A. Lange & Söhne

I was hoping to post this earlier but got distracted. Any other Big Dates showing the 25th? Let's see 'em! ...  

I suppose a prompt from CR to share a big date pic is as good a reason as any for a first post on the forum! ...  

Does the date window gold frame have some patina on it, or is that just the lighting?

I knew an eagle eye like yours would notice that on this pic! It's actually just the lighting, as all of the rose gold applied bits are even in color / tone in real life.

An older picture.... ...  

A most underappreciated piece, unfortunately.

It's such and underrated model. (like the Cabaret) I'm out of town or I would have shown the 25th as well, instead I'll post an old shot 4 days off! ...  

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Never tire of that Sax-0-Mat movement.

When these watches were produced Lange used to allow you to swap the hands out, they no longer allow it. Good catch btw, I didn’t notice the blue hands at first glance!

I do not own one so can’t contribute, but I thoroughly enjoy what I see here.

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never knew the nickname until I read it from some literature well after. So that's a bonus 😉

Aside from the Pisa or a few other one off's that may be the rarest Dato of all.

I've always loved the look of a YG case with a black dial, and the Yellowjacket is the only YG/black dial watch that Lange ever made.

Any others wearing a Big Date today? ...  

I wonder - what!s the story with the blue hands on the Langematik?

There are two possibilities: Either a prior owner had Lange change the hands, or the AD ordered it with blue hands.

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