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Ahh, how times have changed!

 

20 years ago, I bought my first Lange 1 from a grey dealer. It was shipped from Europe to the US. It arrived with (a) Customs duties pre-paid by the seller/shipper, (b) two beautiful custom short straps to fit my wrist (both stamped with the official Lange stamp because they were ordered from Lange's strap maker), and (c) a box of chocolates (in addition to more chocolates that arrived for the holidays several months later). I still keep the watch on that same strap, and the second short strap is untouched. For about 15 minutes -- a beautiful, brief period -- I thought this was normal/typical!

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