I've never seen the version you are considering but the picture looks beautiful. I had read about all the 'cons' and was not drawn to it on paper, but when I held it I had to leave with it. In person, it will either grab you by the gut or not.

If the watch runs down, wind it, set the time and then one button advances everything else one day at a time. The last thing I would mention is how convenient I find the quickset button. I only mention this because I had to service a similar watch from another brand within six months of breaking the seal. It's timekeeping and reliability have been flawless, as would be expected with a Lange. I find myself wearing it with jeans as often as with a suit. That all being said, the watch sits perfectly on my wrist and I find it to be overall visually striking.ДЄt a glance I feel it oozes class and satisfies me completely when I look down. When I'm in the mood to stare at a MP I usually pick a different watch. (I don't put this past myself.)ДЄnd yes the moonphase display is little more than a splash of color, but I don't see how it could be designed any larger. The font becomes irrelevant even if you do forget what month it is and need to check. Although I will say that after wearing the watch for a while, the subdials' hand positions do become intuitive. Yes, the time and date are completely legible that is enough for me. The standard arguments both for and against have already been made and well stated. It is on my very short list of watches that I will not part with no matter what. I have this watch in platinum and love it. Re: Guidance on 410.030 Datograph Perpetual Since the introduction of the second generation Dato I have suspected that a second generation Dato Perpetual might be in the works. And there is also the Saxonia Annual Calendar with essentially the same movement as the Langematk Perpetual.ДЄnother consideration for me when I was thinking about the Dato Perpetual - I have wondered if an updated version of the Dato Perpetual might be forthcoming in the near future. Missing the chrono function, but a great automatic movement. I much prefer the Langematik Perpetual in Pt if you must have a perpetual. I think Lange hit home runs with the design of other perpetual calendars (the 1815 RPC and the L1 Tourbillon PC) but in this case I think they flied out to the warning track. For my wrist I also found it to be rather large. I was dismayed by how difficult it is to read the subdials and as others have noted, the moonphase is very disappointing. I was quite interested in the Pt version until I saw one in the metal. A technical marvel I agree, but not my favorite Lange in terms of design.

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