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But I would like to propose you these two pics I like:

Enjoy the week-end!

Fx

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Two excellent pictures, as always Fx!

I recently handled the RG version at my AD and I can see why it would appeal to a certain audience; however I miss the power reserve too much!

Does the day of week change instantaneously at midnight similar to the L1 Tourbillon PC?

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Colton

... the day indicator does jump instantaneously. It'd be annoying otherwise!

To be more precise:

When I handled this Daymatic:

the day hand moves slowly a bit before midnight and jumps a few minutes after to get its right position. In the meantime, as you know, the date wheel starts to move and gets its position after the day hand.

I hope I'm clear.

Fx

 

To my mind it's the finest automatic movement Lange has produced, with all due respect to the Lange-o-matic.

Their best-quality balance and in-house spring, lovely decoration, solid gold rotor with solid platinum edge.

I even like the dial.

Don't understand the hate for this one.

Danke fur die Bild!

Besonders das ist Platin!

Tschuss

Stephen

Very nice pics.

... one of my fav in the last several years

Ken

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.... Visuals on the left, and text on the right.  That could explain the popularity of Lange 1's dial vs the Daymatic.  Between the two, I personally prefer the traditional Lange 1 too.

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But the objective of the central rotor movement is to get the usual power reserve of the Lange 1 with a rather thin movement. Anyway, I would have loved to see a Lange 1 with a sax-o-mat movement.

Fx

I really like the Sax-o-mat movement with the micro rotor. Of course my only Lange automatic, an Anniversary, has that movement, which might bias my opinion.

The sax-o-mat was designed to have central hands. Using it for a Lange 1 would oblige to fully redesign it.

By the way, the Langegamatik Anniversary is a stunning watch, congrats!

Fx

I really love the watch.  Not only is it drop dead beautiful, but also very versitile; like the WG 1815 Chrono (esp. the original model) it can be worn anywhere with anything, especially if one changes from the black strap. 

but I suppose a "simple" Wochentags-Automatik function is not enough, for the collectors.

And the retrograde day display is not just enough complication.

An annual calendar would have been the best solution for such a watch and who knows maybe Lange will come with some

interpretations of the L1 pp tourbi.

Having said all this to me it is a stunning platinum watch from Lange that comes with an inhouse spring and an upgraded balance wheel.

I would be happy to have it in my collection as a practical, daily wearer.

The more I think about it: I would consider this platinum Lange over an 5205 or other AC from Patek as I believe they are in the same price league.


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Moritz

The original design made time the central element and everything else complementing the layout in an interesting manner. When you look at the original, you lay eyes on the main time dial first. I think with the Daymatic, the main dial shrunk, or shrunk in relation to the rest. As a result, it looks like a melting pot of subdials and apertures. I feel my eyes hunting for central element holding the design. I get the same with Glashutte perpetual calender which I find messy. It gives all elements their proper space and importance, but it's like an engineer designed it.  Interesting how a subtle shift changes things for me.

But I like the idea of the days of the week replacing the power reserve.