Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Agree but after the fall of the Berlin Wall - it was IWC that initiated the re birth of Lange - and they did a very good job at that Cheers / Joseph -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jayanand Govindaraj Sent: Monday, 13 October, 2008 4:29 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch? IWC is owned by Richemont, together with A.Lange, Cartier, Jaeger LeCoultre, Panerai, Vacheron, Piaget, Montblanc and Dunhill amongst other brands. Richemont is owned by Johann Rupert, who is South African - the money and cash flow comes principally from tobacco, they used to own Rothmans, and now own about 30% of British American Tobacco. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Joseph Low <joelct@singnet.com.sg> wrote: > Hi Greg > > Lange is from the stables of IWC - just as Panasonic makes the Leica > range of Digital P&S > > By the way - IWC was started by an American - do not know if they still > own it though > > Joseph Low > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct <lug-bounces%2Bjoelct>=singnet.com.sg@ > leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Greg > Lorenzo > Sent: Monday, 13 October, 2008 12:28 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch? > > > Hi Jayanand, > > I've pretty much stayed with IWC over the years. Most interesting to me > today are the vintage Pilot watches and Ingenieur's with the 1963 version > (8521 movement) being my favorite. I don't really like IWC's current line > of > large watches although they sell really well (to others). > > The Lange 1 is really something else though. Finished to Patek standards > with an unique look that is really timeless. The Lange is to dress watches > what the IWC Mark 11 is to pilot's watches. > > I don't see prices coming down on these, although they may be more > affordable in the US if the dollar continues to improve against the Euro. > > Regards, > > Greg> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:39:19 +0530> From: jayanand@gmail.com> To: > lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?> > > Greg,> > Stop tempting me - I have been fighting the temptation to get a Lange 1 > for> > a long time. I have high hopes of the prices coming down on items like > these> in the near to medium term.> Cheers> Jayanand> > On Mon, Oct 13, > 2008 > at 8:58 AM, Greg Lorenzo <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com>wrote:> > >> > > I > can't > understand who would want a mechanical watch. I spend a> fair sum> > having > my wife's Rolex cleaned and calibrated from time> to time.> >> > I suspect > that your wife's Rolex is in fact an automatic unless it was made> > prior > to IWC developing the self-winding watch in the early 1950's.> >> > For an > example of a current true mechanical watch see here:> > > http://www.alange-soehne.com/en/watches/lange_1.php> >> > The attraction > to > a fine time piece is something that either you 'get' or> > you don't.> >> > > Greg Lorenzo> > Calgary, Canada> >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________> > See > how > Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of> > your > life.> > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/> > > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users Group.> > > See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> >> > > _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _________________________________________________________________ > Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. > > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!55 > 0F681DAD532637<http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live. com-Blog-cns%21550F681DAD532637> > !5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information