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Both time only, both stunning, both with movements....
Aug 03, 2016,13:49 PM
.... that make Patek cry No but seriously, I have owned both, miss both, they are both truly special. Your picture is wonderfully composed by the way
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Three "hand watches"
By: Amaan : July 30th, 2016-20:59
Hi all, Amazing how different a three handed watch can be. Cheers J...
Thanks Robin.
By: Amaan : July 30th, 2016-22:28
I don\'t use them enough so today is a good day to get their engines revving. Thanks for the kind words. Cheers J
Thats the RL, not the Pour Le Merite
By: skyeriding : July 30th, 2016-22:49
..Categorised by having 1/5 subsecond markings, central seconds. The PLM has an enamel dial, subseconds at 6 and no subsecond markings Nevertheless, still a very, very sexy watch! The pink gold Zeitwerk looks really good in companion shots like these with...
Basic RL is a 3/4 plate modified...
By: skyeriding : July 31st, 2016-01:05
Such that it has an extra bridge for the central seconds geartrain vs eg a 1815 or Saxonia time only. Having watches with central seconds are therefore a little thicker due to this bridge. It doesn't have a constant force unlike the plm and plm tourbillon...
Ah I see!
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : July 31st, 2016-06:13
Thank you very much for the detailed clarification. Now I get it
Cool thanks!
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : July 31st, 2016-00:10
I was confused when skyeriding mentioned it is the RL and not PLM - I thought he thought I meant yours was a PLM and not the basic RL when I mentioned both the Zeitwerk and RL have a constant force escapement Cheers Robin
skyeriding is right...
By: Dufourism : July 31st, 2016-03:13
The bread and butter RL does not have any kind of constant force mechanism like a fusee & chain or remontoire so to speak. The way a normal RL achieves a constant-force-like timekeeping results is by cutting power to the watch at the 38th hour mark (w...
Thanks for the detailed clarification
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : July 31st, 2016-06:12
ok now I recall - at my Lange akademie I learned that the RL is very accurate and precise for 38 hours and they restrict the power reserve at 38 hours to ensure the torque is constant for 38 hours. I mistook this for constant force escapement . Thanks a l...
I hate to be pedantic..
By: Tiggermelad : August 2nd, 2016-20:40
...but the RL has markings of 1/6 second (not 1/5). The movement beats at 21,600 per hour, which is 6 per second so each mark corresponds to one tick.
I only know..
By: Tiggermelad : August 2nd, 2016-21:53
...because I was looking at buying one recently and that struck me as odd - 1/5 seems much more logical!
1/5 should be used more often...
By: skyeriding : August 2nd, 2016-23:11
It is a more meaningful number especially for timing precision in my opinion. You can easily write down 2.4 seconds, but not 2.16667 seconds! Also, 1/5 to me is more aesthetically pleasing and less crammed. At least, not as bad as certain watches with mis...
Excuse my ignorance
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : July 30th, 2016-23:19
Where is third hand on Zeitwerk? Beautiful shot of amazing watches Cheers D
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By: amanico : July 31st, 2016-04:22
No matter how many hands these watches have,
By: TheMadDruid : July 31st, 2016-05:18
it's nice to see them juxtaposed. Typically we see the ZW as a stand-alone. It is actually beautifully contrasted with the RL to show two very different ways Lange lets us tell time. The photo is gorgeous, as are the watches.