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Dato it is.
So crunch time came, and I submitted to my urge to play with things mechanical 
But Edwin is absolutely right. While I am not entirely convinced about the Dato's dial yet, it does have strong character and I am turning around to it. The LP is something I respect a lot, but it, well, keeps its distance in that it doesn't really want to be fiddled with (being a PC).
So another happy Dato owner here.
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In a crunch - Need to decide between Dato and Perpetual now...
Dear fellow Purists, It's decision time. Prices for the Lange is going up significantly here, and I need to decide between the Dato and Langematik Perpetual (both in PT) real soon. My goal is to get both eventually, but unfortunately, at this moment, I ca...
How about Lange Dato Perpetual?
Hi Matthew, Nice to learn that you are picking a Lange. From appearance both have their signature date window,dato has two sub dials for chrono and so does the perpetual.But the perpetual has the beautifull moon phase and leap year dial which dato does no...
DatoPerp
Ah, the DatoPerp is good. I had the three lined up in front of me (Dato, LP and DatoPerp) and I was like in a wet dream But first, I like to wind the watch and I like chrono a LOT. However, I have never had a perpetual calendar before ( have the PP 5056P)...
I totally agree with you, Matthew
About the Dato Perpetual... I also find the dial too busy... Between the Dato and the Perpetual, hey, I asked to myself the same question 3 years ago... I decided to go on the Dato, and I don't regret it... But if one of these days/months/years, I can go ...
They are very different watches...
First of all, what do you prefer ? HW or Automatic ? Well, in my case, I'd prefer the Datograph because the chronograph caliber from Lange is outstanding and because I really think the dial of the Perpetual too busy. But it's a very nice choice to do ! Fr...
Dato it is.
So crunch time came, and I submitted to my urge to play with things mechanical But Edwin is absolutely right. While I am not entirely convinced about the Dato's dial yet, it does have strong character and I am turning around to it. The LP is something I r...