Small Review: A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Flyback
The watch arrived two days ago. (From Ryan - intime)
IT IS SUPERB. Like i expected it to be .
Ryan was kind and more than professional. I could not recomend him more.
Amazing dealer with superb manners and communication skills.
The watch is Super ellegant, fresh and with a slight mix of vintage dial plus modern square buttons.
Movement at small seconds not very smooth moving but very satisfying.
All in all you can easily classify this watch as a vintage one, so smoothness in seconds will not be a quality issue for the casual observer.
Also the Date indicator is not always aligned. