Wrist Check - 2018

Wrist Check - 2018

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So

26,271 posts

221 months

Saturday 13th January 2018
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LaurasOtherHalf said:
A burst of blue today smile

Mmm I like a blue DJ.

Jinba Ittai

562 posts

90 months

Saturday 13th January 2018
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Blown2CV said:
i lost you in the third sentence... are you saying the watch looks overdressed for normal occasions or are you concerned the watch might judge you for farting
I'm concerned the watch will judge me for farting.

Blown2CV

28,695 posts

202 months

Saturday 13th January 2018
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Jinba Ittai said:
I'm concerned the watch will judge me for farting.
you need to buy a sewerdweller then

Squadrone Rosso

2,740 posts

146 months

Saturday 13th January 2018
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The longer strap for my 2017 Autavia arrived today smile






AMG Merc

11,954 posts

252 months

Sunday 14th January 2018
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Probably the angle but that looks mighty tight?

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

195 months

Sunday 14th January 2018
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So said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
A burst of blue today smile

Mmm I like a blue DJ.
Thanks, it's over 20 years since I chose those individual options and I still think it looks good today (Blue dial, batons, white gold fluted bezel and oyster bracelet), I might be mis-remembering the sequence of events but I seem to remember choosing that particular spec and it needing to be built up by Rolex.

Does anyone remember being able to do that? I recall quite a wait.

I remember at the time being told it was unique although I'm not sure how true that is. A search on C24 shows up a couple of examples in that particular spec but they tend to be newer.

Squadrone Rosso

2,740 posts

146 months

Sunday 14th January 2018
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AMG Merc said:
Probably the angle but that looks mighty tight?
Just the angle & the fact that the leather is really really stiff.

I’ve treated it with leather balsam over night & manipulated the hell out of it this morning.

It’ll take a while for it to break in though.

mickyc79

582 posts

107 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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chris56

556 posts

178 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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Badda

2,653 posts

81 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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Squadrone Rosso said:
AMG Merc said:
Probably the angle but that looks mighty tight?
Just the angle & the fact that the leather is really really stiff.

I’ve treated it with leather balsam over night & manipulated the hell out of it this morning.

It’ll take a while for it to break in though.
Not that it matters but your watch shots always seem to get the same response of 'Ow that looks tight' and you always claim it's just the photo. Why no just say that you like your watches very tight? It's clearly not just the angle.

53x11

176 posts

74 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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chris56 said:
Stunning. Any chance of a picture of the case back? Would always be a Lange over a PP for me.

toasty

7,441 posts

219 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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chris56 said:
Chris, do the date numbers line up in the flesh or are they always slightly out due to the way they move? It might just be the picture.

chris56

556 posts

178 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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toasty said:
Chris, do the date numbers line up in the flesh or are they always slightly out due to the way they move? It might just be the picture.
Yeah I noticed that when posting - it is the camera angle - in the flesh the date numbers line up perfectly.

Snubs

1,166 posts

138 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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53x11 said:
Would always be a Lange over a PP for me.
Agreed, without a moments hesitation.

Chris - I'm so staggeringly jealous it's unbelievable. I feel privileged just to have tried one on:


dimots

3,012 posts

89 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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I like A Lange Sohne watches but they are sadly far too thick for me to wear comfortably.

Not sure I get the PP comparison, though I see it online a lot. I find it hard to view them in the same light as PP because they are effectively a new brand (one of many 'revival' brands out there) and part of a group whereas PP has a real legacy and is still family owned.

chris56

556 posts

178 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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53x11 said:
Stunning. Any chance of a picture of the case back? Would always be a Lange over a PP for me.
Here is a photo of the back - sorry about the poor quality - I must get one of those macro lenses that clip onto your Iphone for these shots.


chris56

556 posts

178 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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dimots said:
I like A Lange Sohne watches but they are sadly far too thick for me to wear comfortably.

Not sure I get the PP comparison, though I see it online a lot. I find it hard to view them in the same light as PP because they are effectively a new brand (one of many 'revival' brands out there) and part of a group whereas PP has a real legacy and is still family owned.
Perhaps you have been trying on the wrong models - some of the chronos like the Datagraph are indeed quite thick.
The model I am wearing is a Saxonia Annual Calendar which is 9.8mm thick so much thinner than your average Rolex e.g. the Submariner Date is 13mm. Most of the Saxonia range are quite thin. The 1815 range is thinner with the normal 1815 being 8.8mm.

The reason why ALS are up there with PP is related to the attention to detail and finishing that goes into the watches. I have both ALS and PP pieces and would rate the finishing and attention to detail as superior on ALS to PP.

In terms of heritage ALS predates PP slightly although yes after the war the company was nationalised by the East Germans and it was only after German reunification that Walter Lange, the great grandson of the original founder FA Lange reformed the company with the help of some other watch manufacturers. Breguet, Blancpain and Vacheron Constantin are even older. PP was taken under the Stern family ownership in 1932 (Patek was in trouble during the great dpression) who are not related to Anton Patek or Adrien Phillippe - the original founders.

53x11

176 posts

74 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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dimots said:
I like A Lange Sohne watches but they are sadly far too thick for me to wear comfortably.

Not sure I get the PP comparison, though I see it online a lot. I find it hard to view them in the same light as PP because they are effectively a new brand (one of many 'revival' brands out there) and part of a group whereas PP has a real legacy and is still family owned.
From my standpoint (of not knowing enough about the brand history other that what you can pick up on forums and blogs) it's my perceived value for money and the 'German' style and attention to detail.

I think there is something in the '£40k' watch thread about PP not quite getting the dial perfect on a chrono (three pics side by side). I just seem to go "Wow" at most Lange's when I sometimes go "Hmmm" over a PP.

I will settle for a Glashutte Original though or a Dornbluth unless my numbers come up!

Sorry to derail the point of this thread. Stunning watch smile

dimots

3,012 posts

89 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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chris56 said:
Perhaps you have been trying on the wrong models - some of the chronos like the Datagraph are indeed quite thick.
The model I am wearing is a Saxonia Annual Calendar which is 9.8mm thick so much thinner than your average Rolex e.g. the Submariner Date is 13mm. Most of the Saxonia range are quite thin. The 1815 range is thinner with the normal 1815 being 8.8mm.

The reason why ALS are up there with PP is related to the attention to detail and finishing that goes into the watches. I have both ALS and PP pieces and would rate the finishing and attention to detail as superior on ALS to PP.

In terms of heritage ALS predates PP slightly although yes after the war the company was nationalised by the East Germans and it was only after German reunification that Walter Lange, the great grandson of the original founder FA Lange reformed the company with the help of some other watch manufacturers. Breguet, Blancpain and Vacheron Constantin are even older. PP was taken under the Stern family ownership in 1932 (Patek was in trouble during the great dpression) who are not related to Anton Patek or Adrien Phillippe - the original founders.
Ok thanks I have written them off in my mind because I assumed they were all thick and wore bigger than dimensions might suggest.

Still don't quite buy the history of any of the Richemont brands though...PP appeals more on that front.

AMG Merc

11,954 posts

252 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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chris56 said:
53x11 said:
Stunning. Any chance of a picture of the case back? Would always be a Lange over a PP for me.
Here is a photo of the back - sorry about the poor quality - I must get one of those macro lenses that clip onto your Iphone for these shots.

Now then - L&S, the elite of watchmakers. I tried one on once in Wempe's when having my ( cheapo wink ) Panerai bracelet fitted. A snip at £100,000 (not the bracelet).

I wondered when one would turn up - congrats, that man clap