George Gently
1503
Lange 1
But if the Breguet would have been dateless, I'd be going for the Breguet.
Let's have our own poll - Breguet Classique 5177 Vs. A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1
I am voting for the Lange with the color matched date wheels unlike most other ALS big date models. The Breguet is destroyed by its date in this particular instance. Breguet Classique 5177 Vs. A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 ...
In my younger years I would go with Lange any day, however at this point I value an enamel dial and simple three hands more.
Dates never bothered me, specially if it’s tone on tone as it is here…
Without the date
the Breguet would have been the perfect time only watch. I am surprised after all these years of criticism of the date on the 5177 that Breguet has chosen to keep the date on this watch. I don't like dates on watch including the big date on the Lange 1 bu...
If only I actually liked the Lange 1...
I think the date on the Breguet is a crime. But I also think the execution of the big date on the L1 is a crime; it is stepped instead of uniform. GO does not have this problem. I also never liked the way the seconds subdials cuts off the hours/minutes on...
The 5177 for me.
Although I actually prefer the blue dial / white gold version. The date doesn’t really bother me, though I can understand why people would prefer the balance of a non date version like the Ginza limited edition. But as far as dates are concerned, I find t...
Lange all day
More versatile, and the date window in the breguet ruins it whereas in the lange it enhances.
