aviya
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I'll give capturing the L951.5 a go...
But, as Tony said: it's very hard to photograph. I make no claims as a photographer with my iPhone and no rig - I suspect you need a lightbox to capture this one well, as some other members here have succeeded at doing better than I.
What is clear, however, is the stunning architecture, the range of complementary colours and the immaculate hand finissage. That fully-jewelled lateral clutch... Magnificent. Inspired. The contemporary hand-wound chronograph movement.
As we know, the engravers at Lange each have their own signature - you can see that mine is more broadly chiselled on this piece. With this reference lacking the big date module on the dial side of the movement, you can also see that the flange at the case perimeter is not as pronounced as in Tony's recent photos of the L951.6 in his Datograph. I took this photo the day I bought the watch - the 6 caseback screws are each smooth and bright (this is how you can tell how much a pre-owned Lange has been worn).
There are many who say that the L951 is the movement that got them into fine horology, chronographs - or even just watches! Count me among them (the first two anyway). It's an original by Annegret Fleischer and the watchmakers at Lange Uhren. One can never tire of looking at it and - among human-made things - only the truly masterful designs and finished realisations are like that.
Best regards, aviya.
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I'll give capturing the L951.5 a go...
But, as Tony said: it's very hard to photograph. I make no claims as a photographer with my iPhone and no rig - I suspect you need a lightbox to capture this one well, as some other members here have succeeded at doing better than I. What is clear, howeve...
Thanks for contributing to the recent spate of movement photos.
The L951 movement certainly made people sit up and take notice of Lange as a durable, serious player several years after the relaunch.
A really special chronograph, very high on my wish list
Thanks for sharing, very interesting reading too 👍🏻
Mesmerizing
Just an incredible feat of engineernig and craftsmanship...sublime...one day hopefully I will have one too!
