A. Lange & Söhne

They share a lot of common points: both are handwind watches, both have a 2,5hz caliber, both have a pulsometric scale, both have the same size... but one is swiss while the other one is german. And the differences become obvious, especially in the layout...  

I look forward to seeing that Montblanc in white gold. Thanks for sharing. Tony

2 breathtaking photos that stir emotions immensely ! Looking forward to seeing the Blanc in the flesh ! Time to breathe This message has been edited by flamenco on 2011-02-09 16:38:42

Sorry...no intention of stealing your great thread, but this is my 1st Lange! Marc...  

No tachymeter writing and other dialistic "noise" on an underspaced-overspaced dial - referring only to the 1815. No opinion on the Montblanc.

Dear Amery, thanks for this new word creation! Dialistic is actually one way the blood preasure goes -- diastolisch in German ! To use it as it as a term here is pretty cool. Also: The Montblanc is a very, very, and once more nice and interesting movement... 

the Lange goes without saying... Surprisingly, I prefer the aesthetic of the Miontblanc movement... I like this watch more and more... I thought at first the dial was illegible-looking, but it does not seem to be, really. The gold case works for me, too, ... 

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I love the 951 movement, but is it more complex that it needs to be - most other chronos look so simple by comparison.

Merci! Stephen

Thanks. That Montblanc is lovely. Some great things coming out of Villeret. Best Andreas

Grand Feu from the 1858 collection! I read in an article about the MBM 16-29 movement, that is used in the Grand Chrono and if the Vintage Pulsograph that you show has been manufactured to the same standards than rather this Vintage Pulsograph as it is mu... 

Thanks FX. -- Richard. This message has been edited by =RWK= on 2011-02-12 05:32:14

And as mentioned in my first post a very, very fine historic inhouse caliber with a hand carved spring coil, also twice assembled. A watch for the really "minted" collector and enthusiast that I one day hope to become ... I mean the really minted part ;-)... 

One more difference...the Montblanc is a monopusher..... More romantic ... Both watches are beautiful.... How would you compare the finishing of the two watches? It would be very interesting.... Thanks Cheers

not quite the same, but you got me to go dig up both watches. Best, Horo...  

About your PG 1815 and about the Minerva chronograph... Fr.Xavier

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