A. Lange & Söhne

To make you wait for the reports: the 2013 novelties wristshots!

 

I know that you are eagerly waiting for the reports to discover with more details the novelties. I'm just back from Geneva today with thousands of pictures to sort, to edit etc...

I propose you as a teaser my collection of wristshots of the 2013 novelties shot during the SIHH. I could shoot them all except the Grande Complication (pictures were not allowed) and the 1815 Rattrapante PC in PT.

I found the Lange  2013 collection really excellent:

- the 1815 up and down is a very attractive watch : power reserve indicator changes the dial lay-out and the watch becomes more spicy without losing its elegance.
- I was expecting a dark dial for the new Grand Lange 1: wishes come true!
- I already presented in details the Grand Lange 1 Lumen
- the Saxonia Automatic 38,5mm with set bezel is dedicated to men who want to wear a more precious wach: there is clearly a market for this kind of watch. I prefer the ladies version with MOP dial.
- the Saxonia Annual Calendar is now available in PT with a rhodiumed silver dial which makes it nicer than the WG version
- the 1815 Rattrapante PC is my fav watch of the whole SIHH: it is beautiful with a very legible dial and of course the movement is pure candy for the eyes.
- and... to be honest with you, I was expecting the presentation of the Grande Complication next year for the 20th anniversary of the first collection  or in 2015, 2 centuries after 1815. Lange created a huge (in any sense of the adjective) surprise. I could see it but not handle nor shoot it. This watch, especially thanks to the presence of the Grande Sonnerie and the combination of the complications, reinforces, if needed, the presence of Lange amongst the top Manufactures.

We will come back obviously about these watches during the upcoming weeks.

The Saxonia with set bezel:

PG:

WG:

The PT Saxonia Annual Calendar: these hands work much better than the blued hands in my point of view.

My fav watch of the SIHH. 41,9mm of perfection.

The Grand Lange 1 Black dial is watch I could consider to add into my collection. I don't know if it was due to the light conditions but the black of the dial almost looked like deep grey. Anyway, I like it.

The 1815 Up and Down is back in a new context. But be careful, this 39mm case is different from the 40mm case of the 1815 (look at the bezel). Power reserve is 72 hours and movement offers a totally different lay-out from  the movement of the 1815.

YG:

WG:

PG:

The Grand Lange 1 Lumen:

More to come later! In the meantime, don't hesitate to ask me for more pics.

Thanks a lot to the Lange team for the perfect welcome during the SIHH!

Fx


This message has been edited by foversta on 2013-01-26 06:13:28