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Quick and dirty shots from Dresden...
... in-depth report to follow later....
Lange bus fleet...
Snowy Glashutte.
Mr. Schmid welcomes.
And Mr. Walter Lange joined lunch.
New factory building has begun construction.
THE Event.
In the corridor to the presentation room. ?
Mr. Schmid's opening remark.
Turned to Mr. De Haas.
This slide says "000/200".
Lumi in the dark.
Changed the venue to the dinner place. As always, "attention to detail".
That's it!
More report to come.
Thank you, Lange team!
Ken
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A. Lange & Söhne - The enlightenment of the outsize date
Embargo date: 6.12.2012, 6 pm CET Teaser I Teaser II Lange 1 versus novelty Can you spot the differences? The GRAND LANGE 1 “Lumen” Press Release That´s all for now ... ... plus one more ... ... but stay tuned, there will be more - live from Glashütte Oli...
A new Luminous... A new dawn of day...
This will be interesting... Soon we'll have another Lange night club watch. Liking it very much so far. Can't wait to see it in person.
Love it! But why oh why...
...as a LE of 100 pieces? Way too few for what I am sure will be global demand for this piece. I have never really warmed up to the look of the traditional L1 (yes, heresy, I know). Not enough going on on the dial -- which is why I am drawn to the Zeitzon...
Correction
I am still at the press event - the correct LE number is 200. More later... Ken
Last week?
1. Are you press? How did you get that information last week? I am just curious..... 2. Nothing to do with you and I am not blaming anyone, but there was a leak from US website and it is now a big deal in Glashutte. 3. Both of them apologized that the pre...
Totally agree Gary...
The entire concept of Limited Editions is ridiculous! Especially, when we are dealing with large scale production of custom items here. Best, -- Richard.
An epiphany!
What a watch. Loved the WG Lange 1, but this one: madness! The new larger, thinner platinum L 1 was not quite to my taste, a bit too simple and wide, where the 38,5 L 1 p looks much more tempting. But I can imagine without having seen this version: a hit....
The last picture is the best representation!
Wow, I have to say I received the press release with a the front dial shot and liked it but wasn't blown away. This picture blows me away. I love what Lange is doing. The Lange 1 Luminous and Time Zone Luminous were steps towards making the watch more "mo...
Feels a bit like a shortchange of..
the Zeitwerk Phantom(my fav Zw and possibly Lange of the last few years),same concept different watch. Glad to see that lange wants to develop the new Grande Lange family,but most of all super happy to see the brand daring a bit more from the late bit of ...
Very Intriguing
If I am to remember correctly, one frequent Purist poster who is very adept with graphic design once posted an estimate picture of a luminous L1 and it was quite similar to this. I apologize to the member who's name I can not currently place; but kudos to...
This one ...
from April 2010? By the way, for sure it was much easier to do with Photoshop instead of making it happen :-) Cheers, Oliver ...
Yes but...
The tens figures wouldn't be luminous on your watch! ;) I have to confess that I am impressed by the idea you had 2 years ago. Fx
Exactly!
Thank you Oliver, your post from 2010 instantly jumped into my mind when I saw the press release! What keen intuition, or was it something more ;) Best, and Happy Holidays Colton
I don't know what to think about it right now....
I remember once that some people tried to think about what could be a sporty Lange watch or even if Lange should have one in its collection. I guess a good point here is that this L1 looks "sportier" without crossing the red line which would be to make a ...
Bravo Mark
Just what I couldn't express when looking at it you pointed out perfectly...it is sporty Lange..at least in my eye s ;) Cheers Damjan
Quick and dirty shots from Dresden...
... in-depth report to follow later.... Lange bus fleet... Snowy Glashutte. Mr. Schmid welcomes. And Mr. Walter Lange joined lunch. New factory building has begun construction. THE Event. In the corridor to the presentation room. ? Mr. Schmid's opening re...
Great coverage my friend!
And good to see Lange involving you in the team now , even going to Germany? Awesome! Tschuss Stephen
I'm extremely disconcerted!
This watch blows my mind on sight. I... must... have ONE! very upset. Uh oh. Keep you all updated.
I know how you feel
Thats how I feltfor the phantom. I begged Gaetan. No one would sell me one. I really can't stand the game. I hope you can achieve your goal Best, Joe
Whats your impression of the Lumen Ken?
Thanks for the the very prompt report & looking forward to more. :) fernando
Honestly?
... well, it may take time to really sink in your mind. Have you noticed (of course, you have!) that Lange has not offered "skeleton" dial and they have been negative about it "why should the dial be skeletonized?" Point well taken. But the hit of ZW Lumi...
Glad they increased the limit to 200
Ken, your thoughts on the watch are interesting. As a great admirer of all things Lange, but a current non-owner of any Lange, this watch struck me as something new. I owned several Langes in the past and sold each one, ultimately feeling that they were '...
Wow wow wow!
Now you have really made my Friday morning . With this one being launched now I exactly know which watch I will end up with in 2013. Fantastic and thoughtful job by AL&S. a golden chance for all of those who missed the Zeitwerk phantom luminous boat earli...
Quick ...yes ...dirty ...no way
Dear Ken thank you so much for update and live pictures. Now I see how our FX get all this WS..always in first row ; ) Sincerely Damjan
Not dirty at all,
This is what we need to have another look to the watch. Thanks Ken for the quick posting. Cheers, Mark
Thanks a lot Ken for the live pics !
First of all, it was a pleasure to see you there. Thanks a lot for your first pics and comments which describe perfectly the atmosphere of the 3 days event. Have a safe way back to Japan. Fx
Same here...
.. nice meeting you again. Looking forward to your comprehensive report! Thanks! Ken
Interesting... but is that enough
Lange has indeed come out with a nice adaptation with the "Phantomesque" approach. But beyond the chemical coatings and the sapphire disks, I donot see anything by way of horological /design improvements. Perhaps if the black subdials were dealt with diff...
Here are some wristshots before the comprehensive report.
The dial changes with the light conditions: Fx ...
OH Xavier! you captured this watch perfectly!
these shots should make people go crazy! :) Thank you for sharing.
Nice! Great shots
Do you have some in very low light conditions? Cool watch and great report. Thanks!
Hi FX, I think that the Roman number font is too big......
In my opinion and the see through! Well I am not sure about it, to tell the truth I am not so fond of Skeletonised watches to start with but what really bothers me is the "no zero" from 1 to 9, I know, I know I am an anti conservative but I much prefer th...
A group of 'friends' are trying to brainwash me
into buying one, but I'm still a Richard Lange and Dataograph era guy. I'm not sure how the lumi looks in the dark? Do you have pictures of the "shinny" piece in that environment? cheers Mech.
I would love to have this piece in my collection
I really do love Langes above all others....
