skyeriding
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Basic RL is a 3/4 plate modified...
Such that it has an extra bridge for the central seconds geartrain vs eg a 1815 or Saxonia time only. Having watches with central seconds are therefore a little thicker due to this bridge. It doesn't have a constant force unlike the plm and plm tourbillon with fusee chain, the zeitwerk, the terraluna, or the lange 31.
The RL central seconds nevertheless, is beautiful due to having large central seconds and 1/5 subsecond marking for precision. The added central seconds bridge adds some movement relative depth. And yes, it has a nice Breguet (?) Overcoil for the hairspring that is absent from entry level 1815 or Saxonia!
Regards,
skyeriding
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A lovely pair of pink gold Langes you have there!
Both are super high end time only watches, with constant force escapement! Discreet watches with superb engines to boot! Cheers robin
Thanks Robin.
I don\'t use them enough so today is a good day to get their engines revving. Thanks for the kind words. Cheers J
Thats the RL, not the Pour Le Merite
..Categorised by having 1/5 subsecond markings, central seconds. The PLM has an enamel dial, subseconds at 6 and no subsecond markings Nevertheless, still a very, very sexy watch! The pink gold Zeitwerk looks really good in companion shots like these with...
Basic RL is a 3/4 plate modified...
Such that it has an extra bridge for the central seconds geartrain vs eg a 1815 or Saxonia time only. Having watches with central seconds are therefore a little thicker due to this bridge. It doesn't have a constant force unlike the plm and plm tourbillon...
Cool thanks!
I was confused when skyeriding mentioned it is the RL and not PLM - I thought he thought I meant yours was a PLM and not the basic RL when I mentioned both the Zeitwerk and RL have a constant force escapement Cheers Robin
skyeriding is right...
The bread and butter RL does not have any kind of constant force mechanism like a fusee & chain or remontoire so to speak. The way a normal RL achieves a constant-force-like timekeeping results is by cutting power to the watch at the 38th hour mark (w...
Thanks for the detailed clarification
ok now I recall - at my Lange akademie I learned that the RL is very accurate and precise for 38 hours and they restrict the power reserve at 38 hours to ensure the torque is constant for 38 hours. I mistook this for constant force escapement . Thanks a l...
I hate to be pedantic..
...but the RL has markings of 1/6 second (not 1/5). The movement beats at 21,600 per hour, which is 6 per second so each mark corresponds to one tick.
I only know..
...because I was looking at buying one recently and that struck me as odd - 1/5 seems much more logical!
1/5 should be used more often...
It is a more meaningful number especially for timing precision in my opinion. You can easily write down 2.4 seconds, but not 2.16667 seconds! Also, 1/5 to me is more aesthetically pleasing and less crammed. At least, not as bad as certain watches with mis...
Excuse my ignorance
Where is third hand on Zeitwerk? Beautiful shot of amazing watches Cheers D
It's not in the photo. The 3rd hand belongs to the watch owner! LOL [nt]
The hand wearing the watch is the 3rd hand!
No matter how many hands these watches have,
it's nice to see them juxtaposed. Typically we see the ZW as a stand-alone. It is actually beautifully contrasted with the RL to show two very different ways Lange lets us tell time. The photo is gorgeous, as are the watches.
Both time only, both stunning, both with movements....
.... that make Patek cry No but seriously, I have owned both, miss both, they are both truly special. Your picture is wonderfully composed by the way
