Why are there no gold chatons in Lange‘s automatic watches?

Apr 24, 2018,06:51 AM
 

A sales person at an AD mentioned costs being the reason, but do you have any other ideas?

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They are talking garbage !

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : April 24th, 2018-06:54
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They do!

 
 By: russell996 : April 24th, 2018-07:23
Lange 1 Daymatic has 7. Lange 1 Tourbillon Perp has 5.

Not true

 
 By: cazalea : April 24th, 2018-07:40
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Isn't the L086.5 itself an exercise in cost cutting?

 
 By: vitalsigns : April 24th, 2018-09:32
I'm not convinced that the cost argument fails. Certainly the L086.5 automatic movement from Lange is not nearly as nice as, e.g., the original Langematik movement; and frankly I feel the L086.5 is somewhat underwhelming in hand. Cheers, John

It is... [nt]

 
 By: ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ : April 24th, 2018-09:33

Mostly 2- not 3-screw chatons

 
 By: neunelfs : May 19th, 2018-15:16
I understand that 3-screw chatons are associated with the 3/4 plate tradition of Glashütte, and allow the watchmaker to see and set each pivot one at a time after the 3/4 plate is secure. The 3/4 plate’s large coverage area makes it impractical to “see” e... 

I'm late joining the party but...

 
 By: Zeitstuck : July 17th, 2019-08:07
The explanation I heard is that it's an issue of thickness/depth. Chatons can only be used in specific places in the movement. A typical chaton travels deep through the 3/4 plate. It needs a certain amount of depth. In the automatic movements, the mechani... 

Technically and from a marketing angle this is an - obfuscation!

 
 By: ammerix1 : July 27th, 2019-12:48
A short explation of that word is - again someone is trying to pull the wool over our eyes. That sameold sales-business as usual? In this visually truly beautiful "movement" are chatons of any sort, with two or three fixing screws, functionally required (...