A. Lange & Söhne

We all know know that the Zeitwerk movement can power additional complications since it takes advantage of some features of the Lange 31 days development process. So what about a moonphase? After all, it was an old idea! You can find this sketch done in 2004 in Reinhard Meis' book:

Speaking about a moonphase, I also think that it would be logical to have in the future a Grand Lange 1 with moonphase display. We will see if one day these watches will be released.

Fx

If a moonphase is added to the ZW line.. I may have to rethink my next planned Lange acquisition! I think the MP complication would be a very smart evolution of an already wonderful watch, combining the edgy look of the Zw with a very poetic and beautiful complication of the MP.

I still would like to see a variant with Roman numeral hours.

Cheers,

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Richard.

And it was one of his most successful attempted designs. Straight away I thought that Lange could really take advantage of the proposition

here's heartbreaker's post

I will be sold in one second!!!!!

I would like to see some artwork done to th moon, not just a disk.  We know they have the artisans!  I am thinking In the style like my Vacheron 47212.  

I am not for a ZW mp.

If it should be feasible, it would be driven by the hour wheel as the minute wheel is hidden deep in the "black hole" that is called Nachspannwerk.

And this would result in an inaccurate mp a la Cabaret mp.

For an extra accurate mp  a la 1815 mp it has to be connected to the minute wheel: impossible, I dare to say with the ZW.

 

Also: I do not think that the 31 days and the ZW are comparable.

The only similarity is the idea of a Nachspannwerk and nothing else as the 31 day's Nachspannwerk is "peanuts" compared to the ZW's.

 

I make an even bolder statement: there will be no other complication with the ZW, unless it is growing really big, like the ZW striking time.

 

Best

Moritz

This message has been edited by COUNT DE MONET on 2013-11-24 14:24:05

Unfortunately, if you are thinking of this in a Lumin, I do not believe it will happen (moon phase or otherwise) anytime soon. The reason that these pieces are so coveted is due to their limited availability. If Lange were to produce a new Zeitwerk Lumin (ZL) with a moon phase only four to five years after the original ZL, it would deter buyers. If I am going to buy a limited edition Lange, I am doing so to make an investment. By releasing another (very similar) watch, it would drive the price and desirability of the original ZL down significantly.  Just my two cents.

Personally I would love to see the Datograph Up/Down as a Lumin!


Cal

Hi Fx! I've read your post only a few hours ago. I've already seen the drawing you posted, made by Reinhard Meis. Have you noticed that the project was called "Zwei Werk" - something like "Two Factory" - instead of "Zeitwerk" - something like "Time Factory"? Please believe me, I have no reason to lie: I've seen that sketch after, and not before, having proposed "my" Zeitwerk Moonphase; you can also notice that "my" Zeitwerk has a bigger moonphase and its seconds counter hasn't any numerals.

Many thanks to Mo and Damjan, that wanted to mention my work on a Zeitwerk Moonphase: your kind words sincerely touched me!!!

I've appreciated the technical observations by Moritz; I could agree with him and I really would like to have the right technical backgroud to design a "true watch", but I'm only a simple watch-lover.

By popular demand (LOL) the pictures I've posted on this project are the following.

Ciao,

Elio

 

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Bad spelling I suppose but I didn't have time to check......

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