Incoming: Lange 1 Moon Phase
Thrilled to add this captivating piece to my collection! In past posts, I speculated that a Lange 1 would possibly be next on my horizon. I was fortunate to own the regular Lange 1 in pink gold a few years ago, however I came to find it kind of a challeng...
Thanks, gary_g. It is.
I've only got that "day of purchase" on-wrist photo so far - I'll include more photos in my next post.
Huge Congratulations!!
Lovely watch...it's spectacular!! I am biased as you mentioned in the post...lol. I am thrilled for you and hope you enjoy it as much as I do! ...
If I wore gold, I’d sell my two kidneys and buy this whimsically-beautiful masterpiece.
Black-dialed Lange + perfect radio subdials + moonphase + gorgeous day/night indicator. It’s a horological dream. Wear it in good health
Thank you, Lankysudanese. You've summed it up well.
Worth hanging on to all our internal organs if possible though... I can recommend a savings plan, plus the courage to release a piece to contribute to acquiring another piece.
Merci beaucoup, amanico.
I like how you and others are happy for people on this forum - it's an example to model.
Beautiful combination, congrats!
I'm curious about the failed bond with the regular (non-moonphase) Lange 1 in RG. Do you think you might've enjoyed a different dial/case/hands combination, either from Lange's current lineup or preowned -- that you might've felt the dial and hands had mo...
Thank you very much CR.
Yes: I think I may have enjoyed one of the early YG examples with all blued hands. Per my previous posts, I grew into Lange loving the 1815, which, other than special editions, always had at least one blued hand and most-often had all blued hands. I alway...
Thanks for the thoughtful reply.
I too prefer blue hands and/or printed markers, to increase the contrast. I am drawn less to the "classic" Lange 1 models that have the combination of applied markers and non-contrasting hands (such as the 101.021, 101.025, 101.032). An exception to that ...
You're welcome - you too.
We have similar observations on this matter! Lovely models you've chosen here - all of them. The second and last ones would be my favourites - that contrast is captivating indeed. I remember when Lange offered bracelets + when the Lange 1A was released wi...
Most of the Lange 1A's had a blue steel second hand.
I believe numbers 1-20 had a gold second hand and 21-100 had a steel blue second hand, in general, but I recall seeing one exception to that general rule. The Lange 1 moonphase with the white dial, printed markers, and blue hands was made for the Italian ...
They also made an interesting Grand Lange 1 for the Italian market...
... that had applied blue steel markers and hands. But it was the style with the overlapping subdials, which I don't like so much (and the date window looks too small to me). ...
This is my favorite iteration of the Lange 1 Moonphase.
The combination of all elements make it sublime. Congratulations!