The thread owner bundled for an Odysseus. It was not merely name on the list because he liked it, he bought another Lange to qualify for the Odysseus, therefore he deserves receive his watch as stipulated since he already has an allocation.
Luxury and consumer brand CS are entirely different, what you mentioned above has almost no relation to how a luxury brand should be managed. Most luxury brands are doing fine with customer growth & retention, there is simply too much money in the world. If the brand thinks you will spend money with
Yes, market has shifted in 10 year, the current trend is clearly still steel sports models. But Rolex, AP, Patek are not the only brands with these steel sports offerings, JLC has them, VC has always had them, now lange also has 1. But those who have clear demand are those belonging to the independe
I have been supporting the same few ADs throughout my few years of collecting and I have no problem whatsoever getting my hands on most of the coveted pieces at retail. There is no under table dealing or secret & quick way to build a rapport with these people except to show them support at times
I still do own 5-6 Langes, one from each family, but I have let go of a couple along the way, including the OG PLM tourbillon. I just do not think Lange is as good as everyone, especially some bloggers made them out to be. They are not as accurate, quality control is not perfect either. Once receive
I do not agree, I think perhaps to produce a black enamel dial would take 1-2 weeks max per dial per artisan. I reckon 5370's true total output to be around 1000 pieces. The US alone receives upwards of 100-200 spilt second grande comps a year (they are checked and inspected by Henri Stern agency be
Although most popular sports and grand complication models do not need discounts to sell, you would have found that almost all other models could have been purchased from AD directly with slight discount even during the height of the nautilus hype. I do not know where the Lange executive got the ide
Like all other GL1 lumen moonphase owner, I am still deeply in love with mine despite having owned it since late 2016. The dial is mesmerising both under natural lighting and without any lighting. Best lumen together with the zeitwerk phantom. Are you getting an offer for a used piece or new piece?
Pardon the bad photo, hard to get 3 watches in one shot. But case in point, on the 5711 and 5170, the tiffany stamps make the dial more balanced. But in my opinion, the tiffany stamp on the 5164 makes it abit too crowded on top. Best, masy