A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Owner Review : Rare, different and exclusive

I discovered this manufacturer during my watchmaking wanderings. Like many, I started with the brand with the crown. Seeing the Oyster case far too often, feeling like I was in a communist regime, my eye started to look at what was happening elsewhere. (Please note that it is with a touch of humor that I write these lines, Rolex makes incredible watches that combine robustness and beauty with insolent success since the advent of the tool watch, but to my great dismay, the choice to acquire one... like with the blinkers of a nag launched at full speed, we do not look at what is being done around. We also buy it consciously or unconsciously in order to have a safe haven or better, to make an investment... I was one of those... and it is completely understandable). There you have it, by spending hours on the watchmaking subject we go from article to article or video to video... We are bitten… And we say to ourselves "why not try other things" So we start to lick a few windows, that's it, we convinced ourselves that we are going to differentiate ourselves. I took the plunge. I bought a pp calatrava 5227j… And there, believe me, it's a watch that obliges you… you should almost become more polite and courteous once you wear this kind of watch on your wrist. What elegance…. And then… And then… the road is never finished in watchmaking, we can't say to ourselves "this one was the last one." So I continued to watch videos and I came across our favorite friend Xavier from the Dialicious channel with a guest François-Xavier and his 1815 chrono…. And there, revelation, the seed was sown. I started my research work on this manufacture... Big challenge 3 years ago few articles were devoted to this German manufacture of very small production (-7000 pieces per year). I went to Dubail Champs Élysée, I was kindly turned away telling me that they had no visibility on my model, and that they could not take me on the waiting list 2 years later, a market cleaned up with the flight of investors. I try my luck again but this time in the new official boutique 1 rue de la paix. Bingo immediate availability. I take a plane to Paris. What a pleasure to finally be considered as a passionate buyer, and not as a potential speculator.... FINALLY Lange 1, what watches friends to start in this manufacture. This dial with an organized disorder. A watch that can look straight into the eyes of Calatrava, Patrimony, Code 1159. You would almost think you were at an independent. Pink gold is the most versatile of the proposals in my opinion. Small bonus, it is possible that you will be left alone and that it will not be stolen from you, because it is little known to the general public. It is certain that this is not a budget that suits all purses, but for those who are so lucky, do not hesitate to show yourself unfaithful to the holy trinity (PP-VC-AP) you will not be disappointed. See you soon.