A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Ref. 101.021 10 years Review

Jan 25, 2025,20:21 PM
 

Hey everyone,


It’s hard to believe, but my A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 (Ref. 101.021) has been with me for 10 years now. Well, almost—it’s been quite the journey with this watch!


Two years ago, I decided to trade it in with a local AD of other brands as I wasn’t wearing it much. But here’s the twist: the watch didn’t sell, and when I saw it sitting there, I couldn’t resist. I re-bought it, and honestly, I’m so glad I did. It reminded me how special the Lange 1 is and why I fell in love with it in the first place.


The craftsmanship, the iconic asymmetrical design, and the overall feel of this watch are timeless. I didn’t originally get it in Dresden, but visiting the city back in 2015 made owning this piece feel even more meaningful.


Sharing a few photos from throughout the years, including ones from then and now. It’s incredible how well this watch has aged and how it still brings so much joy every time I wind it or put it on.


Cheers,

Christian
















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This is definitely a keeper.

 
By: quattro : January 25th, 2025-20:43
Such a nice and important watch! And your photos are beautiful. Cheers, Emmanuel

I bought it in 2015 and it was the least loved at my AD

 
By: christianch : January 26th, 2025-00:17
that gave me a good price for it. Now the Lange 1 Yellow gold version is a Flagship model only and more expensive than the other ones in gold! www.alange-soehne.com 1 Back then my AD had every variation in stock the yellow gold has a very special ... 

Thanks for sharing

 
By: Dimardi : January 26th, 2025-01:43
Great story...so glad you could re buy your actual watch...that's pretty cool. And the L1 is nkt only an Icon for Lange but really well recognized and appreciate among most watch collectors. Were it well!! Here is mine... ...  

👏thank you also for the wonderful photos of your L1 Moonphase

 
By: christianch : January 26th, 2025-09:46
As you said I think that is the most iconic Lange model. Since I recently re-entered the brand I really missed the L1! When I visited the boutique they told me the most sold model is the Lange 1 moonphase. Love your strap too! is it from Lange or ?

Thanks!

 
By: Dimardi : January 26th, 2025-13:53
The strap is from Jean Rousseau. JR supplied the OEM strap for my L1 and I picked out the color, stitching, etc...for the JR strap at the Lange boutique. Had it custom made.

👏 thank you! wow well spotted the Frauenkircher..I visited Dresden 10 years ago

 
By: christianch : January 26th, 2025-09:50
and didn't remember the name of the location! thanks for refreshing my memory. ! 👏I visited with my Lange 1 and I wanted to buy a Richard Lange boutique edition in WG..which I didn't buy. I tried the Zeitwerk but it was outside my budget at the time. Also... 

Beautiful and iconic watch!

 
By: smironov : January 26th, 2025-08:47
Buy unfortunately not fully appreciated on the secondary market. IMHO, any watch I would consider a fair contender for a trade is c 10k more expensive...

Thanks! I think the secondary market has improved since the boutique only distribution policy..I just

 
By: christianch : January 26th, 2025-09:54
checked chrono24 and all the models available of this variation (YG) are pretty old and have a fair price. Intersting that the Yellow Gold new version is now flagship boutique only. Back in the day it was the least desirable one (rose gold was very much o...