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Lange & Söhne at the 2010 Salon Belles Montres

Lange & Söhne was without any doubt one of the most sucessful exhibitors at the Salon Belles Montres: in France, the Manufacture from Saxony has an excellent reputation thanks to its exclusivity and because  it brings an alternative offer to the classic Swiss brands. We can't imagine the positive impact of the Zeitwerk: it gave a more innovative image thanks to its original time display and with this model, the watch addicts have realized that Patek was not the only brand with very long waiting lists !

The layout of the booth at the Salon was very classic with the F.A.Lange cabinet at the back just below a large pic of the 3 honey gold watches. The good piece of news was the presence of the Tourbograph which was not at the Salon QP or at the Salon "Les Montres".

Right in the middle of the booth, the already classic enlarged model of a chronograph caliber was set up to highlight the ability of the Manufacture to build impressive chronographs. The comprehensive range of chronographs was displayed from the new 1815 chronograph to the Double-Split and as I said, the Tourbograph.

The collection was almost complete: we noticed the absence of the Saxonia line (except the Annual Calendar)... maybe a sign of an upcoming evolution which will be unveiled at the 2011 SIHH ? Who knows?

Of course, I took the opportunity of my visit at the booth to shoot some watches. I only chose 2010 novelties.... except one !

Let's start with a few pics of the booth:

A beautiful movie about the Savoir-Faire of the Manufacture:




The F.A.Lange collection:




Some cabinets:












I didn't understand this watch at the beginning: the Richard Lange Referenzuhr. When I saw it at the SIHH, I was surprised by its very specific dial, its big second hand, its small power reserve, a sort of reverse Lange 31 days ! But now, I really like it and I think that it is a totally coherent watch within the Richard Lange line dedicated to chronometry. And... what a beautiful caliber !








We often speak about the WG 1815.... it is the reason why I dediced to shoot the platinum LE ! We easily recognize it thanks to its hands. A very nice and very discrete watch.









So here it comes: the Tourbograph ! Even if I prefer the original version, I think that the F.A.Lange decoration works very well, especially the use of honey gold.





One day, a friend of mine told me that the Saxonia Annual Calendar was a perfect Business watch. I think he's right. The balanced dial, less busy than the Langematik Perpetual is really beautiful and the big date is a key feature in this context. And who can resist to the Sax-o-Mat caliber with its 3/4 plate?









The Grande Lange 1 Luminous is the love&hate watch of the collection. No mixed emotions here ! You love it or you hate it ! This watch is far from being my fav one at Lange but at the end, I think I prefer it to the Lange 1 Luminous thanks to a clean small second subdial.









The beauty from the past is the Lange 1 Platinum Moonphase. The combo between the hands, the indexes and the moon is gorgeous. It is the reason why I wanted to share with you this pic of the dial:








As always, it was a true pleasure to be welcome by the Lange team, Julie, Lucia and Jacques ! Even if the booth was crowded, they dedicated me a lot of time ! Thanks a lot to them, Lange has to be proud of its ambassadors !

Fr.Xavier

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