Hands-On: With the A. Lange & S?hne Richard Lange Tourbillon "Pour le M��rite" (VIDEO)
One of the coolest tourbillons we saw at SIHH in January was A. Lange & Sohne's Richard Lange Tourbillon "Pour le Merite."? This is the watch, designed after a 19th century pocketwatch (pictured below), that has a dial that is only fully visible during half of the day.? The point of the disappearing dial? Simple, really. The folks at ALS just want the wearer of this Pour le Merite to be able to view the fantastic tourbillon that he or she is paying for.The Richard Lange Tourbillon is a regulator, with the minutes being displayed on the top dial while hours on bottom right, seconds via the tourbillon at bottom left. During the hours of 12-6, half of the hour dial is missing to display the full tourbillon.? Once the watch hits 6, the dial pops back into place and a full circle is displayed again.? As this is a "poure le merite" watch, it is driven by a fus��e and chain transmission to ensure regular power delivery while the watch is being wound and as it works through its power reserve.On

1.5 link for 15202
I wandered into the AP dealer in Singapore and picked up a 1.5 link for my 2008 15202. I have only just tried to fit it and it seems the pin is smaller diameter than the rest of the bracelet so it wont fit. The part number is MR 404 133 ST. Anyone know if i have a link for a different bracelet? It looks spot on bar the pin and thus holes being smaller than the rest of the bracelet. Many thanks, Rohan

leave iit or fix it?
bought a Breit Chono Cockpit (2nd hand) a few months ago for $1300.A few weeks ago it stopped for unknown reason (no drop or anything) 3rd repair shop finally found the problem, and its thrashed.$700 or so to fix it...Should I write it off or get it fixed? Bear in mind I will have to pay out the $700 in installments because I do NOT have that laying around....

Tax return money was burning a hole
in my pocket, so I treated myself to something new-to-me. I'd like a red one also, but that will have to wait.GH

What happened to my 5160 screw
Today I go to an AD to change my 5160J leather strap. AD tells me something wrong about the 5160J screw(see picture). I bought the watch with double sealed in London in 2012. I had to send to service center twice to fix the problems. Now I real have no idea what happened to the screw. 3s.jpg