Robert65
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For handwound chronos - these are the best contenders
I looked very closely at the Lange 1815 chrono (early and current versions) but couldn't love the case nor dial. The 5170 (breguet numerals) won easily in those areas. I thought the 5172 dial was unnecessarily large and thought that size might not age well. I went with the 5170R-001 for the dial, case design, and smaller size (though the opaline dial wears larger than the 39.4mm size.
Best,
Robert
5170R-001
The attractive hand-winding chronographs released after the 5070 was discontinued are the 5710 and 5712. But the Lange 1815 Flyback Chrono is also a nice addition.
The Lange 1815 Chrono has a black dial, but depending on the lighting it can look more navy than the 5712. ...
Fully agree regarding movements
But I prefer the refined design and finishing of the PP cases. The Lange cases are more or less all the same
Nice trio!
But here, the Patek clearly runs circles around Lange just on the basis of the dial complexity not mentioning the cases…
Out of these 3 - the 5172 for me.
All three suffer from the same droopy subdials. Lange movement is a little above Patek, but certainly not by a lot. Case work on 5170 is a little simple for me. The 5172 is brilliant, not just the triple-stepped lugs, also the sides are more complex then ...
For handwound chronos - these are the best contenders
I looked very closely at the Lange 1815 chrono (early and current versions) but couldn't love the case nor dial. The 5170 (breguet numerals) won easily in those areas. I thought the 5172 dial was unnecessarily large and thought that size might not age wel...