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Homage to Walter Lange in Stainless Steel
Watch brand extraordinaire A. Lange & Söhne showed off a 1 of 1 stainless steel Homage to Walter Lange at this year’s SIHH. The watch will be auctioned off in Geneva by Phillips in May. The watch features a stoppable sweep seconds hand and a black enamel dial in a stainless steel case. The center seconds is a jumping hand and a wonderful counterpoint to the sweeping sub-seconds hand. The caliber called L1924, an homage to Lange’s birth year. Other references will be produced in precious metals; yellow, white, and pink gold. Why did I write about this? Three things: Black enamel dial, what what!!! My son is named Walter. …
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Triple Split, what’s the world come to?
Last month in Geneva, A. Lange & Söhne revealed their new horological feat: The Triple Split. Here’s my short review of the triple split. I’ve not seen one in person, nor will I, probably ever. But hey, one can dream. THE TRIPLE SPLIT. THE TRIPLE SPLIT. THE TRIPLE SPLIT. In the press release for this watch, they sell how it’s the only watch that could individually time the events in a German triathlete’s record breaking performance from 2016. Great. I won’t ever do that. However, I want to time the cooking performance of a few pots on my stove simulteously. Which, until now I’ve used a Rolex Paul Newman Daytona…
