A. Lange & Söhne

Hi all, now the SIHH is over, I would like to hear your thoughts on two of the new releases plus one from the current collection. I choose these become I think they all look amazing and the price points should be close (I'm not too certain).

If you had to choose one, which one and why?
1. 1815 Annual calendar
2. Lange 1 moon phase (black dial)
3. Saxonia Annual calendar

I'm not a current owner of ALS and don't know too much about their different models, so please feel free to share, thanks

But most Lange guys have an affinity for the L1 series, then the Dato/1815 chrono and finally Zeitwerk.

So of these, the L1 for sure. I very happy with the no-moon though!

... but I prefer Lange watches without the oversized date. Nothing wrong with size of the date and the watches look all beautiful. What bothers me a bit is to have the empty date window between days 1 to 9 every month. The new 1815 AC looks breathtaking to me. At that size, quality, materials, looks and complication, it is easily my choice out of these three. Other great options would be the regular 1815 38.5mm time only (much less costly) or the boutique edition WG Richard Lange. Good luck and keep us posted on your decision

Thank you all for your advice. I'm not in a hurry to make a purchase, the new models won't be out in a while anyway too. So I'll definitely try them on first.

So I also checked the price of the L1 moon phase and the 1815 annual calendar, and noticed that the L1 moon phase cost a bit more. Can anyone please tell me why? I would have thought the annual calendar is more complicated so would cost more.

like you when I saw the price, the Annual calendar 1815 seems more value for money. how they came out with the price is anybody's guess? perhaps they think the L1 will sell more hence the higher price?

The factory told me that the white gold 1815 AC recommended price included VAT is E37.500.-
I prefer this model over the Saxonia AC, so I will wait for it until next fall.

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But for my first Lange, I would go for L1 moonphase.
By the way, I chose the L1 Timezone.
Aris

It's an iconic model and you can't go wrong. Nevertheless, it's up to you so listen to your heart ;-)

Best wishes

Alkiro

After all, it is your opinion that matters most.
Have fun.
Ian

the saxonia annual calendar

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from rhe horological point of view they are all outstanding pieces of engineering.

Does it advance all settings in one push ?

Curious to know

Cheers

The black dial is awesome with the contrast of the blue sky of the MP. A true iconic Lange IMHO.

The Saxonia Annual Calender would be next for me, pure Saxonia with a very legible AC dial and nice blue hands.

I find the 1815 AC the least appealing and would prefer the Langematik Perpetual over it, with the outsize date and beautiful micro rotor movement.

Just my 2 cents.

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I just like the layout of the dial and colors on that one more than the others (But I do have the older Lange One moon phase in RG).  

I kinda like the mp plus day-nite indicator.. but suggest that you try all watches in the metal.. some say the new mp could look abit boring in the day, I m not sure.. 

Simply because it is so pretty!

Thank you all for your advice. I'm not in a hurry to make a purchase, the new models won't be out in a while anyway too. So I'll definitely try them on first.

So I also checked the price of the L1 moon phase and the 1815 annual calendar, and noticed that the L1 moon phase cost a bit more. Can anyone please tell me why? I would have thought the annual calendar is more complicated so would cost more.

Thanks in advance

The MP looks dead brilliant with the black dial on WG. The Sax AC closely behind as I love it's blued hands and balanced dial. The 1815 AC third because I'm not too fond of the dial layout which is less balanced than the Sax AC. But I'd suggest you try them out.

Because it is an icon and it is the most beautiful of the selection...

Fx

unless you go to sleep late or else you won't see the stars in the background? What time does the stars start to appear in the background ?

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