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vitalsigns · 8 July 2023, 08:56 AM

It depends on the particular watch, but I mostly prefer Patek.

I prefer the stylish Swiss Patek style over the more austere Teutonic Lange style, but there are some Langes I prefer. I don't see anything that Patek offers that competes well with the L1 Moonphase (38.5mm version), similar for the Saxonia Moonphase but to a lesser extent. I'd prefer a Datograph over the Patek 5170 if the Dato wasn't so damn thick, so I guess I prefer the 5170 :)...perhaps the 5172 is the answer!

So there are some Langes I prefer over some Pateks. Lange's general range of movements was better than Patek's until Lange all but retired its microrotor Langematik movement (except in its perpetual calendars). So Lange has descended while Patek still offers the old but still good cal. 240. Lange clearly is not the company it once was, both from a movement perspective and an attitudinal perspective.

8 July 2023, 08:56 AM	#213
vitalsigns "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: USA Posts: 520	It depends on the particular watch, but I mostly prefer Patek. I prefer the stylish Swiss Patek style over the more austere Teutonic Lange style, but there are some Langes I prefer. I don't see anything that Patek offers that competes well with the L1 Moonphase (38.5mm version), similar for the Saxonia Moonphase but to a lesser extent. I'd prefer a Datograph over the Patek 5170 if the Dato wasn't so damn thick, so I guess I prefer the 5170 :)...perhaps the 5172 is the answer! So there are some Langes I prefer over some Pateks. Lange's general range of movements was better than Patek's until Lange all but retired its microrotor Langematik movement (except in its perpetual calendars). So Lange has descended while Patek still offers the old but still good cal. 240. Lange clearly is not the company it once was, both from a movement perspective and an attitudinal perspective.