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Ahh , thus we thank our Italian brothers...
You are very much correct Patrick, our favourite guy Leonardo da Vinci thought about it all!
But well, Italian to British, British to Swiss, and Swiss to German, let us all appreciate what we have today, and indeed, the implementation of the Chain Fusee into a wristwatch by our favourite German marque, A. Lange & Sohne!
Tschuss!
Stephen
An ancestor of the Richard Lange Pour Le Merite
Guten abend fellows! Well, my RL PLM isn't here yet, and i'm very much and anxious as many of you are to welcome this new masterpiece into my home. ( Congrats to our dearest friends Sam and Craig in getting their wonderful superb Langes in recent days! ) ...
Hi Stephen, thanks for the pictures of both nice pieces.
As to your question of the button on the left side of the crown, I can't answer your question. However, I have a vintage chronograph pocket watch manufactured by West End Watch Co which has a similar button (on the right side of the crown). It does not ha...
You're very much welcomed Ling!
And thanks for the confirmation! It has indeed helped answered my question! Very much appreciated! Cheers Stephen
the Lange Pocket Watch is a "NAIL SET" as righly explained
to adjust - dig your thumbnail into the set mechanism to push it down. the crown is then moved to change the time. there is no hack for the movement and the crown has one position as explained above. when the nail set is not pushed in, the crown winds the...
Danke schone Deck for verifying it all, and also for the
extra explanations! I appreciate them highly and it is interesting to learn new terms about haute horlogerie! Cheers Stephen
Unfortunately no Ling.
And the only photo which I have of it, as posted above isn't even very clear. You can only faintly make out the brand name. Cheers
Allow me to steer you away from German watches for a moment...
If you'll permit me to divert your attention away from Made In Germany for a few moments to focus on the ancestry of the chain and fusee... The Chain and Fusee concept also has history outside of Germany; it actually originated in France and if I'm not mi...
I didn't know that!
And always good to learn new things my brother! Of course, i'd allow you to divert me away from my current topic, if for something new in the world of haute horlogerie! I knew that the chain and fusee weren't invented by the Germans, but i guess i'm just ...
you despise my PLM tourby ?
It is GOLD !!! Hahaahhaa....enjoy your Fusee and Chain PLM, it will be very stunning *CL
I meant no offense CL!
I meant it on a highly personal level! Of course, to each his own, but for me, really i just don't like coloured metals for one thing, and even for the monochromes, its either Platinum, Titanium, SS, or well maybe Tantalum! LoL, i'm sorry for any thing me...
And i would know it otherwise too!
Cheers, my fellow Lange Purists! Have a great Tuesday! Stephen
Richard Lange Pour le Mérite #7 is going to a good home...
It's good to have strong preferences, rather than being bland and over-looking (the causes of ignorance). I'm very pleased that the #7 Platinum PLM is going to a good home, to a person who truly appreciates the ingenuity behind it.
Patrick, your words are too kind...
But well, they don't call us Generation Y for nothing! I'm glad that there is a PuristS who is close to me, at least in age, and who understands what I mean, in all my idiosyncrasies. You can be assured, that # 7 of the RL PLM will be in my family for as ...
I always thought the fusee & chain was a British invention ...
but I could easily be wrong - the Lange & Söhne Tourbillon "Pour le Merite", however, is the first wristwatch that uses a fusee and chain arrangement! Edwin
You are correct Uncle Edwin!
Very FIRST WIRSTWATCH! But definitely NOT 1st watch, be it pocketwatch or anything else! In fact, if i am not mistaken, in the early days ( 18th century around maybe) most pocket chronometers HAD the chain and fusee transmission, so back then, it was like...
The Idea Is Actually From Leonardo Da Vinci...
It is believed the idea is actually from Leonardo Da Vinci. Also, they were first used in clocks starting in the mid 17th century. But you are correct as well; John Harrison, one of the fathers of time (the one who built all those marine clocks for the Br...
Ahh , thus we thank our Italian brothers...
You are very much correct Patrick, our favourite guy Leonardo da Vinci thought about it all! But well, Italian to British, British to Swiss, and Swiss to German, let us all appreciate what we have today, and indeed, the implementation of the Chain Fusee i...
And it will be the First eternally :-).........
Not forgetting it's perfect size. You as Mr Lange should get one ;-) *CL...
Wow, do you own 2 Lange Tourbillon PLM my friend?!
Excellent my friend! But regarding perfect size, I have to regretably inform you that at 38.5mm it fails my personal criteria, which states that a watch for me must be at a minimum 40.00mm. Thanks for sharing these superb photos! Cheers Stephen
Yah...that's why the new PLM
is great for you I think it is 40.5mm. I don't own 2 PLM tourbillon, one of them belongs to a very dear friend of mine. It's hard for my wrist to take anything more than 40mm, especially for a simple classic watch. I prefer classic pieces to be small whil...
& I will own it!
I'm getting the RL PLM, and yes it is 40.5mm! Very nice shots anyways, and good to know your preferences! Cheers Stephen
Stephen, thanks for the post and the interest it generated
Like you, I learned a lot from the replies your post has generated. Your enthusiasm can most infectious cos its helps keep my fire burning for my next Lange! Ciao! Lionel
It is good to know then!
I love to keep others in their passion for Lange! So, what do you have set in your target sight? It's good to hear from you once again! Ciao! Stephen
As it is to read your posts!
The regular RL is currently on my sight and with the Dato my dream watch. Busy busy busy! Been reading more than posting but its impossible to keep up with all the forums! LOL!
Go for the RL my fellow PuristS!
It is indeed a superb piece of work from the manufacture, it's accuracy for one thing i gotta boast, it's so good at times I wonder it it's magically connected to the atomic time! Seriously, it is very VERY VERY VERY awesome, and one piece you will never ...
Another interesting thread buddy
Can't wait for your wrist shot posts though. Regards, iAn
