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A fascinating individual!
Thank you Ken for the very interesting interview.
I'm especially surprised with the number of notable vintage pieces. This person has very broad but interesting tastes regarding watch collecting. A very interesting individual indeed!
An interview with a collector
On my trip to Tokyo to attend the Lange Owners' GTG, I was also fortunate enough to meet perhaps one of the largest Lange collectors in the world. He resides in Japan and his collection was featured in the past, e.g. at “The House Of Lange” event in LA la...
Been waiting for this my friend
Thanks for bringing to us this most awesome of collection! And in such detail! Cheers Stephen
Amazing
depth of his collection. Thanks for this excellent interview. It just revitalized my interests in my lange pieces again!
What a collector!!
Wow.. so many watches and all of them great beauties!! A very very dedicated and lucky collector!! Thanks for sharing the content of the interview and all the lovely pictures Ken! It sure is Lange (and Patek) heaven for us!!
That is a crazy post, Ken.
This Monsieur should join us! I loved one of his last sentences: " I love and wear each of my watch'es ". Superb. I also noticed that he found some superb Vintage as the Pilot watches, or the Marine Chronometers, in nice company with the heirs, I mean the...
Thanks for sharing...
this gentleman collector's toys are OMG out of this world. Shows his focus very well. Am sure there are MANY collectors out there who may have more in terms of quantity but I doubt anyone can come close to his level of taste/quality in watches. Congrats t...
Agreed Rob on your quality/quantity thought
But I believe this gentlemen has achieved harmony in the yin and yang of quality and quantity!
Simply mind-blowing!
You are a lucky guy Ken to experience such a rare glimpse of this phenomenal collection at the collector's place of residence.This interview is way too short IMO. Seeing all these rare beauties at one sitting is nothing short of any watch aficionado's dre...
My congratulations to the owner of this AMAZING collection
and thank you KIH for the interview! I heard about this guy and I fund amuzing the part where he says he wil use his Patek collection to fund his Lage musuem. I do agree with his retention choice.
A fascinating individual!
Thank you Ken for the very interesting interview. I'm especially surprised with the number of notable vintage pieces. This person has very broad but interesting tastes regarding watch collecting. A very interesting individual indeed!
KIH thankyou for the interview and the photographs.......
And thank you to the collector for taking the time to show you and us his truly stunning collection.
I thought i had an issue...
... with my addiction to watches )... feels great that i realize i was still ok... lol... Thank you Ken for this great moment on a monday morning, the week couldn't have started better! Karim
amazing and speechless...
thanks for sharing such interesting interview, really enjoyed reading his personal journey and experience during process of his watch collection. among his collection, i particularly like those vintage Lange pocket watches, very elegant indeed! my heartfe...
Wow KIH just wow
you finally met Bruce Wayne ... bad joke I Know but I'm emotionally traumatized right now What an outstanding example of passion and modesty Can you describe feelings when you confronted this galore I guess I start to scream and than faint Thank you so mu...
WOW! Thank you.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around this one! I will be revisiting this thread later for more detailed study! Awesome.
This is so impressive !
It is an amazing collection. If we speak about Lange, he owns all the rare watches... Dresden set, Cellini, PLM... a dream for each Lange fan ! Thanks a lot for the interview and pics ! Fr.Xavier
Thank you so much Ken for this wonderful interview !
I know collectors of such caliber exist in the world. But knowing is one thing, seeing is another thing. I am speechless to see this fascinating collection in pictures, and I really admire you, for you can still talk in front of all these watches. I truly...
Thank you for the great interview..
simply amazing collection..and an interesting individual... thank you!
picky
Amazing interview on pics One thing that i noticed was that most of his Lange's are on Tang buckles, and most the pateks on Deployant clasps. I wonder why that it is............Next time you talk to him............LOL
Wow!
I have no words. You both are very lucky, the collector and you. What a great chance to enjoy those gorgeous timepieces. That Lange 1 Tourbillon gives me thrills, it's one of my fav pieces ever. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing collection. I enj...
Indeed, impressive collection ...
especially if someone bought them all in only t h r e e years - unbelieveable. Thanks to the collector for sharing with us and thanks to Ken for all his efforts. Only one thing is open for me: What is his theme behind the collection? Maybe it is easier to...
Thats one heck of a collection.........
Thanks to both of you for sharing this wonderfully interview and collection! Tony
That's an awesome collection
Thanks for sharing. Heard about this gentleman from my buddy BluNotte some time ago and it's great to finally be able to see the collection. But a picture tells a thousand words. Stunning! Regards, iAn
absolutely without a doubt....
one of the most incredible collections I have seen. Some models that I have only seen catalog pictures of I now see 'in person'. thank you to this kind gentleman for showing the contents of his safe. thanks for sharing!
Luna Mundi,Emil Lange..
Tourbis,all those L1 versions...wow.Its incredible how much he managed to achive in just 3 years .Its an average of 3 to 5 watches a month!!!!!!!And what watches!!!Just crazy,seems like it was his only job for the last 3 years.And what a job.Congratulatio...
Jaw-dropping collection !
Seems he went out there and swept everything that was representative of Lange in a short 3 years .
Kono toeki ha totemo sugoi desu. Congratulations...
Tabuunn ishioni Tokyo de shoshu o nomimashuoka ??
Nice post
That is a seriously large collection. Wow. I like how he focusses on the Lange 1. Its an Icon for Lange. Great reading. Have a great weekend E
Excellent post (which I just saw)
Wonderful sentiment in his last paragraph with which I concur completely. Thanks for sharing this great collection. JB
Read this a few years back....
.... And I find myself feeling as awed as before when I'm reading it again now. Thanks to Ken for this amazing interview with a legendary collector!
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I spent LONG TIME searching for some words to write. Couldn't find anyone!!!!!. Thanks for the great report, Ken. I enjoy it 1,000,000%. Khalid KSA
Def need to revive this... anyone have any more info?
I can't wrap my head around the possibility of him having kept this momentum for the past 11 years
