Holy Grail Dress Watches - The Art of A.Lange & Söhne

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A Review and Discussion of A. Lange & Söhne watches looking at the Saxonia Thin, The 1815 Up-Down, 1815 Chronograph, Lange 1, Datograph and Zeitwerk. Observing the range lets us appreciate the breadth of the families creative potential and just why their watches are both curiosity pieces but also watches we can all aspire to own one day.
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  • @ID-Guy
    @ID-Guy4 жыл бұрын

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  • @shaneheg
    @shaneheg4 жыл бұрын

    There are few brands where you would want EVERY SINGLE WATCH.

  • @dariodeagostini5176

    @dariodeagostini5176

    4 жыл бұрын

    this is the only one that comes to my mind. Even JLC is not 100% desiderable. L&S is just insanely amazing on every single watch

  • @shaneheg

    @shaneheg

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Byron Filer I'd even throw in the Odysseus just because you know it mightn't be perfect but it's still Lange...

  • @shaneheg

    @shaneheg

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dariodeagostini5176 Even as I posted it I realised I couldn't think of another brand where I'd want absolutely everything in their collection.

  • @gpearce11

    @gpearce11

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shane Hegarty You’re definitely not wrong. I think a large part is because every model is different enough you’d be happy to have all of them at the same time. If you look at some of its competitors, such as Vacheron Constantine or Patek, there’s a lot of overlap in model lines, particularly with dress watches (probably worst with VC). For example, if you want a VC dress watch, you want a Patrimony, a Traditionelle, or a Malte, but you probably don’t want all three. By comparison I’d be happy with having a Lange 1, a Saxonia and an 1815 in the same collection. Heck, there’s even enough diversity within each model line to the point you could build a full collection of only Saxonias, L1s, or 1815s.

  • @shaneheg

    @shaneheg

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gpearce11 Absolutely. There's a continuity of design ethic throughout Lange, yet each model is so distinctive.

  • @MrRoyck10
    @MrRoyck104 жыл бұрын

    I am a simple man, I love haute horology, I see A Lange, I click like. Simple.

  • @cedarcanoe
    @cedarcanoe4 жыл бұрын

    A.Lange& Söhne would be my choice over Patek, Breguet and Journe if I was in the market for a high-end piece. Great video

  • @jal2550
    @jal25502 жыл бұрын

    A.L&S is my favorite brand. Just perfect.

  • @Thomas_Burnett
    @Thomas_Burnett4 жыл бұрын

    “One of the most aspirational pieces you could ever look for.” You put it so well my friend. Yet another great video here. Glad that you’re over the cold now. ✊

  • @greaterbayareahero1401
    @greaterbayareahero14013 жыл бұрын

    Great video. This is one of the best video on Lange. After all the deliberations we always come back to Lange because nothing really compares. Complicated inside but understated outside.

  • @pilotstyle123
    @pilotstyle1234 жыл бұрын

    Clymer and I dont agree on much but we are on the same page when he says that lange makes the best watches in the world

  • @TrivoMarjanovic

    @TrivoMarjanovic

    4 жыл бұрын

    There are some independent watchmakers that are on the same level i think. But from the big brands yes indeed.

  • @Zeppelin180
    @Zeppelin1804 жыл бұрын

    1815 chrono is my grail. Just perfection

  • @Guenounovitch
    @Guenounovitch3 жыл бұрын

    Such a calm and beautiful video. I really enjoyed it, great work

  • @oneal14attnet
    @oneal14attnet4 жыл бұрын

    Another great video! Lange is such an amazing company. The integrity of their pieces is amazing. It’s my next purchase. I’m sold!!

  • @scott7008
    @scott70084 жыл бұрын

    The one watch, i would die for...Lange&Sohne , its my dream..

  • @titor8017
    @titor80174 жыл бұрын

    This was a very enjoyable, as well as informative as it can get on KZread. Thanks for this one. Really great 👍🏼 video

  • @timgreen6952
    @timgreen69524 жыл бұрын

    Love, love, love this video! And i fully agree with you about the 1815 chrono...IT WILL BE MINE

  • @jiajianhou426
    @jiajianhou4264 жыл бұрын

    I just want a Saxonia with the pure white dial, small second, hand wound. simply perfect.

