SIHH: Images from A. Lange & S?hne
During my visit with A. Lange & S?hne at SIHH last week, I had an opportunity to snap some images in and around the booth, including a few of the new timepieces. The big story this year is the brand’s 165th anniversary and the three Homage to F.A. Lange pieces in Lange’s proprietary honey gold. The new Annual Calendar was also very well received. SIHH guests mingle outside the Lange boothThe booth entrance featured a large Zeitwerk-inspired clock that naturally displayed the current time digitally Noted watchmaker Philippe Dufour admires a Lange movement at the boothAt SIHH, Lange introduced a black-dial version of the Zeitwerk, known internally as the “Phantom”. To be read at night, the Phantom’s numbers must glow, but charging the luminescent material is a challenge when the numbers are hidden behind the dial most of the time. Lange solved the problem by creating the dial from a “reverse sunglasses” material that allows UV light through,

Newest of 2011 - Planet Ocean
After much debate, I decided to go with the 42.5 - I like the proportions of the dial better than the 45.5. I almost went 45, but aesthetically, I like this one. Something about the size of the minute markers to the negative space on the dial make me like the smaller dial better. And it fits better - who am I kidding. I also put them both next to a DateJust and the 45 made the DJ smaller than I had hoped - I still want a SS DJ, if you can't tell.And I like the matte dial - I always have. I like it better than the LM version, too.Let me know what you think...No unboxing - I don't have that kind of patience.And last - the wrist shot. You can see why I didn't go 45 - my wrists just can't do this one like a Panerai. Those fit - this at 45 didn't.Thanks for looking and thanks for all the earlier comments.Rob

Incoming - perfect for my big wrist!
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Trip to my AD
I took a trip into town yesterday to see my AD, confirmed that the waiting time for a Daytona C is five years... and eighteen months (at least) for a DSSD Deep Blue - so I wandered down Collins Street to their sister shop Watches of Switzerland and had a browse ... and came away with this on my wrist... I saw it - and it sang to me, so it was a done deal... first of this brand for me - probably not the last... got great treatment at the dealer - champagne and all...!!!Here 'tis... PAM 643 Ceramica with the hobnail dial...

Explorer II ceramic - the next generation.
The photo below is a current Explorer II which I found whilst browsing eBay today, but due to the lighting in this photo the bezel is darker and if you squint a little you can see exactly what a ceramic Explorer II would look like and I must admit that it would be an absolutely gorgeous watch.What are your thoughts on this? I personally think people would go crazy for this, waiting lists would be in line with the other ss sport models. Just what the explorer 2 needs to boost sales. The Daytona had a 100% steel bezel and went to ceramic, with an option of black or white for the dial. So it's not entirely unrealistic to expect the explorer to follow the same path, especially considering that it too has black and white dials. Interested to hear your thoughts. Richard