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kilyung · 20 December 2011, 11:54 PM

What does one do when faced with improved perfection??

Lange just upgraded their Datograph with bigger case, more PR, AB/AUF indicator, better movement, bigger date, revised dial. Normally there's something slightly amiss when you enlarge a model but IMHO Lange did an amazing job on this revamp.

New

Old

No pricing info yet but betting it's over the old $80k

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eric23 · 21 December 2011, 12:22 AM

Nice!

Mosco · 21 December 2011, 01:11 AM

Damn... that's nice!

Dickson Lim · 21 December 2011, 01:59 AM

Personally I love the Roman numerals on the old ones more. But the new one with bigger diameter, PR indicator and a higher PR is AWESOME!

conrail · 21 December 2011, 02:18 AM

Wow, for an updated dial/case, they did a FANTASTIC job. Love the little ab/auf indicator, and strangely, the dial is cleaner than the old model - probably thanks to the removal of the roman numerals. Not knocking the old one at all, but THAT is how you update a watch (unlike the grotesque things Rolex has done w/ their maxi cases

)

ocwatching · 21 December 2011, 02:26 AM

when I saw this announcement, first person I thought of was you Mike!
I actually really really like the update...
the batons make the dial less cluttered and more formal...
nicely done Lange!

When you getting yours Mike?

kilyung · 21 December 2011, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocwatching

when I saw this announcement, first person I thought of was you Mike!
I actually really really like the update...
the batons make the dial less cluttered and more formal...
nicely done Lange!

When you getting yours Mike?

Tough call. I'm still waiting for my Zeitwerk and I just got the old Dato. Maybe I'll get the Zeitwerk and wait for the new Doublespit that's bound to be released next.

B. Doggy · 21 December 2011, 02:32 AM

I'm a big fan!

TSW · 21 December 2011, 06:59 AM

And i thought it couldn't get better

FeelingTheBlues · 21 December 2011, 07:46 AM

It looks very nice and I like the power reserve indicator but is the date really bigger? I'm afraid I don't see such a big difference.

Great improved watch nonetheless!

Cru Jones · 22 December 2011, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FeelingTheBlues

It looks very nice and I like the power reserve indicator but is the date really bigger? I'm afraid I don't see such a big difference.

Great improved watch nonetheless!

per the article on hodinkee (click here), the date's been increased by 4% (

) to keep the proportions....

HL65 · 21 December 2011, 10:46 AM

Personally I like the old dial better. Why mess with perfection

JMHO.

DiamondJack · 23 January 2012, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteelerFan65

Personally I like the old dial better. Why mess with perfection

JMHO.

Absolutely agree with you Ken. I much prefer the old model, both size wise and with the Roman numerals. It was quite a heavy watch already and to have a larger size will IMO make it a bit top heavy and uncomfortable.

Plus, for my tastes, it looks a bit too plain now without the Roman numerals......and I can't say I have any real need for a power reserve.

SS Oyster · 21 December 2011, 12:50 PM

Yes please --- I'd like both

Cru Jones · 22 December 2011, 12:19 AM

you can't fully admire this piece without flipping it over.

(pix from here.)

eric23 · 22 December 2011, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

you can't fully admire this piece without flipping it over.

(pix from here.)

WOW that is a nice movement!

conrail · 22 December 2011, 12:59 AM

Ugh, absolutely beautiful movement!

Cru Jones · 22 December 2011, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by conrail

Ugh, absolutely beautiful movement!

i'm totally under its spell!!

did some poking around and found this great article (click here) with MANY pictures of the previous generation model.....

conrail · 22 December 2011, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

i'm totally under its spell!!

did some poking around and found this great article (click here) with MANY pictures of the previous generation model.....

How can you not be!?

WatchTimes · 22 December 2011, 02:18 AM

WOW
Stunning!
What size is that case now???

Cabaiguan · 22 December 2011, 03:07 AM

Ay mami!

dysondiver · 22 December 2011, 03:40 AM

that back is nicer than the front , stunning workmanship in there.

kilyung · 22 December 2011, 03:49 AM

The old movement's nothing to sneeze at either.

ocwatching · 22 December 2011, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kilyung

The old movement's nothing to sneeze at either.

ART ON THE WRIST!

Mike you got a beauty there...!

kilyung · 22 December 2011, 04:01 AM

True Phil but I can't get the new model out of my head. Of course that's true of about half a dozen other watches as well.

ocwatching · 22 December 2011, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kilyung

True Phil but I can't get the new model out of my head. Of course that's true of about half a dozen other watches as well.

I honestly like the new one better..its an update and not a remodel..
the PR is a good complication (despite what the other purists say)...

and the size is more modern for a complicated piece...

time to move some things around Mike!

Don't you love SIHH? after you paid for other's Xmas present..you have to start planning your own post Xmas gift...

kilyung · 22 December 2011, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocwatching

Don't you love SIHH? after you paid for other's Xmas present..you have to start planning your own post Xmas gift...

