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Congrats, Gatsby!
May 25, 2020,07:19 AM
First and foremost, I hope you continue to enjoy the fabulous timepiece for many years to come.
Almost all of your preferences resonate with me. I too prefer the older movement with the two sub-bridges. I would much rather look at that movement than the newer Lange movement. I also enjoy watching the date gradually change, which to me is more interesting in a mechanical watch than an instantaneous jump.
I remember when the 101.029 was released. Many thought of it as a "Lange 1 sports watch" designed to appeal to a younger, more physically active demographic. I've never owned that reference but always thought it was one of the coolest Lange 1 references out there. Lange did a great job with it. And personally, I like your 38.5mm version much more than the Grand Lange 1 version of the same watch (115.029), which has overlapping subdials and was introduced at about the same time (slightly later, c.2004).
Perhaps you can refresh my memory about this. Lange's luminous watches typically lose their glow pretty quickly. I don't recall if the lume glow lasted any longer than usual with the 101.029. If you "charge" your dial by exposing it to very bright light and then you put it in a darkened room, approximately how much time passes until it becomes very difficult or impossible to see the time?
Congrats again -- and it looks great on that strap, too!