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I have owned all three!
Six A Lange & Sohne, one Lang & Heyne Friedrich lll and one Moritz Grossmann Atum 37. I do not have any of the A Lange & Sohne watches as they have all been disappointing although the movement finishing has not been the problem. The Lang & Heyne is one of the rare German watches not adopting a German three quarter or two thirds plate that make A Lange watches heavier than its rivals. The open worked finishing is one of the most attractive manual movements money can buy. I have since sold mine only because I want another Friedrich lii with customised Louis XV hands instead of the spade hands.
Moritz Grossmann, I would put on par with Lang & Heyne in terms of movement finishing and definitely ahead of A Lang & Sohne. More hand engraving to start with! Perhaps all the years Christine Hutter (CEO of Grossmann and ex Lange employee) had spent at A. Lange has helped her in further improving the watches. There was even news a few years ago that A. Lange would not select an AD who also sold MG watches due to the quality of its rival.
How would you compare the finishing of AL&S, Lang & Heyne and Moritz Grossmann?
I assume these 3 brands are the best Germany has to offer. How would you rank them in terms of finishing?
I don’t have experience with other 2 brands but I’m happy with Lange…
Our friend mj23 will tell you Lang & Heyne is better than Lange as seen in his photos here in the forum.
Will chime in as an owner of MG...
In my opinion, the finishing of all three is great, and it probably shouldn't be the deciding factor in choosing between the brands. I think there's less of a gap between these three than there is between Patek/Laurent Ferrier/Voutilainen. Finishing can a...
In this order:
3) A. Lange & Söhne ... ... ... ... 2) Moritz Grossmann ... ... 1) Lang & Heyne
I own a Lang & Heyne
I currently own a Friedrich III L&H and a Lange & sohne Zeitwerk. Ive owned other L&S watches previously as well. There is no doubt in my mind the hand finishing on the L&H is superior to L&S. The only comparable watch to the L&H i...
No!!!! Don’t say that about gronefeld 😭 😭!!
I’ve got an incoming principia, which is is supposed to satiate any/all thirst for impeccable hand-finishing. Oh well.
Phew…thanks!
It’s a long and expensive wait for it to end in [relative] disappointment
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Lange and Sohne is definitely not as nice as Lang & Heyne based on pictures I've seen. Have owned two ALS (l1 & Zeitwerk) and they seem like a step down from what L&H offers. Not sure about Moritz.
I have owned all three!
Six A Lange & Sohne, one Lang & Heyne Friedrich lll and one Moritz Grossmann Atum 37. I do not have any of the A Lange & Sohne watches as they have all been disappointing although the movement finishing has not been the problem. The Lang &...
I have not seen a MG in metal so I can’t tell
L&H IMHO is one of the best and I'm sure it is better than ALS. ALS by itself is on top of the brands from a 'group' - no doubt their finish is above the holy trinity.