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Congratulations for a very safe taste in watches
Both the RG Lange 1 and the WG 1815 AC are wonderful watches. You've already done extremely well with those.
I "only" own a WG 1815 Up / Down, and while I absolutely love everything about this watch, I think it might be a bot too similar to your AC. If you are dead set on it, I would advice at least getting the RG version to add variety vs. the AC.
I share your opinion that most A.L&S north of 39mm tend to wear large, or at least too large for what I expect of a dress watch. My wrist is 17.5cm, and while the 1815 Up / Down wears really nicely, I think I would prefer it of it was 38mm or 38.5mm. That rules out most of the complicated models, though I think I could get away with the 1815 Chronograph, especially with a black dial which looks more contained optically.
If it were me, in your situation, I would go for a nice, classic model, in a configuration that is complementary to your current collection. What I have in mind is a Saxonia Outsized Date RG / Black dial. Very understated, symmetrical but a bit quirky with the outsize date function, the black dial / RG configuration is gorgeous, and the 38.5mm size is near perfect.
Like others have said, you should really go to an AD to see for yourself, and give various models a try. Myself, I had never really cared much for the Saxonia collection in pictures, but trying on that Saxonia Outsized date, I was surprised how much I liked it.
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Anyone with both 1815 up/down and 1815 AC in same collection?
I currently have two Lange watches, Lange 1 in RG and 1815 AC in WG. My wrist size is 6.5 inches~. After getting my Lange 1, I was contemplating between 1815 up/down and 1815 chrono for the longest of time. Although I preferred the up/down aesthetically, ...
The smallest high end Lange
is actually the 1815 chrono and at 39.5mm if you find that it does not fit your wrist well, it is unlikely any other high end Lange would fit your wrist well as they are all much larger. The 1815 up and down is a great watch with a gorgeous dial and accur...
It’s the lug to to lug length
1815 up/down, 39.5mm in diameter, is 46mm lug to lug. My 1815 AC, 40mm in diameter, is 47mm lug to lug. The 1815 chrono lug to lug length is 48.2mm which is an issue for me. And yes, you are right, the Datograph is 48.2mm also and the basic Zeitwark model...
I have sold them all
as they had all disappointed me for one reason or another. Just me I guess. A Lange One, an 1815 chrono, a 1815 up and down, a 1815 in 38.5mm, a Saxonia in 37mm and a 1815 moonphase in honey gold. Despite various setbacks with these watches, I am still co...
My two cents
While I don’t have both watches and ultimately the answer is what always comes up which is it is entirely a personal preference but here is my two cents. I do see the differences between the 1815 AC and the 1815 up/down (especially the fact that the up/do...
Congratulations for a very safe taste in watches
Both the RG Lange 1 and the WG 1815 AC are wonderful watches. You've already done extremely well with those. I "only" own a WG 1815 Up / Down, and while I absolutely love everything about this watch, I think it might be a bot too similar to your AC. If yo...
I would not buy the up down for sure. Its not just the dial.
Its the movement that looks more similar than any other lange movement. You could think about the Richard Lange or an older limited edition like the emil lange or even the nice and affordable 1815 sidestep, but i would wait until something new comes to th...
To me the
1815 Chrono comes close to being a perfect watch and I have a small wrist. The UP and Down seems out of balance to me.
Have you considered?
the Lange Saxonia Annual Calendar? It wears smaller than the 1815 AC with a lug to lug distance of 47.4 mm. It also has a nice outsize date (Lange DNA!) - it makes sense to want to have a legible date on an AC. Also, in my opinion the layout is more balan...
