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Introducing: The 25th-Anniversary A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Blue Dial
A. Lange & Sohne's most emblematic chronograph, the all-time glorious Datograph, needs little introduction. As it is referred to among collectors, the Dato is considered one of the most iconic chronographs on the market. Turning 25 this year, ALS is celebrating the Datograph's anniversary with a new 125-piece edition in white gold with a blue dial. While covering a new iteration of the Datograph UP/DOWN is always exciting, the focus reverts to the importance this watch enjoys on the chronograph podium.Chronographs are notoriously complex creatures. One of the first brands to emerge with an in-house chronograph after the decimation of the quartz era was A. Lange & Sohne. Following the brand's renaissance in 1994, one of the priorities set out by Gunter Blumlein was to develop a proprietary chronograph movement. Just five years later, Lange released the Datograph calibre L951.1, a refined in-house chronograph that beat other leading brands like Patek Philip
Comparative The A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 and Lange 1 Daymatic (Specs & price)
The other day A. Lange & Sohne sent us two watches for review and not one, as is normal procedure. The two watches were the new blue dial Lange 1 and Lange 1 Daymatic. While the new blue dials are stunning (really they are!), we already covered them and well, without being blase about it, it’s a dial colour and we cannot say much more about this. The thing that really intrigues me, ever since the Lange 1 Daymatic was introduced back in 2010, is how these two timepieces compare. So we put them next to one another, the iconic hand-wound Lange 1 that has become so important for the brand and the newer automatic sibling named Lange 1 Daymatic. How do they compare? What are the differences and common points? And, what is your favourite?The Lange 1 was presented as one of the first four wristwatches introduced by the resurrected A. Lange & Sohne?in 1994. Together with the Arkade, the Saxonia and the Tourbillon Pour le Merite, it made history, and especially the Lange 1, which b
VIDEO - The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 15407 Fully Explained
At the SIHH 2016, Audemars Piguet introduced a new version of its?Royal Oak Openworked, and this time, it featured a?Double Balance Wheel… Why replace this superb model? And why have two balances??We all know that images are better than words in order to understand, so let’s turn the floor over to the CEO of Audemars Piguet,?Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias (and you’ll see, there’s a fun story behind the creation of this watch) and Gilles Pellet, Head of Product Quality Department at Audemars Piguet, to discover the superb and technically-advanced?Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 15407.One of the boldest models in the Royal Oak collection, alongside the classical?15400 and the ultra-thin 15202, has always been the Openworked Selfwinding version 15305 – so-to-say, a connoisseur’s watch, made for the collectors who care about watchmaking and who know how to recognize a true Haute-Horlogerie execution and decoration. This watch, in a 3
First Look: New Grey Dials for the Steel AP Code 11.59 Selfwinding and Chronograph
In 2023, four years after the debut of the Code 11.59 collection in precious metals, Audemars Piguet introduced stainless steel models. The expansion included six Code 11.59 references – three Selfwinding and three Selfwinding Chronographs – featuring a fresh dial pattern, new colourways, and striking gradient dials with ceramic elements. The brand continues the collection’s evolution by revealing two new steel references, distinguished by a refined shade of grey accented with the signature Bleu Nuit, Nuage 50 details. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Both the Selfwinding and Selfwinding Chronograph maintain the Code 11.59 collection's distinctive case architecture, characterised by openworked lugs, a slim bezel, and an octagonal case middle. The interplay of brushed and polished finishes enhances the dynamic look. The case is topped with a
IWC Boutique Amsterdam Opens Its Doors at the Luxury Half Mile - Watch Shopping Hot Spot - Monochrome Watches
When you think of the Netherlands, you’re likely to think about tulips, wooden shoes, windmills, canals and probably some of Amsterdam’s other (red light) delights. However do not forget the recently opened Stedelijk Museum and Rijksmuseum, the famous Van Gogh Museum, the Hermitage Museum and of course the Anne Frank House. Amsterdam has always been a magnificent place for tourists, and in recent years it has became even better. Yesterday IWC opened the doors of their first IWC Boutique located in Amsterdam’s luxury shopping street, the P.C. Hooftstraat, or short PC.It’s already being called the Luxury Half Mile, because?there’s no place in the world with so many luxury (mono-)brand boutiques so close to each other.?In this shopping street you can find boutiques from Burberry, Canali, Cartier, Chanel, Chopard,?Louis Vuitton, Montblanc, Purdey, Ralph Lauren, Tiffany’s, the Tourbillon Boutique and the flagship store of a huge watch retailer, Schaap &am
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