I had the same watch that I traded for a PP 5396. After the trade I was really regretting it, and decided to get another Lange 1 reference 101.022. Was looking for the Lange Darth as well, but the value has shot up so much.
And you are spot on: it took me the better part of 10 years to warm up to a Lange 1 and this is the one I then hunted for. Living in Singapore where the Durian is considered king the King of fruits I can also relate to the "aquired taste" moniker 😉 Very f...
I had the same watch that I traded for a PP 5396. After the trade I was really regretting it, and decided to get another Lange 1 reference 101.022. Was looking for the Lange Darth as well, but the value has shot up so much.