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An owner for a few weeks... collecting my thoughts
I was fortunate enough to acquire my PT RL a few weeks ago. I began my Lange journey in 1999, and over the past 16 years I have been fortunate enough to own some amazing watches. And while it is fair to say that I am still in my honeymoon period with the PT RL, I also can't remember being so overwhelmingly pleased with a new acquisition. I've tried to crystallize my thinking for a local collector, and so I thought it might be worthwhile to share my own (personal of course) perspective:
- Dial
- Center sweep seconds hand in blued steel
- Printed roman numerals
- Contrasting minute and hour hands to the blued steel second hand
- Small arabic minute markers in increments of 5 with red arabics at 15, 30, 45 and 60
- Grey dial with black printing
- Did I mention the fantastic center seconds hand!
- Movement
- Center bridge
- Large balance with eccentrically poised weights
- In-house balance spring
- Patented spring clamp
- High level of finishing on visible and non-visible parts alike (which I only know about from reading and photos)
- Lack of complications- focus on chronometry and purity of execution
- Hand wound
- Power reserve limited to maintain stable amplitude
- Winding and pulling of the crown- solid, reliable, confidence inspiring
- Case
- Platinum- although I have owned other PT Langes, I don't recall the play of light and reflections being as noticeable and enjoyable as it is on the RL
- Both brushed and polished elements
- Large enough to enable the dial to be the most legible analog time telling tool for the wrist I have ever worn
- Solidity and wrist presence
- This watch has a story and my hunt for it was both deliberate and serendipitous as the same time
At the end of the day, this watch wins out over everything else in the catalog for me because it is defined by its center seconds hand, its unwavering reference to chronometry, and it is my personal favorite aesthetic variation of the RL models that have yet come from the manufactory. I couldn't be more fortunate.
Best to all,
Rob
Understatement at its best!
If and when I have the money, choosing my crown jewel - a Richard Lange or a Lange 1 - will be a hard task. Have a nice weekend, Ian and Fernando! :-) Marcelo ...
I think this is your favorite Travel companion
along with the Lange Saxonia Annual Calendar Great shot Ian! Cheers Robin
An owner for a few weeks... collecting my thoughts
I was fortunate enough to acquire my PT RL a few weeks ago. I began my Lange journey in 1999, and over the past 16 years I have been fortunate enough to own some amazing watches. And while it is fair to say that I am still in my honeymoon period with the ...
