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Fernando shares his recent acquisition of the A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange in platinum, a timepiece he describes as a return to horological basics. His post reflects on the appeal of its focused dedication to chronometric excellence and uncluttered dial, contrasting it with more complicated contemporary designs.
Less than 3 weeks ago I went with my friend to the ALS boutique to pick up his second Lange within days from acquiring his first. A one-two punch in quick succession: Datograph up/down and the Richard Lange boutique version. Very cool!
I had highly recommended the RL to him to compliment his Dato and this proved to be the right choice as he has grown very fond of it. I have had my eye on the RL for some time but something else always took precedent. The day of reckoning finally arrive when my AD called me a couple of days ago that one was available. I decided to put my money where my mouth is and paid him a fruitful visit the next day.
Why the RL now? It's been around for some time but when it came to pulling the trigger I always got tempted by something else more complicated or with a bit more functionality. However, I now appreciate it for what it is and admire its focused dedication towards chronometric excellence. Maybe I'm getting old as well. 
We go down this horological path like we do in life. We want to experience the gastronomical feasts and fancy concoctions but in time indigestion sets in and we crave for simple fare.
I've arrived at this point where I find the RL's uncluttered dial and unpretentiousness to be a breath of fresh air. Glancing at my wrist no longer involves squinting or trying to decipher information that I usually have no use for. What greets me is the purity of the dial; only disturbed by the smooth rotating blue second hand that gives it charm and character. The weight of platinum also reminds me of its precious nature.
I'm sure I'll think of something more to say in the days ahead when I have given it more wrist time. In the meantime, here are some quick shots.
Thank you all for sharing this with me and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and views if there are any.
NB. Just in case Moritz is looking, yes it comes with an in-house manufactured balance spring!
Cheers and HAGWE!
Fernando
...you post this here!! Surely you know how to make yourself hated! :) Congratulations, my friend. As I also said on the Wristscan thread: you are a man of taste. Of good taste, of course! ;)
I do hope I can make you hate me more! :) :) Thanks for the kind words. You should see some of the dogs I have.;) Best fernando
Well done, my friend. I much prefer this one to the Boutique Edition, which I find a tad too artificial, with its blue accents ( does that really justify to call it Boutique Edition, couldn't they work a bit harder on that??? ) This " normal " one is the real mac coy. A Lange, to sum it all. BRAVO! Nicolas
Thank you so much! Luckily, they didn't put a date on it. :) Best fernando
they didn't put a crown guard on it also??
Time-Piece, I too fell in love with it the first time I saw it and tried it several times on my trips to Singapore. However every time I found it a wee bit too big for my wrist, to my great sadness because I really like the simplicity of this dial, the Roman Numbers and the Blued Second hand make this an extremely appealing watch. Still love it and who knows..one day:) Cheers Francois from Down Under
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