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Sure thing. Yeah, the quality varies among the 500 Anniversary dials, but even that "bad" ones aren't so horrible.
The dial on the Langematik Anniversary that I wear has a bunch of little things that are visible with a loupe. There are some tiny dark spots, and some of the black printing is too light/missing (like in the word "Glashutte"). There's also a semicircular scratch in the seconds subdial where it looks like the wider part of the second hand might've touched/dragged on the dial a bit. And there's a bit of a "bump" in one of the red numerals. But I can't see any of that with my naked eye and don't really care. Someone with better vision might be able to see some of these things with their naked eye. Also, I had the non-AR-coated crystal (which is more forgiving) replaced with an AR-coated crystal, which means flaws are easier to see.
Another one of these same dials is much better. I didn't see any black dots (impurities), the black printing was bolder, etc. But on both examples, the edges of the seconds subdial have many chips (not visible to the naked eye).
I haven't examined any of the 1815 Tourbillon enamel dials (c.2018) under a loupe but am curious about them.
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Enamel dial maker for Langematik Anniversary?
Does anyone know who made the enamel dials for the Langematik Anniversary (circa 2000)? Is it different than the enamel dials produced more recently in other limited editions? [Note to somethingpositive: I accidentally edited your original post (hit the w...
My understanding...
... is that Donzé Cadrans made the Langematik Anniversary enamel dials, per a reference by Peter Chong. More recently, starting around 2018 I believe (with the 1815 Tourbillon), Lange started making enamel dials in-house for smaller runs. FX provided this...
Thanks!
Good to know, thanks! I was curious because I know there was some variability of quality on the Langematik Anniversary dials, though Donze Cadrans is one of the top enamel dial makers so I don't know how they could have picked a better partner. The enamel...
Sure thing. Yeah, the quality varies among the 500 Anniversary dials, but even that "bad" ones aren't so horrible.
The dial on the Langematik Anniversary that I wear has a bunch of little things that are visible with a loupe. There are some tiny dark spots, and some of the black printing is too light/missing (like in the word "Glashutte"). There's also a semicircular ...
The dial production date might not correspond…
… with the caseback number, though maybe they do. I know #152 is better than #125 (both relatively low caseback numbers). I looked at them through a Loupe System loupe, which I think is 6x and excellent clarity.