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Originally Posted by justcruisin
I must say...this thread started out with some interest in the Cellini as a dress watch, to see if it could be “dressed” down for more casual wearing and searches yielded this thread here. Suggestions to look at the ALS made for an interesting few hours of YouTube and other research...and since we are shutdown (and sheltered in place) for the holidays, was the best few hours I’ve had this week.
I confirmed that my AD nearby had both ALS and Glashutte and went to give them a try. With my pretty small wrists, the Lange 1 and the smaller Saxonia Thin fit extremely well. My heart wants the Lange 1 (white gold/black dial/moonphase), but the platinum/light grey (silver?) dial has its own appeal as well. 20% without even asking on the Lange 1 pieces. It really doesn’t make sense to buy these even at 20% off based on what I see grey/pre-owned. They didn’t have the Saxonia Outsized Date in stock yet, which might be a good “in-between.” I tried the Glashutte Original PanoReserve to compare against the Lange 1...but it was slightly bigger and the Lange 1 felt perfect on my wrist. As a chronograph/complication lover, the Saxonia Thin just felt too simple and too thin. It might take me a year or two to pull the trigger on a Lange 1, but so far it has replaced the SS Daytona as the grail watch...
Random check shows Tourneau has the RG Moonphase Lange 1 for 24k - 20% off and a YG Lange 1 for 18k. May have to be careful not he polish front. Will also reach out to the poster up thread who has a great pre-owned dealer near them.
Photos below for those looking:
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Bonus - after some more discussion about other watch interests, got put on a waitlist for an Omega Ed White 321 (6 months-2 years) with $4,500 deposit. They haven’t even received one yet... |
Hey, thanks for joining the conversation. I hope the info in the post was helpful. And thank you for sharing such excellent pictures. keep us updated on your search for a Lange!