The charm of the 3 hands watches

The Richard Lange and the 1815 may share an almost similar case diameter but they are very different watches. First of al, the Richard Lange is much thicker (10,5 vs 8,9mm). Of course, the presence of the big second hand makes the Richard Lange a special watch in the current catalogue. When I compared the PT Richard Lange with the WG 1815, I noticed that the rhodié dial of the Richard Lange was contrasting a lot with the argenté dial of the 1815.

I have to confess that if I had to choose between them, my election would be the Richard Lange. There is something magic in this watch. I think it is the presence of the roman numerals and the behaviour of the second hand. And the shorter power reserve (36h) obliges the owner to wind the watch every day... another source of pleasure!

Actually, the winding feeling is not the same: it is very smooth with the 1815 and you feel that you wind a powerful movement with the Richard Lange.

The two beauties on the wrist!

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Beautiful Fx!

By: Highlander65 : June 8th, 2012-14:58

Simple, elegant and timeless--pure class!

Two beautiful manual winds

By: emcquillan : June 8th, 2012-19:42

that I know very well. As you said there is something magical about the Richard Lange. The dial layout is perfect, the movement is exquisite and the quality is immediately noticed with its weight. The watch comes alive with one turn of the crown. The RL i...

Your taste......

By: BluNotte : June 11th, 2012-19:21

Of course is VERY VERY sophisticated. Trust all is well with you! Stephen

Thanks Stephen,

By: emcquillan : June 12th, 2012-10:20

As do you with your crown jewel RL PLM! You must smile every time you put it on your wrist. Best wishes, Edward

Both are very nice......

By: TonyR : June 9th, 2012-05:29

I think your right about the RL it looks great on your wrist! Thanks for sharing. Tony

Charming indeed ...

By: Mark in Paris : June 9th, 2012-15:42

I must say the RL is my favorite 3 hands Lange. I love roman numerals, the proportions (maybe not the size), the dial layout, I became to really appreciate this (very) long central second hand (and the technics that support it). I also love the visual of ...

Charming indeed

By: Rhyzen : June 9th, 2012-20:05

I'm partial to 3-handed watches as well. Both the Richard Lange and the 1815 are icons in their own right: the former exudes a more masculine feel, while the latter feels a tad more gentlemanly.

Pure charm my friend!

By: bimbeano : June 11th, 2012-12:57

The question now is: can you resist the temptation of buying the Richard Lange ? :-) Filip

My empty wallet offers me a good reason to resist. ;-)

By: foversta : June 11th, 2012-13:27

But I think that this will not last forever. ;) Fx

An empty wallet ...

By: bimbeano : June 11th, 2012-16:08

.... is the best thing that can happen ... I know that better than most of us here :-)

These are 2 VERY powerful watches indeed

By: BluNotte : June 11th, 2012-19:20

Hallo Xavier, I thank you for doing a comparative between these 2 beauties which simply oozes classicism at it's best. Of course you know that the KING is the ultimate one to die for. They are all 3 Chronometrically correct, as there is absolutely NOTHING...

Thx FX, These watch are an everyday pleasure.

By: cisco : June 13th, 2012-08:02

To watch, to wind and to look. I am more and more into it :)