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Apr 10, 2024,15:26 PM
 

I have never been a fan the lumen versions either. But taste is very subjective.

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We already had this....

 
 By: amanico : April 10th, 2024-13:04
The Lumen Perpetual version was not mandatory, in my opinion. But to each his own... ...  

+1

 
 By: lm6 : April 10th, 2024-14:32

Yep!

 
 By: amanico : April 10th, 2024-14:46

Yep. For me the best Lumen was this one.

 
 By: amanico : April 10th, 2024-22:18
The Moon Phase is its raison d'etre. ...  

A glowing moon is attractive.

 
 By: hora12reborn : April 11th, 2024-12:25

+1

 
 By: amanico : April 11th, 2024-14:04

Meh

 
 By: TeutonicCarFan : April 10th, 2024-13:24
No creativity here from lange... make a lumen version of what is already in catalog. Also a limited edition WG dato 🤷‍♂️

To bad it’s so limited

 
 By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : April 11th, 2024-11:29

You are not alone.

 
 By: toddg : April 10th, 2024-15:26
I have never been a fan the lumen versions either. But taste is very subjective.

I don’t expect any brand to come out every year with a revolutionary model, but Lange as well as most brands haven’t done anything in the last couple of years!

 
 By: ZSHSZ : April 10th, 2024-13:53
I believe that they’re just copying the Rolex business model… This is not in my price range and I might think a bit conservative but for $600K I would have better options.🥂

Odysseus Chronograph last year

 
 By: Dimardi : April 10th, 2024-14:40
That was a novelty last year, pretty involved engineering to develop that movement. Not sure it is revolutionary but I don't think it was nothing either...just my thoughts

True, but I don’t count novelties since those are not a serially produced model in the catalog.

 
 By: ZSHSZ : April 11th, 2024-14:34
Most big name brands do novelties/off catalog models every year, I was referring to serially produced models. Lange since Richemont is quite dormant, but same as you just my thoughts…

The price is rather robust me thinks…

 
 By: OldFashionedMatt : April 10th, 2024-14:49
It’s a big number for the lumen treatment.

Priced to deter flipping for sure :) And more costly than the HG Tourbograph PLM was a few years ago.

 
 By: CR : April 11th, 2024-13:08
I also thought they might make only 25 or 30 (for 25th anniversary of the Dato or 30th anniversary of Lange) but they're making 50. This may be a watch that anyone with the money can walk in off the street and buy several years from now, after all prior c... 

+1. Very insightful.

 
 By: OldFashionedMatt : April 11th, 2024-13:49

Not a must have for me!

 
 By: patrick_y : April 10th, 2024-15:03

The question is why?

 
 By: Horo_Traveler : April 10th, 2024-16:31
I feel I need to wipe my glasses to see the dial clearly. And I suppose they will charge more for this mess than the original?

I like all the lumen models

 
 By: m2 : April 11th, 2024-00:40
But moreso because of the smoked dials. Lange should release a smoked/partially transparent dial Zeitwerk as a normal production model.

I mean, $600k+ for a “best hits”. It’s only for “FU money”, as that’s the only way to make sense of this.

 
 By: Jay (Eire) : April 12th, 2024-17:29
The lumen treatment doesn’t work equally well for all models. The Dato to me is the weakest execution. I guess the LE White Gold Dato at 1/5 of the price might be the “value” play ! 😂