Lange & Söhne at the Salon Les Montres

Oct 11, 2014,13:37 PM
 

The Salon Les Montres took place during 3 days at the Place St Germain in Paris. It gathered exhibitions from different brands which are sold in the boutiques of the famous parisian retailer.

Lange was among them and I propose you to share a few pics I took today.

Some views of the booth:




On Saturday, the place became crowded!




The displays were presenting several pieces of the new collection (new 38,5mm 1815, Grand Lange One Moonphase...) and some pieces still in the catalogue from the previous years:












The Grand Lange One Moonphase is growing on me. I remember very well when it was presented at the pre-SIHH. I found its dial a bit unbalanced compared to the Lange One Moonphase due to the empty area below the moonphase display. But I have started to change my mind. The large moon and the starry disk make it attractive and charming.

My fav case material is platinum with this watch, the neutral colour works very well and highlights the beauty of the blue of the disk:




This Platinum  Richard Lange is far from being a novelty. But I couldn't resist to put it on my wrist again... this weight, this pure dial, the big second hand... maybe the most beautiful 3 hands watches from a high-end brand of a large group.




The 38,5mm 1815 was introduced this year. If we forget the size decrease, the main difference with the 40mm version is the case shape and the way the bezel follows the same pattern than the one used with the 1815 up&down. It enhances the pocket watch feeling.




This yellow gold version is worn by Lucia of the Lange Western Europe team. It looks nice on her wrist!




We played at "her and his" watches... by Lange this time!




A lovely 1815 couple!




This handwind Saxonia can be considered as the entry level and the cheapest way to enter the Lange catalogue. It already containts all the details that make a Lange watch so special. I remind you that its movement is the same than the one which powered the first 1815.




MOP dial and set bezel... and the Saxonia becomes an elegant lady's watch.




And now, let me introduce you the Saxonia couple!




The day is over, the guests and visitors are leaving the place... let's have a last look at the booth! 2014 was the moonphase year for Lange and the decorations of the booths I could see during the last months were similar. My only regret was the absence of the Terraluna, I think I would have been happy to put it again on my wrist.




I would like to thank a lot the Lange Western Europe team and the Les Montres staff for the perfect organization of this event.

Fx
This message has been edited by foversta on 2014-10-11 13:38:04


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I would love to see the RL with new dials

 
 By: 4Js : October 11th, 2014-18:07
It is a beautiful simple and elegant watch. Placed at a decent price point in the catalog. Some new dial work, like the Lange One just introduced would be wonderful! I would even just take a simple black! Best, Joe

+ one million

 
 By: ik2000 : October 12th, 2014-00:48
A black dialed Richard Lange....... Nothing else needs to be said. I'm drooling just imagining it again and again....

Great photos as always.........

 
 By: TonyR : October 11th, 2014-19:40
I agree with you, the grand mp is starting to grow on me as well. The watch looks great in platinum, I am so glad they mixed up the design a little bit rather than just copying the look of the original dial then housing it in the bigger case. Also I didn'... 

Thanks Tony.

 
 By: foversta : October 18th, 2014-02:12
You should test the new 1815! You will be surprised also by the case shape. Fx

Great report as always Fx!

 
 By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : October 11th, 2014-22:12
I love the RL in platinum too! A tad big for me but one day I may be convinced I can carry it. Cheers Robin

Thanks for the nice report FX

 
 By: Mike H : October 12th, 2014-01:39
It was nice to see you again at this occasion. Keep well. Best, Mike

Whenever and wherever Lange exhibits something....

 
 By: KIH : October 12th, 2014-08:52
.... they always make impressive one. Nice collection and exhibit. I love the pair Saxonia! Thanks for the report, Fx! Ken

Great review of the event

 
 By: Mark in Paris : October 12th, 2014-13:55
And thanks for the clear pictures Fx. I could not attend it nor could see the Terra Luna at the Flagship store :/ Maybe during Belles Montres ? Cheers, Mark

Thank you for a great pictorial. nt

 
 By: TheMadDruid : October 12th, 2014-18:08
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