  • @sarahgoldfarb913
    @sarahgoldfarb9132 жыл бұрын

    "Many people dedicate their lives to understanding Lange watches" 🤣 Is this true? At the Lange Watch Seminary in the Alps? Perhaps you could say this of some designers and engineers at the company.

  • @antg.3846
    @antg.38464 жыл бұрын

    Great write up on Lange! I wish I could have them all!

  • @juniortoledo8088
    @juniortoledo80884 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, as an owner of an ALS, I'm glad I subscribed to this channel. Great content.

  • @vamvra5498
    @vamvra54984 жыл бұрын

    This video deserves more views; really excellent; thanks.

  • @davidgriffiths8720
    @davidgriffiths87204 жыл бұрын

    Great video once again. For me I'm not a massive fan but the first watch you described was my favourite. Just the back of case is a work of art in itself. Nice simple design and as you say it goes under the radar. Some will say if I'm spending this much on a watch I want it to be noticed.but a classic watch in my eyes should fly under the radar.

  • @vaughanatkinson8421
    @vaughanatkinson84214 жыл бұрын

    Great vid with superb content. The Lange 1 is my grail watch!

  • @markboland2545
    @markboland25452 жыл бұрын

    A perfect watch...miles ahead of any brand out there....

  • @blueshirtbuddah1665
    @blueshirtbuddah16654 жыл бұрын

    Another absolutely outstanding video ID Guy! A. Lange & Sohne are one of my favorite brands. I got a chance to get up close and personal with them at Watch Time NY back in October. I was able to try on the Datograph and a Zeitwerk. I was totally blown away by the finishing on these watches. Unfortunately I wasn't able to try the 1815 or the Lange 1 on but I am going to go to the Lange Boutique in Manhattan and do so. Maybe one day I can add one of these grail level pieces to my collection.

  • @yuvalmor7594
    @yuvalmor75944 жыл бұрын

    Great video! To me the saxonia thin is the best dress watch, it is so minimal in the front but when you turn it around you discover a whole world inside such a small space, it is in my top 3 right next to the journe c.b and the mb&f thunderdome

  • @atothek302
    @atothek3024 жыл бұрын

    They’re all so beautiful; such clean, but still interesting and elegant design. Lange is on its game.

  • @adyyzels
    @adyyzels4 жыл бұрын

    Elegant+some practicalities.. love the germans design..

  • @nekeke1
    @nekeke14 жыл бұрын

    A. L. & S.: Wonderful!.

  • @ObadaBarry
    @ObadaBarry4 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thank you!

  • @gsmarchand
    @gsmarchand4 жыл бұрын

    The best thing about Lange watches is.... Normally to me the dial color either makes or breaks a watch, but not with Lange.

  • @pintthereof4598
    @pintthereof45984 жыл бұрын

    You note on the Saxonia the printed logo. They actually choose the space in between each letter. It’s not just a standard font type you could find in Word or something. Found that a really interesting point when I found out .

  • @andycorso8498
    @andycorso84984 жыл бұрын

    Spot on, especially the comment about not being cheated if you bought a lower priced model.......I like all of them but the reality is that They don’t fit into my life but yes apirational

  • @gpearce11

    @gpearce11

    4 жыл бұрын

    Andy Corso The finishing is probably the best part about Lange. They’ve be very clear from the start, when you pay more for a different models compared to others, you are never paying for better finishing. Rather, you only ever pay for extra complications. I feel VC could stand to follow their lead, as the vast majority of VC models are Geneva Seal certified, but some cheaper models aren’t (most notably the basic FiftySix), and it brings down the whole brand’s prestige, at least compared to if they could legitimately claim to be “Entirely Geneva Seal Certified”, as probably the only major brand to be so.

