db darien
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I Approach This Differently....
Aug 17, 2012,12:33 PM
To answer your question: "No" I would not.
I currently own one Lange, my 18K RL. I love it and will die with it.
I also love Patek. I have owned Patek in the past but traded the specific Patek I owned (a 5196G) for my current RL. If you search my prior posts, you will see that I wrote a long piece explaining my rationale for doing this; I will not repeat it here except to say that for me, it was the right thing to do. There have been no regrets.
But as a general proposition, I love and covet most watches made by Patek and Lange and I think both brands sit at the pinnacle of horological excellence. And I think the Patek you have is absolutely gorgeous. It certainly falls into the "covet" category for me, so I would keep it. So why on earth would I trade it away?
That said, the Lange is absolutely gorgeous too and is also an icon...as others have said. It is also a watch I drool over.
So if it were me I would keep the Patek and save like a maniac until I could get the Lange. I would consider selling other watches in my collection (that is, other than the Patek) to raise the cash for the Lange.
But no, I would not do this trade.
DB Darien