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Another Dato vote here...

Matthew et al.

Datograph or Langematik Perpetual? A few thoughts:

Both pieces are priced similarly, well, not exactly, but close enough to not
have the future price increase(s) dictate to you which you should take
first. Well, that would be my position with regards do (bi-) annual price
increases.

You like the Datograph´s movement and the "fun" the watch will provide you,
but you like the understated elegance of the Langematik Perpetual´s dial and
you like the practical Perpetual Calendar complication.

When I saw the Datograph for the first time in the metal, in 2002, when I
bought my Lange-1, I didn't like its dial AT ALL!!!! But, over time, that
feeling has changed; changed dramatically I must add. I got more (and more)
used to the dial of the Datograph and in 2004 I liked it enough to dare and
purchase one. But . I was certain that, when the time had come to send the
Datograph to Glashütte for its first service, I would ask the good people at
Lange GmbH to change the dial for a totally black dial (w/o the Argenté
subdials).

Now . my Datograph has yet to visit Glashütte for service, but I am
ABSOLUTELY certain now that I don't want the dial of the Datograph to be
changed, as it is this dial that is absolutely giving the Datograph its
characteristic, odd if you prefer, look. It is the dial that gives the
Datograph its charm, its odd appearance of mixing the beauty of applied
markers (both stick and romans) together with its Teutonic cold "no
nonsense" and perhaps "in your face" contrasting subdials .

So . what I am trying to say is that you might not be that impressed with
the dial as used on the Datograph, you might (!!!) not be saying anymore
that in a few months or years.

Also, between these two watches, the Datograph uses, and please correct me
if I am mistaken, the original "space saving" Outsize Date design (with two
"concentric" discs) and it beats with the heavenly beat number of 18.000 bph
and it has a hairspring with an overcoil (Breguet, Philips). The date
mechanics on the Langematik Perpetual are a new(er) design and it beats with
a rate of 21K600 bph.

I absolutely adore my Datograph and it IS with no doubt, together with the
Lange-1, one of the two icon classics that Lange has created in their short
history.

So . between the Langematik Perpetual and the Datograph . may I suggest you
get the latter?

Have fun!! I can imagine that picking between two loved ones is hard. I
still am not certain what I prefer to buy for my next watch ... DoubleSplit,
Datograph-Perpetual or Lange-31. They all have their Pro´s and Con´s but
they share one common Con, well they share a Con and a Pro: I like them all
and would love to own them all but buying the first will make the chances
very slim for the others to ever become part of my collection as they are
all so darn expensive.

Edwin