A. Lange & Söhne

Over the past couple of years my interests have moved away from sports watches and more towards high-end dress pieces that I can dress down to amazing casual pieces. This focus toward high end was first fueled by the purchase of a Parmigiani Fleurier Tond...  

Thanks for the pictures and your narrative. Cazalea

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Your gear train appears to have micro-bevelling of each of the teeth. Mine (a 119xxx movement number example), does not. Very happy for you - enjoy it!

Didn’t know about the changes. What year is yours from?

Lange refine their movements slowly but steadily. The base Richard Lange has evolved through its production time. So too has the 1815 Chronograph which now adopts the Datograph’s escape wheel bridge and two other key functional refinements. Before your ph... 

The 1815 up/down is phenomenal....I don't own one yet, I have a L1 MP, Saxonia Copper Bue and a WG Odysseus, but the Up/Down remains on my list...I have seen many pictures with different straps and it looks awesome dressed up or down!

through these exquisite timepieces. After extensively searching for the perfect sports watch, thinking, comparing one with the other, I am also slowly coming to the same conclusion as you that I am more interested in dressier watches and they easily becom... 

I scored one from my AD in 2022 but that was when I was obsessed with other pieces, so I stupidly sold it after a few months. Now that I’m on the path I’m on with watches, I really regret that move. I actually look at every 5212a listed secondhand with re... 

because after seeing your post I also developed a healthy obsession with the 5170g 001 , such a cool piece. Love the orange strap that you put it on, would you mind sharing where is it from?

They are the most comfortable straps out there! Love them.

Definitely appreciate your sharing your evolution in preferences. I’m really impressed by how you definitively take action when you know what you like, and you get the deal done. Most of all, I can relate to this move away from the sports watch craze, whi... 

And you seem to be one of the few ones going strongly against the currently prevalent trend 👏🏻👍🏻 As for strap inspiration, in the past Arie did quite some risqué strap combos with his ALSs here (his pictures) 😊 ...  

Congratulations on this new acquisition and thank you for sharing.

Enjoyed reading your story of how you came to this point too. Enjoy what you now have.

And glad to know you've landed in a happy place.

Goes really well with the sailcloth strap, excellent choice

And I’ve found that it works well with my favorite straps! ...  

It seems we have quite similar preferences 😉 ...  

Love all three! Which is your favorite? What is the strap on your 7097?

....but if I could only keep one, it would probably be the 5170. It's a grey suede strap from Wristbuddys on my Breguet ...  

And I completely agree, the 5170g would be the one I’d keep out of my entire collection.

Welcome to the club 😄 Mine says hello! ...  

The 1815 Up/Down's popularity has really risen in recent years. It seemed much less popular back in the Gen1 days. I think owners are more comfortable now experimenting with different straps like you're doing, which opens up a whole new world of possibili... 

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Well done I love your collection, Tony

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