  • @andycorso8498

    @andycorso8498

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good point, not a fan of VC ........too much Maltese cross theme plastered over everything......

  • @brianandrews8574
    @brianandrews85744 жыл бұрын

    Yet I just love the watch and it’s beauty I will send it back to Lange too get it fixed

  • @mannixj5186
    @mannixj51864 жыл бұрын

    So cool, understated and magnificent, a make I really to add to my collection.

  • @tippykaffu4047

    @tippykaffu4047

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would say it is overrated in the watch community but it is underrated in the public. I found many people to be overestimating the watch like saying Lange is the perfect watch and things.

  • @oneal14attnet

    @oneal14attnet

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree to an extent about the watch community “overrating” Lange. Few voices doubt Lange’s prowess, but fewer watch lovers buy them. The general public doesn’t know they exist (like many other watch companies). Rolex and Patek seem to suck the oxygen from the room. Lange needs both enthusiasts and marketing to increase brand awareness. Chicago just received its first Lange Boutique. We need to see more of them in the wild!

  • @DonLee1980
    @DonLee19802 жыл бұрын

    damn it. Lange makes some of the best watches, full stop.

  • @BoyInStyle
    @BoyInStyle4 жыл бұрын

    A Lange is awesome

  • @MarcusGLovesWatches
    @MarcusGLovesWatches4 жыл бұрын

    Now that’s the real Holy Trinity !!

  • @cedarcanoe

    @cedarcanoe

    4 жыл бұрын

    Marcus G holy trinity is marketing of past realisations. This is real beauty and craftmanship of today. Just compare the achievements of inhouse design (neglect G.Genta) and be stunned of the really poor designs of PP, AP and VC.

  • @MarcusGLovesWatches

    @MarcusGLovesWatches

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cedar Canoe yah I know - was a little tongue in cheek lol :)

  • @ronchan8843
    @ronchan8843 Жыл бұрын

    Great video 👍👍

  • @enriqueali
    @enriqueali4 жыл бұрын

    What beautiful movement?! It's mostly covered up by the 3/4 plate!!

  • @kevinjamesdawes7223
    @kevinjamesdawes72232 жыл бұрын

    They do simple / complicated like no other maker

  • @jcbsplace
    @jcbsplace4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I think we agreed last week in your AP video that a Lange was the shizz. Great follow on video. When I make partner I know where I’ll be going...

  • @captnagrom8178
    @captnagrom81784 жыл бұрын

    I'm fairly new to watch appreciation and its variety ... These are so beautiful ... The higher complications have a "Victorian" look to their design ... A "Jules Verne " character If you understand me ... I find their measured beauty oddly calming ...

  • @SpydieFan
    @SpydieFan4 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video. Would love to see your thoughts on Rjchard Lange line, was a little disappointed not to see that model line featured.

  • @nebuchadnezzar47
    @nebuchadnezzar474 жыл бұрын

    I'm german and the way u said "Zeitwerk" made me think its called "Zoidberg" for a second and I had to look it up in the discription LMAO

  • @rpsingapore2005
    @rpsingapore20053 жыл бұрын

    These stand at the top - sit down Patek

  • @on_spikes6867
    @on_spikes68674 жыл бұрын

    id love to see a 1815 chrono with a big date

  • @zzeuss87

    @zzeuss87

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would pretty much be a Datograph. The model with perpetual calendar is maybe my pick of anything on the market. I'm never going to spend that level of cash on a wristwatch, but I appreciate its existence.

  • @mephistox5784
    @mephistox57844 жыл бұрын

    One day I hope.

  • @daledevernon56
    @daledevernon564 жыл бұрын

    Lange 1 my grail watch, black dial. Love the Zietwerk, but intimidating. Saxonia thin blue copper dial, dare I say rivals FP Journe chronometre bleu. Still think A. Lange & Sohne should be in the trinity.