I've already started saving. There's got to be one or two pieces from SIHH/BASEL that I'm bound to kill for.

rosspanics · 22 December 2011, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kilyung

True Phil but I can't get the new model out of my head. Of course that's true of about half a dozen other watches as well.

Only a half dozen?!?

paverman · 22 December 2011, 03:22 PM

Wow Mike, I think I just found my next target

. I've always loved the Dato, but it's too small for my taste. The Dato perpetual is the right size, but the dial is pretty difficult to read. A larger Dato, especially in platinum, fits the bill perfectly.
What is the case size?

kilyung · 22 December 2011, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paverman

Wow Mike, I think I just found my next target

. I've always loved the Dato, but it's too small for my taste. The Dato perpetual is the right size, but the dial is pretty difficult to read. A larger Dato, especially in platinum, fits the bill perfectly.
What is the case size?

41mm x 13mm. Perfect size for this platinum beast. With my luck you'll get this before I can even get my Zeitwerk. Would you keep your ZW Luminous?

20 December 2011, 11:54 PM	#1
kilyung 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,873	New A. Lange & Sohne?! What does one do when faced with improved perfection?? Lange just upgraded their Datograph with bigger case, more PR, AB/AUF indicator, better movement, bigger date, revised dial. Normally there's something slightly amiss when you enlarge a model but IMHO Lange did an amazing job on this revamp. New Old No pricing info yet but betting it's over the old $80k .

21 December 2011, 01:11 AM	#3
Mosco "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Greg Location: Cincinnati Watch: I like to... Posts: 18,567	Damn... that's nice! __________________ Instagram - @CaliberSwiss *“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” - Hunter S. Thompson*

21 December 2011, 01:59 AM	#4
Dickson Lim "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: planet Posts: 1,517	Personally I love the Roman numerals on the old ones more. But the new one with bigger diameter, PR indicator and a higher PR is AWESOME! __________________ Dream the impossible, and make it possible!

21 December 2011, 02:18 AM	#5
conrail "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 3,177	Wow, for an updated dial/case, they did a FANTASTIC job. Love the little ab/auf indicator, and strangely, the dial is cleaner than the old model - probably thanks to the removal of the roman numerals. Not knocking the old one at all, but THAT is how you update a watch (unlike the grotesque things Rolex has done w/ their maxi cases ) __________________ "Oh, you give a f****' aspirin a headache, pal!"

21 December 2011, 02:26 AM	#6
ocwatching "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Phil Location: CA Posts: 5,374	when I saw this announcement, first person I thought of was you Mike! I actually really really like the update... the batons make the dial less cluttered and more formal... nicely done Lange! When you getting yours Mike? __________________ too much into watches...

21 December 2011, 12:22 AM	#2
eric23 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Eric Location: Calgary Posts: 9,595	Nice!

21 December 2011, 02:32 AM	#8
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21 December 2011, 06:59 AM	#9
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21 December 2011, 07:46 AM	#10
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	It looks very nice and I like the power reserve indicator but is the date really bigger? I'm afraid I don't see such a big difference. Great improved watch nonetheless! __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

21 December 2011, 10:46 AM	#12
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,488	Personally I like the old dial better. Why mess with perfection JMHO. __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

21 December 2011, 12:50 PM	#14
SS Oyster "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 8,903	Yes please --- I'd like both

22 December 2011, 12:19 AM	#15
Cru Jones 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Paris, France Posts: 34,598	you can't fully admire this piece without flipping it over. (pix from here.)

22 December 2011, 12:59 AM	#17
conrail "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 3,177	Ugh, absolutely beautiful movement! __________________ "Oh, you give a f****' aspirin a headache, pal!"

22 December 2011, 02:18 AM	#20
WatchTimes 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: JYogi/Jeremy Location: Metro Detroit USA Watch: It's a Rolex! Posts: 5,540	WOW Stunning! What size is that case now??? __________________ "You won't rise to the occasion - you'll default to your level of training." Barrett Tillman Kentucky Colonel, Tennessee Squire & Combat Leprechaun

22 December 2011, 03:07 AM	#21
Cabaiguan "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Raf Location: NJ Watch: GMTII Posts: 2,152	Ay mami! __________________ "A ship of war is the best ambassador." - Oliver Cromwell

22 December 2011, 03:40 AM	#22
dysondiver "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: tom Location: northern ireland Watch: my fins Posts: 10,063	that back is nicer than the front , stunning workmanship in there.

22 December 2011, 03:49 AM	#23
kilyung 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,873	The old movement's nothing to sneeze at either.

22 December 2011, 04:01 AM	#25
kilyung 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,873	True Phil but I can't get the new model out of my head. Of course that's true of about half a dozen other watches as well.

22 December 2011, 03:22 PM	#29
paverman "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Ken Location: Illinois Watch: Too many Posts: 2,869	Wow Mike, I think I just found my next target . I've always loved the Dato, but it's too small for my taste. The Dato perpetual is the right size, but the dial is pretty difficult to read. A larger Dato, especially in platinum, fits the bill perfectly. What is the case size?

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