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First In-House Chronograph: A Lange & Söhne Datograph Flyback

March 3, 2015 By Stephen Leave a Comment

Here is a Lange Datograph Flyback, model 453.135. This was the very first Datograph model, cased in platinum, and featuring the then-new Calibre L951.1. The black Roman numeral dial catches the eye, but one should note the bracelet which suggests that this is one of the earliest Datographs produced.

Filed Under: Grails Tagged With: A. Lange & Söhne, automatic, Chronograph, Datograph, Flyback, in-house, Platinum

What People Look For When They Look At Watches

February 2, 2015 By Stephen Leave a Comment

I recently had the experience of doing some watch shopping with a whole group of friends with me. They weren’t all that interested in watches but I spotted some shops and went inside. This made me realize that “normal people” really don’t understand what “watch people” are looking for in a watch. What makes one worth thousands while another isn’t even worth hundreds?

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: brand, complications, condition, design, fashion, gold, patina, Platinum, style

Glashütte Original PanoMatic Chrono XL

November 19, 2014 By Stephen 1 Comment

Let’s see how many watch enthusiast hot-buttons I can press… Glashütte? Platinum? Chronograph? Limited Edition? Sized for modern wrists (but not giant)? How about all this for a $16k auction starting bid?

Filed Under: Grails Tagged With: Chronograph, Flyback, Glashütte Original, Glashütte Original PanoMatic, Glashütte Original PanoMatic Chrono, Glashütte Original PanoMatic Chrono XL, Platinum

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