But the date version wears much better and ease. Since the caseback is relatively flatter compared to other versions, it distributes the weight quite good. What I heard from several boutiques was that Lange could not supply the Zeitwerk Date for a while due to some technical issues for some time - a
It is practically there to counter balance the day of the week indication at 9 o'clock. It bothered me when the watch first came out; but when I slept over it for some time, I understand that it is not for nothing. On legibility, I agree! @amanico, if only that one did not have a rattrapante to shoo
I have no "but" to say for this one. It is a delightful piece, even better in flesh. The problem was - as you stated - unveiling probably the laziest set; where each watch individually is beautiful as most Lange 1s are, but goes into a reverse group effect
They are on prototypes and rarely seen in the wild. Since Lange outsources dials, I do not think they can neither produce one on request nor have one lying around. Always worth to ask though.