitwerk Date weights 140g and the Datograph weights 124g. On the wrist, they feel similar and I cannot tell the difference, both are very comfortable to wear.
The Datograph is classic and elegant, whereas the Zeitwerk is modern and casual, I enjoy both of them and wear in a rotation.
After owning these two watches, I simply cannot wear anything else that is not a Lange

[Costa Rakaro]

[Costa Rakaro]

Originally Posted by kimsun

Finally got my first Lange!
The Lange 1 Moonphase in Rose Gold!


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Big congrats, enjoy.

[Costa Rakaro]

Originally Posted by yanomis

Couldn’t choose between the two, got both instead lol

A real choice, enjoy.

[Costa Rakaro]

Originally Posted by Russell996

Simple elegance.

Clean, but so charming.

[Costa Rakaro]

Originally Posted by Ba Ba

My duo.







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Great choice, two keepers.

[Costa Rakaro]

Originally Posted by mchu004

Nothing compared to previous collections but here's my two (101.035 and 221.021)

DSCF8046-1 by M C, on Flickr

Lange at his best, dark my great regret.