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I have finally decided...only on the brand!!! (long)
Greetings,
The year 2003 was a bad year for me in terms of getting a new watch. At the start of the year I promised myself that i would get a chronograph. I was already choosing between a RO chrono or a blancpain half hunter-chrono. However, I heard that the swatch group(blancpain-piguet) might not supply chronograph movements to third parties and audemars may come up with their own chronograph movement in 2006 (this is all hear-say and i dont want to spread rumors). And I am not a big fan of blancpain watches. Then i saw the vintage pieces in the vacheron forum...I was side-tracked. The vintage royal chronometer is a real beauty. Its just hard to looked for vintage watches in my country. And also, I am not knowledgable in the vintage category that i might get burned (In a few years more, with more books, i might take a plunge on the vintage market).
Also in the middle of all this looking and hunting for my next, I also looked at independent watch brands. I looked and ask around but none really caught my heart except for philip dufour...but this is a long shot especially with the news thomas got in the independent watch brand forum.
Since december, I finally started looking at lange and sohne because it is only at this time that my dealer started carrying the brand. I looked at lange 1 and langematik perpetual. But the lange one is not my taste and I can not afford the perpatual. But just last week, they called me and told me that a langematik with date and 1815 just arrived. I looked at them and immediately fell in love. I love rose gold watches and the shine of gold made by lange is awesome (for lack of a better word).
This is now my dilemna. I am at present spending money building a house and expanding my buis. I can get the 1815 and sell just one watch or langematik for 2-3 watches. I would like to hear from lange fans what they like more, The langematik or 1815? I am leaning on the langematik, but i cant justify to myself in giving up three watches for that...I want to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for reading...now you know how crazy I am because of this hobby!!! if only life is simpler!!!
Francis