A. Lange & Söhne

Thanks to the folks here who kindly offered their advice. Was deciding between time only model and striking time. Just picked this up. Loving it. Sorry for lousy iphoto ...  

While the time display is the most clear and legible of all my timepieces, I realized I still cant read it without my glasses…. May need to send my eyes in for a full service

Congrats and enjoy!

No bad choices here. The Zeitwerk is a legend. Wore my Striking Time in Geneva over W&W and got more interest in it from many of the brands than their own new releases. Bart Grönefeld showed the movement to his daughter who happened to be at the booth at ... 

Was initially looking for a Striking Time. Chose this wonderful time only version when my favorite dealer got one, not to mention the Striking Times are quite a bit more $$$$

is it, with or without preload? 😉 Wear it in the best of health!

I researched movements-updates and the likes the best I could. Spoke to some Lange experts. In the end, the sense I got was preload or not made little difference. I even heard one expert claim the Lange folks told him the earlier preload models are though... 

I find the older movement to be aesthetically more attractive, and the preload never bothered me. As you observed, the preload is barely perceptible. Couldn't really go wrong with either one, and getting it from your preferred dealer is an added bonus!

that the preload is a really minor issue. Fwiw, you have the **the original** ZW movement!!!

I really like the Zeitwerk a lot

Right after getting this amazing watch, my dealer friend took in a mint Striking Time. As that is the model I was originally on the hunt for, needless to say, a quick trade happened… some photos to follow

I hope the deal will go in your favor. Rgds. Chk