I dream of the exact entrance into AL&S. They make many beautiful watches, but the only one I have ever wanted is a first gen Dato. It is their Icon for me.
Congrats Joe, Dato is King in my books, other Langes might have more charm but this one just rules them all! You should try some straps, he loves to be dressed up and down!
....i am very interested how it compares with others. As a general rule, I don't mox chronos. No annual calendars in my stable. If i was going to mix, it would be perpetual calendar...so this really was a tangent. One of my close friends gives it a year before I sell it....lets see
.....i think i need to think about it in other terms. Very few....(well, none actually) have compared well for me in the past as I see the 5070P as my favourite chronograph of any manufacturer...and given that I have owned it for over 8 years, and it took me this long to pull the trigger on the Datograph, it is almost unfair to make the comparison.
At the moment, it is the hineymoon phase. That will last for a while. The real test comes in 6 months or so....