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CS vs Richard Lange ( Accuracy Consideration)
Dear forum members,
Accuracy is one of the reasons for virtually every component and feature of a mechanical watch. And we are lucky enough that watchmakers at Journe and A. Lange have worked hard to develop timepieces with accuracy standards that are more stringent than the variance of -4 / +6 seconds per day required by the marketing oriented COSC.
No doubt CS and RL are modern simple timepieces yet belie the complexity of inner mechanism created to achieve one common goal: Accuracy. But the question remains which one is (or should be) a better performer in term of precision accuracy / rate stability?
Any thoughts or owner experience appreciated.
Cheers,
Teetann
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