The screw on one side, jewel on the other side of the dial is confounding. It's like a "figure-ground" exercise. I see only asymmetry -- though beautiful asymmetry, like with the Lange 1.
Sounds like a smaller Lange would fit you, and that you like your father's Lange 1 Timezone. Have you ever tried a Little Lange 1 (36mm)? Those fit me best (though I often wear bigger because I have no choice).
It was always curious to me that Lange waited a bit longer to introduce the 1815 in rose gold (2001) versus the introduction of other models in rose gold (RG Lange 1 and Cabaret were introduced around 1997). Thanks too for pointing out the stepped dial in the more recent (Gen2 and Gen3) 1815s. I lik
Hi Art, The Sidestep was a contemporary of the Emil Lange 1815 Moonphase. Both were made at about the same time (Sidestep slightly later), both in PT and RG, both limited, both the exact same size and with the same base movement. I don't own one but have spent time with them. I do own a PT 1815 Moon