Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From an engineering standpoint I see the Lange movements (and even some of the Glashutte Original) as superior to Patek. Frank On 13 Oct, 2008, at 05:28, Greg Lorenzo wrote: > > 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!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information