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Thanks! It really is quiet special.
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Hands on review of the Lange & Söhne 1815 chronograph boutique edition
By: foversta : December 6th, 2015-03:43
The 1815 chronograph was first introduced in 2004 but stayed only three years in the Lange & Söhne catalog. This watch occupied a special place in the collection and was distinguished by its pulsometric scale, inclined flange and its staggered sub-dia...
I've waited for this review for a long time....
By: Rhyzen : December 6th, 2015-04:22
.... And the wait was definitely worth it! I am in full agreement that the boutique edition is the perfect blend of the original and the remake. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will launch this combination in a regular edition.
Thanks Rhyzen!
By: foversta : December 8th, 2015-13:37
Do you mean with a 3 hands watch for example? Who knows? It could be great! Fx
The main issue for me is that, as you wrote it, the date is lacking...
By: amanico : December 6th, 2015-04:28
The date made the perfect triangle with the 2 subdials. I would have loved to see a 1815 Chrono with the 2 Subdials on a 3 / 9 line. Not under. If the subdials were " aligned ", in that case, the date would not miss. The distance with the Datograph would ...
You got the VC for that solution....
By: 4Js : December 6th, 2015-05:27
I like this one as I am used to this look in Lange, lower sub dials, as the Emil reflects that look as well. I really like the blue use here. I don\'t disagree the date on a datograph makes that perfect triangle. That is why I would never not own a datogr...
I would like to make two comments
By: foversta : December 8th, 2015-13:36
- first of all, due to a better balance, the off-centered position is less perceptible here than with the first version. - the 2 subdials on a 3/9 line would oblige to fully redesign a movement and it would be a different story... As an owner of the first...
Excellent review.
By: TheMadDruid : December 6th, 2015-04:46
I love that the hour and minute hands have not been blued. It adds an extra level of contrast, over and above the blue markings against a sliver (which looks white) dial. I wouldn't think this would be outweighed by slightly less visibility-and anyway, it...
Pro
By: Arie - Mr Orange : December 6th, 2015-09:41
Those hands are much more visible in dark than blues hands
Well... sure!
By: foversta : December 8th, 2015-13:23
But don't forget that all cats are grey in the dark! Fx
Excellent review and photos.
By: chuck19 : December 6th, 2015-18:17
I really love this version/model.. and totally agree with the Pros and Cons highlighted. I would still choose this even if the dial prints are black instead of blue. Cheers !
Thanks Chuck!
By: foversta : December 8th, 2015-13:22
With the dial prints in black, you have the first version! Fx
You can dive into that movement
By: jlc.thomsen : December 8th, 2015-14:31
Thanks for a great review foversta. I had the chance to see the movement with a magnifying glass last week as I spent a few hours at the Lange dealer. This movement is absolutely breathtaking in the sense that I felt my heart skipped a beat when I saw the...
You're welcome!
By: foversta : December 11th, 2015-14:03
And the RG version of the first 1815 chronograph is a very tempty watch... with a lot of character! Thanks. Fx
Thank you for the great report Fx
By: Mark in Paris : December 8th, 2015-14:17
I was wondering if the blue printings were looking good but they seem so. I'm also gald this edition comes back in the catalogue. I like the current normal version but it is much more sober and I must say that this one is more exciting to me. Great move i...
This is my dream chronograph
By: skyeriding : December 9th, 2015-23:46
For my own commentary on this, I actually prefer this over the Dato. Despite the missing date, I feel it is balanced by the "flyback chronograph" font. (Although, almost all promotional pictures of this watch shows the hands at 10:10 or 2:50 which balance...
Great review
By: Ed Watches : December 11th, 2015-15:32
I loved this watch. Does it wear larger than your 5205?
Yes, definitively
By: foversta : December 11th, 2015-15:35
THe 5205 looks smaller than what it is actually due to the case shape. Looks more a 38mm watch. And this one, really looks like a 40mm watch. Thanks. Fx
Absolutely delicious with wonderful pictures
By: Horo_Traveler : December 14th, 2015-20:48
I love this incarnation. IMHO, Lange has been a bit heavy handed with this whole blued hands thing. I'm fine with seconds hands or chronograph sub-hands in blued steel, but I don't find thick blued hour and minute hands elegant in the least. Excellent leg...
Thanks Horo_Traveler!
By: foversta : December 15th, 2015-12:08
I can understand your point, it is the reason why I don't like blued hands on the Saxonia Annual Calendar. Matter of taste. Fx
To those who own this beauty...
By: sanzaw : December 20th, 2015-23:23
First of all, many thanks Fx, for this excellent review! Now, to those who own this beauty, may I ask if the love affair is still going strong, or the enchantment is starting to wear off? The reason of my asking is that, I might be compelled to make a dep...
love it!
By: cervantes77 : December 21st, 2015-09:15
I've owned the watch for a few weeks now (purchased in Dresden). I chose it over the current 1815 Chrono model and the previous version. I appreciate the bette proportions of the dial and the interplay between the blue accents and the off-white almost por...
Thanks...
By: sanzaw : January 13th, 2016-22:38
I just got an e-mail from one of the boutiques that they'll have it by March. Can't wait!
Oh the agony of waiting...
By: sanzaw : January 15th, 2016-21:05
... where it almost had me yield with a Rose Gold model, which was also a very beautiful piece in its own right, but alas I resisted! ;-) So let's hope fate will be kind this few months, and not tempt me further with, oh I don't know, a platinum Lange 1 M...
Cheers
By: cervantes77 : January 19th, 2016-20:23
Thanks! It really is quiet special.