  • @thawasly
    @thawasly4 жыл бұрын

    Zeitwerk Minute repeater? Oder Zeitwerk Striking time? Danke

  • @LilaKuhJunge
    @LilaKuhJunge2 жыл бұрын

    At around 150k a piece, theZeitwerk is nice to wear if you have some security staffers around... I mean - your *personal* security staffers...

  • @abiromu
    @abiromu4 жыл бұрын

    I'll see your 1815 chronograph and raise you a Lange Datograph. This and the JLC Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpetuel are the 2 best and most beautiful watches in the world at the moment, in my opinion.

  • @malikshabazz7596
    @malikshabazz75964 жыл бұрын

    What can I say A.Lange & Sohne makes the most beautiful watches, The Germans beat the Swiss to me respect in every aspect to A.Lange & Sohne you got it more than right.

  • @lengman2112
    @lengman21124 жыл бұрын

    13:30 you feel cheated by getting a simpler movement Jaeger Reverso?

  • @tk423b
    @tk423b11 ай бұрын

    That’s the grail.

  • @csnoopy
    @csnoopy4 жыл бұрын

    Is there a watch from AL&S that ISN’T a beautiful masterpiece? That being said, my grail watch is the Langematic Perpetual 310.026

  • @TrivoMarjanovic
    @TrivoMarjanovic4 жыл бұрын

    That first watch is just to plain for that price. Beyond that i love every watch they made. The 1815 chronograph is amazing. The zeitwork and the perpetual calender are my favorite. And i will hurt some people. The lange 1 is by far not my holy grail.

  • @Watchatete
    @Watchatete4 жыл бұрын

    And how does the new Odysseus join the line up. Or is it a miss and should never be included in this line-up???

  • @tippykaffu4047
    @tippykaffu40474 жыл бұрын

    Lange is amazing. However, Glashutte Original gives you a Senator Chronometer tourbillion in platinum for a price of a simple Saxonia. You should check them out. They are the best value watches of all time. While we are on a topic of German watches, I think you should make a video about all Bauhaus watches, including Nomos and Junghans together. I really love Junghan's chronoscope. Wait, how about a stream on German watches?

  • @user-dr7tb4xf4o

    @user-dr7tb4xf4o

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tippy Kaffu while I don't disagree that GO offers good value, I'm not sure if you're being serious but there's no way a GO platinum tourbillon is the same price as a simple Saxonia.

  • @tippykaffu4047

    @tippykaffu4047

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@user-dr7tb4xf4o GO tourbillion costs around $20K. And its face is full of engraving. Edit: wait nvm, its $200k

  • @user-dr7tb4xf4o

    @user-dr7tb4xf4o

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tippy Kaffu hahaha, don't we all wish we could take out some zeros from those prices so we could afford the darn things.

  • @tippykaffu4047

    @tippykaffu4047

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@user-dr7tb4xf4o You could still buy the ordinary GO Senator Chronometer in rose gold, a stronger german engineering, for the same price.

  • @leyay7540

    @leyay7540

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tippykaffu4047 The Senator Chronometer is a great watch with very special mechanisms, but its finishing is just not at the same level as Saxonia.

  • @antg.3846
    @antg.38464 жыл бұрын

    Saxonia Thin or Patek 5196?

  • @leyay7540

    @leyay7540

    4 жыл бұрын

    Isn't there a big price difference between these two?

  • @jamrollz
    @jamrollz Жыл бұрын

    I'm an Architect, I love ALS but I don't like Lange1 lol.

  • @mikehoward9912
    @mikehoward99122 жыл бұрын

    I would give a kidney for a Datograph.

  • @brianandrews8574
    @brianandrews85744 жыл бұрын

    I have a Lange 1 with blue dial I bought second hand and the winder fell out

  • @blitzlizard4872
    @blitzlizard48724 жыл бұрын

    I don't care for the term of Grail or Holy Grail unless it's the Monty Python movie.

  • @Aggnog
    @Aggnog4 жыл бұрын

    Good video, but chronographs are not dress watches.

  • @leyay7540
    @leyay75404 жыл бұрын

    The truncated 5&7(esp. 7) of 1815 up&down really bug me a lot.

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