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Fantastic post Peter!
Thanks very much! The thought of seeing an engraving of sorts on a human hair is incredible. I've always wondered how they get the engravings so perfect, especially when you look at the beautiful closeups from SteveG. Your timing details also give a good sense of the limitations even with the CNC. If I ever make it to Dresden, I'll keep an eye out for the Kerns!
Did you know.... Lange could split hairs?
Dear enthusiasts, there´s a multitude of interesting details around A. Lange & Söhne and their watches; anecdotal, historical, casual and even some small ones. Bear with me it´s sometimes the latter to fascinate me A detail we all appreciate are the fine ...
Wow...
thanks Peter. I never will look at an engraving on a Lange watch again like I did before reading the above. I´d never imagined that it would take this amount of effort to get a few names and numbers onto the watch. Thanks!!! Edwin
For comparison, the other end of the spectrum
G'day, it may need a close look and a little attention, but things seamingly comparable can be VERY different in fact. And so is the effort in creating them; here´s an example: A less elaborate way of doing things: The Richard Lange: The first one is a ch...
So what you are saying is that
the great thing about Lange is the fact that they are able to pick up the bill for an expensive machine. I would have been more impressed if you had been going on about highly skilled and hard/meticulous hand work. Your piece is all about programing a fan...
Yes, money always talks....
G'Day, i was in hope of such and really do appreciate you taking the time, particularly as some not overwhelmingly positive impressions are expressed in such a gentle way. That´s for sure not the norm on all the watch forums (and makes me happy this one i...
