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Revisiting "Handwerkskunst"
Now the fuss surrounding the out-of-the-blue announcement of Handwerkskunst has subsided. After all, it was only for the lucky 15 collectors. I had an opportunity to compare side by side the PG version and HG Handwerkskunst (to be picked up by the lucky owner soon), and I want you to take a look at the photos.
Both are beautifully done for sure
Back side is nicely engraved, too.
The reason why only 15 is the time it takes to make this dial - as you know. HG is much harder and it takes at least full day or two to engrave one dial.
Back of the standard version. May seem still work in progress....
Back of the Handwerkskunst.
This is not bad at all on its own right, although feels a bit "blank" when sitting next to Handwerkskunst...
Maybe a bit busy, but the time and effort poured into this must be enormous.
This is a totally subjective matter and not "good" or "bad" thing. But if you had bought or ordered Platinum version, you might have been shocked to hear about this almost same price LE of only 15 Handwerkskunst before your piece has not even been delivered. Sure, PT version is LE, too, but much more than 15.... Although this model was not my cup of tea, I wonder what those who had ordered the PT or PG version thought or felt when they heard the news. I would have wanted to know about this special LE version when they launched this model.
Has anyone here bought this Handwerkskunst successfully? I also wonder how you secured your piece.... how Lange decided who to invite to buy one of these..... Oh, and also how US Lange collectors took it, as this is available only from the boutique and there is no boutique in US...?
Again, this is not "good" or "bad", but just a food for thought, a few days before SIHH opening
I am looking forward what else Lange will launch this year.Ken
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Revisiting "Handwerkskunst"
Now the fuss surrounding the out-of-the-blue announcement of Handwerkskunst has subsided. After all, it was only for the lucky 15 collectors. I had an opportunity to compare side by side the PG version and HG Handwerkskunst (to be picked up by the lucky o...
Handwerkskunst... And its namesake...
Handwerkskunst literally means, hand craftsmanship. And the special Handwerkskunst model truly exhibits a tremendous amount of hand craftsmanship; truly making this a very special piece of art. Although I agree with you Ken, that I personally would prefer...
Yes, one thing I forgot to mention...
... the regular PG and PT come with deployant buckle as standard while this Handwerkskunst comes with only the tang buckle - Lange keeps saying they can NOT make HG deployant buckle because it is too hard.... So, if they keep making HG models, then will t...
Thanks a lot Ken for these pics.
We can clearly see the differences between them. And I keep my first feeling: I much prefer the original version of the RL Tourbillon PLM. The layout of the dial is already a bit too complex to be suitable for a very detailed and refined finishing IMHO. T...
Can´t imagine to wear it ...
but could imagine to look at it, for hours - the "Handwerkskunst". As mentioned before, the same in white metal would be a killer Thanks for sharing, Ken! Oliver
Had to chance to see it in the metal
A hand crafted beauty for sure. If only it was exploited similarly in Platinum! Stephen
Interesting!
It seems that Handwerkskunst is not as popular as I had thought. While there is no chance it attracts my attention (I am a white metal guy - doesn't have to be platinum, though ), I had thought that at almost the same price, people would pick the much mor...