A. Lange & Sohne - No stainless steel?

[joe100]

I have this Glashutte incoming right now.



In house movement too, although not quite the same finish as what they're making today! Haha

[themast]

Apparently, the ALS Zeitwerk Striking Time is supposed to play Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, however I have only found this video where it shows how the movement strikes at the hour mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kW8KO-KY6M

Does indeed the watch produces more than that?

[themast]

Originally Posted by joe100

I have this Glashutte incoming right now.



In house movement too, although not quite the same finish as what they're making today! Haha

Cool, is that pre 89?

[joe100]

Oh yeah, it's from the late 70s

[themast]

So guys, Does anybody know about the sound produced by the Zeitwerk Striking Time???

[themast]

I have got it now! Every 15 mins the watch produces a "ding" with the hour mark being at a different pitch. The four notes, played fast forward, reproduce the iconic opening of the 5th!

From ALS website
"A RESONANT MASTERPIECE: THE LANGE ZEITWERK.
Ludwig van Beethoven became famous thanks to his Symphony No. 5 with its four-tone opening fanfare leitmotiv. The LANGE ZEITWERK STRIKING TIME also has a striking case in point when it comes to writing history. Apart from the already acclaimed technical innovations of the LANGE ZEITWERK watch family, it is endowed with a visible chiming mechanism. It announces the quarter-hours with a high-pitched tone and then the full hour with lower-pitched tones – played fast-foward, the melody is Beethoven's famous leitmotif. The LANGE ZEITWERK STRIKING TIME is the first Lange wristwatch with an acoustic signature."