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2 pics I like with Peter the engraver

By: foversta : December 10th, 2013-13:22

With Peter the engraver at the Lange Manufacture! Thanks to the special signature of each engraver, he was able to find who engraved the balance cock of my Cabaret:

The engravers are true magician, we can't imagine how difficult it is to achieve such beautiful casebacks:

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The idea to check the engraving ...

By: small-luxury-world : December 11th, 2013-00:53

and to handout a signed photo from the engraver I always liked a lot. I was proud of the first one ... tried to get one for all my Lange´s ...
until I got the offer two times more. Outcome, one watch with two different photos/engravers. The latter happened twice. The magic was gone, to be honest.

Anyway, it is always nice to see your lovely Cabaret and to see that it makes you (still) smile. It is an outstanding watch, for sure.

Thanks for sharing!

Oliver

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That is disappointing...

By: Chopper88 : December 11th, 2013-03:47

to hear that it even occurred to you twice!

Things like these should be waterproof, when making an effort to feel the customer special, they should always pass without any doubt.

I do love these kind of things (the engraver autograph), but hearing this kind of made me feel rather sad, it feels like a great blemish on the company we all hold so high in our esteem, who can't do much wrong in my view.

Have you ever contacted them about this? (Not in a way to criticise the company, but perhaps they're interested in this as well to resolve it?)

I'd be very interested in how something like this could happen.

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"but perhaps they're interested in this"

By: small-luxury-world : December 11th, 2013-04:54

In general I agree with you, but my experience is different - at least in my part of the world and these days.

Just one more "watchnut" with far too high expectations ... To expect nothing and not to talk about it, is (probably) less frustrating.

Things change - sometimes good, sometimes bad.

Cheers,
Oliver

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Caseback engravings

By: colton_d : December 11th, 2013-05:28

I have always been one to seek watches with display casebacks showcasing the wonderful movements.. this might be an impetus that brought me to lange in the first place actually!

Regardless, I have also been pleasantly surprised to see some of the feats achieved by the engravers outside of the movement and balance. The tremblage of the Handwerkskunst, the initials on the special orders, and one picture in particular which Ken posted a year or so ago really stick with me. I believe his photo was a caseback engraved to mirror the movement of a Lange pocketwatch, ordered by a special client.

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These examples show me even more the skill and dedication this brand has to being the pinnacle of beauty and innovation.

Very nice to see your Cabaret has a face behind the engraving! Thank you for the photos! I have notived definite differences in the styles of engraving between my Richard Lange and Lange 1's; very neat to see the personal touches.

Best,

Colton

This message has been edited by colton_d on 2013-12-11 05:29:55

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Awesome ...

By: AbuLayan : December 11th, 2013-05:29

Nice pics. Thanks for sharin us.

Peter is awesome guy indeed. This pic was taken upon my visit to AL&S last Sep. Me & Peter with my Zietwerk Pt. First Generation (My great friend Matthieu At the back of the pic)