The A. Lange & Söhne Thread - including daily pics...

[Watchflair]

Originally Posted by illiguy

Can’t take this one off the wrist.




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I can see why! Gorgeous piece-

[fullofboats]

Originally Posted by mockingboy

Thanks - appreciate and looking for strap; I’ll check out your recommendation. Here is mine on wrist:

I just got my 1815 chrono today. I’m going to enjoy the black strap for a while before trying something new. For straps Jean Rousseau is good, but I like Camille Fournet more. Both can make pretty much any kind of custom strap imaginable and are the go-to strap makers for all the big brands. For something standard and cheaper I like Molequin which has some really really nice suede straps




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[EEpro]

Originally Posted by fullofboats

I just got my 1815 chrono today. I’m going to enjoy the black strap for a while before trying something new.


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Beautiful! Congrats

[Token74]

Originally Posted by jd57

Have shifted my collection strongly to AL&S. I like their aesthetic, the relatively under-the-radar nature of the brand, the spectacular movements, and the size of many of their models, which work for my big wrist. I think this caps it off for me.

Stunning


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[illiguy]

Originally Posted by fullofboats

I just got my 1815 chrono today. I’m going to enjoy the black strap for a while before trying something new. For straps Jean Rousseau is good, but I like Camille Fournet more. Both can make pretty much any kind of custom strap imaginable and are the go-to strap makers for all the big brands. For something standard and cheaper I like Molequin which has some really really nice suede straps




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[CFR]

This one today (not a great pic of it though).

[chiscott_29]

I tried both of these stunning watches on today. I genuinely love them both and anybody that owns either one of these is a lucky person.

What model does the ALS community prefer??

[illiguy]

Originally Posted by chiscott_29

I tried both of these stunning watches on today. I genuinely love them both and anybody that owns either one of these is a lucky person.

What model does the ALS community prefer??

Zeitwork! But, can’t go wrong with either.

[sambb]

tried this one on recently

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[CFR]

Originally Posted by chiscott_29

I tried both of these stunning watches on today. I genuinely love them both and anybody that owns either one of these is a lucky person.

What model does the ALS community prefer??

The ZW (140.029 in your photo) tends to be a polarizing watch: People love it or they hate it. The bridge screw on the dial really, really bothers a lot of people, as does the slight "tic" of the minutes disc on the older ZWs (the minutes disc jumps just a tiny bit once each minute, at about the 58-second mark -- some people hate that and can't unsee it). I was ambivalent about the ZW at first but immediately fell in love with the Striking Time when it first came out. It's badass, like Lange's analogue to the Rolex DSSD. And the movement is to die for. This is true: I used to remove the ZW from my wrist and sit it on the desk in front of me, with the movement facing me, while I was working at my computer just so I could admire the movement.

The 1815 Chrono boutique edition (414.026 in your photo) was met with some surprise when it was introduced, because it represented Lange's return to using the pulsometer scale on the dial. Lange used a pulsometer scale in the original 1815 chronos but then went for the "cleaner" look with their second generation of 1815 chronos, and then they came out with the (very nice, very blue) boutique version in 2015. Most people who've seen this watch in person really like it. Another hugely popular 1815 chrono is the relatively recent WG/black dial version (414.028).

Bottom line for me is that these are two very different watches, with very different but equally beautiful movements, and you're unlikely to find solid consensus either way.

[Also, anyone who looks at an 1815 Chrono also ought to look at both versions of the the Datograph -- the original and the current Up/Down -- to rule them out.]

[CFR]

Originally Posted by mockingboy

Hey gang - I recently purchased the 1815 Chrono which is a better version of the below PP 5172; BUT I do really like the strap on the PP Chrono. Anyone have any thoughts on where to get something similar for my ALS 1815 Chrono?

If you think you'll visit NYC post-COVID, then you can physically visit the Jean Rousseau shop to order a strap. I've done this a few times and really enjoyed the experience, including getting the two holes punched on each strap (1 summer/1 winter) after each strap was made, and I love how their straps look and feel on Langes. Attached are buckle-side pics of two JR straps on Langes. I realize these straps are different from your PP Chrono strap, but JR has many different styles and materials in their shop, so you may find something very similar to what you want.

[vinniebabarooch]

Originally Posted by CFR

This one today (not a great pic of it though).

Awesome!

[Jack T]

Originally Posted by drhr

but Lange's nevertheless . . .

So many of the Lange’s are off beat designs, imbalanced dials...
I prefer the pedestrian designs

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by Jack T

So many of the Lange’s are off beat designs, imbalanced dials...
I prefer the pedestrian designs

They are quite balanced once you look at them the right way

From this video. https://youtu.be/3MSJj_GfZb4

[CFR]

Originally Posted by EEpro

They are quite balanced once you look at them the right way

The first-generation Grand Lange 1 models had overlapping subdials and never looked quite right to me. Lange redesigned them shortly after they were first introduced. I wonder if those early Grand Lange 1's fit the "golden spiral" or if they broke from it.

[MCMartiny]

Originally Posted by EEpro

They are quite balanced once you look at them the right way

From this video. https://youtu.be/3MSJj_GfZb4

I knew Lange 1 was based on the golden ratio / fibonacci numbers, but this illustration is very informative. Thank you

[GB-man]

Love that video ee thx

[steeevvvooo]

The want is strong with this one! No idea how I could ever justify it though :( I keep looking at Lange, so know I will own one at some point...

[accountank2000]

Originally Posted by chiscott_29

I tried both of these stunning watches on today. I genuinely love them both and anybody that owns either one of these is a lucky person.

What model does the ALS community prefer??

I'm not in the ALS community as anything they have that I'd want (something above their 'entry level') would blow my budget by tens of thousands. So for now, GO and Nomos are the closest I get!

Still, when I find myself with a lottery win, I'll be getting a Zeitwork.

[jed11]

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[illiguy]

Originally Posted by jed11

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[MCMartiny]

Originally Posted by jed11

I really like the fact that Lange has colour matched the date wheels to the dial on this reference

[jed11]

Originally Posted by MCMartiny

I really like the fact that Lange has colour matched the date wheels to the dial on this reference

Agree...another characteristic that drew me to this watch.


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[sgwatchguy]

Test driving the chrono yesterday at the boutique. The RG is the more striking between the two, face and back.

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by sgwatchguy

Test driving the chrono yesterday at the boutique. The RG is the more striking between the two, face and back.

Time to BAN sgwatchguy....

There's rules on TRF about posting porn


Great timepieces, agree in the RG. Did you get it?

[sgwatchguy]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Time to BAN sgwatchguy....

There's rules on TRF about posting porn


Great timepieces, agree in the RG. Did you get it?

LOL pls don’t report me

I’ve got something else coming up so the chrono will have to wait (hopefully not more than a few months).

[CFR]

Originally Posted by MCMartiny

I really like the fact that Lange has colour matched the date wheels to the dial on this reference

Date wheel color matching matters.

[illiguy]

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[EEpro]

Anxiously awaiting a small scale alligator in shiny azure.

[mockingboy]

Live this piece