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Glashutte Original : The Alternative to Lange

I always viewed the GO when compared to Lange as the Tudor to Rolex. The cheap little brother. I’ve tried to purchase a Lange from several retainers in the last couple of years. They’re worse than Rolex! I even managed to buy a Patek 4947 in that time…

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The long wait begins . .

The new 34mm blue dial 1815's are apparently very popular and/or Lange is slow in getting them produced and out to boutiques. I ordered one with a deposit and am told 6 months approximate, yike . . . I guess if end of year it'll be a nice Ch…

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New ALS releases …

Surprised no one has posted about these…

A RLJS with pink gold dial that is absolutely gorgeous (LE of 100),

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Should I send newly acquired 2nd hand Lange watch for servicing ?

Hi everyone, I recently acquired this 236.050 on the secondary market. It's from 2015 and appears to be in great shape, but the service history booklet is completely blank.

Given that it's now nearly a decade old with no recorded service, wo…

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Lange 31 130.025 owners

I am considering a 130.025 Lange 31 day power reserve. I love the simplicity of the watch.
I would like to hear from owners or former owners of this piece…. no matter what metal you
have it in.
I like a big heavy watch… and this one looks like f…

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Trading up from original Datograph to Datograph perpetual: opinions

Hello all,

I am the fortunate owner of a first gen Datograph which has been my companion for a while. I love the watch and its size, and I alternate between this , a silver dial Time Zone and a white gold/black Zeitwerk.

I am pretty happy with my Lan…

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May 2025 Price Increase

I received an email this morning from my local boutique indicating that "Lange will be adjusting prices on select models starting in May." The word "adjusting" must be their kind way of saying increase.

Then the email goes on to s…

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Oldies but Goldies!!

Today of all days seems to always be about the new and exciting, thought I’d post a couple of pics of something that’s been out for a while but are still among the best watches that ALS makes in my humble opinion

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A. Lange 1815 vs 1815 Up/Down

Hello guys.
I am a big fan of A. Lange and a long time lurker of this forum.

The A. Lange 1815is my grail wstch and I want to start saving up for it.
The only problem: I cant decide for which one. I like both the normal 1815 and Up/Down.

What I like …

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About Deployants … I would very much like to hear from those with thinner wrists….

I am considering a Lange deployant for my Zeitwerk. If you have or have had a deployant buckle what did you like or not like. I am thinking about the single fold. I have a 6 inch wrist and I would feel safer with it on the strap as opposed to the p…

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