Ok, for me, the Datograph remains THE Iconic Lange Chronograph. But the 1815 is a great " faire valoir " ( assert ). And to be fair, if the Datograph didn't exist, the 1815 would have its glory time. Ok, the the fact that the 2 sub dials are just below th...
... the datograph design is iconic and recognizable from across the room. It definitely casts a shadow over the 1815, especially based purely on pics online. At the boutique in person though I found myself drawn to the silver/white dial 1815 and staring a...
But you two are probably discussing the diameter, not the thickness. Thanks for showing that picture. I think there are a couple people who would prefer the blue-dialed boutique 1815, that is very similar.
and bought the 1815; the Dato (first generation) was so much thicker it just didn’t feel right on my thin wrist. Also, the Dato was platinum, which increased the sense of imbalance.
So maybe a couple mils all around? Not worlds different but definitely felt chunkier. I've never tried an original sized Datograph but I imagine those are a lot closer to the 1815. I liked the larger size of the datograph up down but the blue on silver of...
I think the offset subdials also work on the 1815 just like the Dato. Look at all the other chrono’s out there and with the writing in top half of the dial the bottom half looks too empty. The 1815 is more “balanced” to me even if not in the standard symm...
Those also have off-center subdials. Or perhaps another way of phrasing the question: would you feel differently about the subdial placement on the 1815 Chrono if the Dato never existed for comparison purposes?
Nico what do you think about printed dial? Really liked white gold/black chrono but not sure about printed numbers, cant have it on a wrist for some time to decide