A. Lange & Söhne

You are offered both for about the same price, but can only choose one! Both 38.5 mm, both white gold. Which do you choose and why? *Images borrowed ...  

Must have it to represent the unique aesthetic of the brand, if only one.

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I'll play the contrarian here and choose the 'other' one simply because I love the aesthetic of the dial even more....

Pros of 1815: manual wind, curved logo, luminous dial and iconic 1815 numerals. Pros of Saxonia: outsize date, automatic but caliber which is more interesting to look at, nice black/silver aesthetic. Cons of 1815: caliber which is a bit boring to look at,... 

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And I would urge you to look at the early Langematiks with or without the date.

I handled both last week-end and agree the Saxonia hands often blend into the dial. And despite being the same size, the 1815 looks much bigger

Iconic date complication and unique color combination.

The dial is much more pleasing to me, especially with the beautifully blued hands. If I was in a room with folks wearing both, I’d be admiring the 1815 from a distance. It is eye catching.

Simply because I like it better.

Bring back the lumed Saxonia hands and the Sax-o-Mat movement, and then it would be terrific and far more interesting. Cheers, John

...liked the black date window but the movement was disappointing. Sold the watch and the L1 Darth came instead. Would go for the 1815 but my choice would be the up/down

No contest, I choose the 1815, with its boring movement and cut 6: perfect pocket watch style 😎 ...  

The simplicity is very appealing to me. One other thing. Does anyone else feel that the entirety of the 1815 can be seen at a glance? The eyes move more often with the Saxonia.

More colour and employment of chatons... ...  

If Lange did things the right way (as on the Sax-o-Mat) they would've made the rotor of gold and the mass remains platinum. A real pity that this is what it's come to, but cutting corners (costs) is nothing new in this industry... The old ways are best......  

I remember being at the boutique and asking if it was gold or not because there was no stamp of gold. Of course, there's the answer right there. In my mind was why??

The 1815 for me without any hesitation!