The differences between the new and the previous Saxonia design
As I wrote it in the post dedicated to the Saxonia Thin, the new Saxonia collection underwent small aesthetical changes and I would like to quickly come back to them. Let's take the previous Saxonia Automatic: and the new one: These changes are: DIAL: - t...
I prefer the improvements on the case and dial, and regret the former movement.
For me, an automatic Lange movement is a 3 Quarter rotor. Best, Nicolas.
Me too but...
The idea was to be able to enlarge the barrel in order to increase the power reserve. Power reserve of the new caliber is 72 hours while the 3/4 plate movement has a power reserve of 46 hours. And the main trouble of a 3/4 plate movement is its lay-out wh...
Look at the new PP AR 55something...
They increased the power reserve and kept the micro rotor, which is even smaller than this 3 Quarter rotor. To conciliate beauty and performance is not impossible: if PP did it, Lange can do it. Best, Nicolas.
You can't compare these approaches.
You have several ways to increase the power reserve: basically, if you don't change the barrel and of course, the frequency, you have to influence the behaviour of the balance wheel. If you use new materials to lighten the balance wheel, to reduce its ine...
On another side, is this that important ot have a 72 hours power reserve?
48 or just a bit more, that is enough... Unless Lange wants to go for a 8 Days power reserve movement, which is another story. But I wouldn't sacrifice the Lange DNA for some 24 more hours. Best, Nicolas.
I totally agree with you.
For me the increase of this PR is not worth the removal of the 3/4 plate movement. But you know, to increase the PR to 72 hours allows to the owners to leave the watch for the week-end (even maybe the french clients with our larger week-ends will find thi...
72 hours--doesn't this time span match the effective time span of the wonder drug known as
"Le Weekend" pill? I can certainly see the need for a 72 hour power reserve if it was designed for this LOL This message has been edited by playtime on 2011-04-21 09:45:09
Mostly in agreement
One other minor change, that I can't evaluate until I've had a chance to wear a new one, is the casebase. On the old one, the top of the sapphire was even with the caseback, it was completely flat. On the new one, it seems the sapphire and a thin bezel ar...
Wished they kept the 3/4 rotor...
I'm not sure I'd ever buy an automatic Lange. I have a fierce affinity for manual wind Langes since the pleasure to wind a Lange is so enjoyable, I wouldn't want to deprive myself of the pleasure by having an automatic. That being said, and although I am ...
thanks for the overview
that was very interesting. I have to say I prefer the old watch all the way - definitely as far as the movement is concerned but I also like the thicker and rounded bezel as something I associate with Lange and rather like. I also really like blued second...
I may not particularly enjoy the watch
But i sure do love the clarity and quality of the photos! Merci! Stephen
I also like the older movement as well........
I hate to say this but the new movement looks somewhat cheap compared to the original automatic 3/4 movement. I've heard that the full rotor on the new movement isn't even gold, its gold plated! (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) Coming from what I ...