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I'm curious what others think about this. I can't remember if I'm allowed to post links to articles/photos, and I'm having difficulty finding the Forum rules, but you can just search the Internet with just the 4 words grieb, benzinger, lange, and merit (just those 4 words). Basically, G&B took t
The A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 reference 115.021 in 18kt yellow gold with champagne dial is a warm, generous expression of the Lange 1 philosophy at the larger 41.9mm scale. Yellow gold and champagne is the combination most closely associated with the original 1994 Lange 1, and seeing it translated to the Grand format creates a powerful sense of continuity. This is the Lange 1 as imagined for a generation that appreciates larger watches, rendered in the metals and tones that connect it most directly to the design's origins.
The caliber L095.1, purpose-built for the Grand Lange 1, delivers 72 hours of power reserve in a manually wound architecture that features all the Lange 1 hallmarks: the oversized date driven by twin concentric discs, the off-center time display, small seconds, and power reserve indicator. The movement's dimensions have been calibrated to suit the larger case, ensuring that the watch wears as a unified whole rather than a small movement lost inside a big case. Through the sapphire caseback, the hand-finished movement is displayed in full -- a spectacle of German silver, hand-engraving, and precision assembly.
The Grand Lange 1 was introduced as a response to collectors who loved the Lange 1's design language but wanted more wrist presence. Reference 115.021 in yellow gold fulfills that desire while retaining the warmth and classical character that have made the Lange 1 one of the defining timepieces of the late twentieth century. A. Lange & Söhne's refounding in 1990 by Walter Lange was an act of extraordinary optimism, and the Grand Lange 1 in yellow gold radiates that same confident, forward-looking energy.
I wished to create a post about it a few days ago butI didn't find the time. Your post gives me the opportunity to write what I think... a bit later. Fx
I think it is blasphemy personally. I like what they do and their watches have a certain (and one of a kind) look to them, so I like them in that regard. But what has been appealing and their niche so far is that they are of older, re-worked movements, now they take something modern and re-working/casing it? I know a lot of the movement has been altered and G&B has put their touch on it but I don't agree. AL&S is No 1 or 2 in their arena IMHO, and their tourbillons are some of the best.
At the beginning, the idea of the project may be seducing: the excellence of Lange combined with the artistic approach of G&B... why not? But this watch gives the proof that the most important in a watch, a 20 USD one or a 2M USD one is the coherence. And here the watch lacks the coherence which is required. Actually, the decoration seems out of context, far from the quiet elegance of Lange: everything seems to be too demonstrative and even the Tourbillon is totally drowned by the overloaded
A shame to have sliced & diced one of the most storied (and original) LE's created by Lange. Something that immediately came to mind was 'timeliness'; why take a modern Lange and re-work it as such? I agree a regular edition model would have been better suited still.. however it hurts to see something as beautiful as the original blue-dial PLM changed into this. I am interested to hear if there is a PLM owner on here who feels one way or another on this subject? Best, Colton
Honestly I'm interested what would the reactions be to this watch if we didn't knew blueprint for it :) Bad pun I know Sincerely Damjan
This is a true blue Tourbillon PLM! Fx
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