A. Lange & Söhne

My main interest to date has been sports watches but I keep coming back to wanting a classic dress watch for every day wear to work. As I peruse the plethora of options available I keep coming back to Lange & Sohne; if not FPJourne occassionally ;-) What ... 

...welcome to the enchanted world of ALS! Although it is our rule that we do not discuss discount or secondary market price, and I haven't checked the MSRP prices either laterly, first model that comes to my mind is the 1815 (new version) and it is 40mm i... 

I only introduced my price-point to avoid recommendations to get a Datograph ;-) I suppose I'm feeling self-conscious that I don't know enough about the collection in its entirety, as you point out, there are discontinued models (Langematik Big Date) not ... 

... it's a difficult question to answer in this instance. It's far too subjective, individual, and relativistic (i.e., best value compared to what?). And when you're talking about $15,000 watches, most people on the planet would say, "Well, your best valu... 

I think you're on the right track in that price point... the Langematik Big Date or new 1815 40mm (used are hard to come by though) would both be excellent choices. Which metal are you looking for?

Not a gold person even if those pieces look fantastic, would love the Zeitwerk but it's tantalising at the moment

.. I am a white metal person, too. And with your price ballpark and the size requirement, I cannot think of other models in the current line-up. Newer moderls, such as Flach, would be a perfect one if they come up with the white metal case but the MSRP is... 

For me, it is the best way to enter Lange world: the watch is iconic (and amongst the first 4 Lange watches presented in 1994) and the coherence of its design perfect. But of course this option is not mandatory, I didn t choose it for example. But it is t... 

Appreciate your r Advice

since you want 40mm plus. the Lange is 38.5mm, but is thicker and feels more "substantial" the FPJ is more elegant. in a nutshell - Teutonic musculinity versus Swiss romance. also less "common" then the Lange. just watch out for the date disc on the FPJ, ... 

FPJ makes some beautiful pieces for sure, thanks for responding

In the metal the Journe is much more elegant!