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SO nice, Jay!
Here are pics I took some years ago comparing two honey gold Langes, one old and one new. The older one yellowed over time. The darker honey gold buckle got extremely dark after being stored in a little plastic bag for about a decade. I think that accelerated the patination. For me, that's where the "yellow" association comes from -- from what those early HG pieces looked like after they developed a patina.
I tend to like (yellow) gold watches, so while this change surprised me, it didn't cause me to find the watch less attractive. It did make the watch less "special," though, because it no longer fit the image I had of what honey gold was supposed to look like.
Probably nothing that a nice steam cleaning couldn't fix!
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Not up quite as early as our friend cfn was last Friday. But like him I’m similarly “wristed” (I’m just making up new words here) with a honey gold Lange. It gives a lot of pleasure, the way the colour appears to change based on lighting conditions. It ca...
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They really did a good job on this one. Case and dial, just perfect together. Splitting hairs, if it was smaller it would be absolutely perfect.
If only it was Emil Lange size or maybe a mm larger than that one.
I think this case size loses some elegance.
You're well wristed!
I like the attempt at lexicology! We are promoting you to Resident WatchProSite Lexicographer!
It’s a nice compromise for anyone that feels yellow or red too strong or too eye catching. And it can be perfectly casual.
Wish we would see it more, but it seems Lange will reserve it for LEs.
Well wristed, indeed
That metal is just something else. And yes, the color does seem to change. Here’s my Thin, seemingly in two different colors. Claus ...
SO nice, Jay!
Here are pics I took some years ago comparing two honey gold Langes, one old and one new. The older one yellowed over time. The darker honey gold buckle got extremely dark after being stored in a little plastic bag for about a decade. I think that acceler...
Thanks for sharing.
I did actually get to do the same comparison with a friends Emil Lange last year. It was noticeable the difference. My understanding is that the alloy is not the same however, those older watches are different. I can’t recall if I read that somewhere, if ...
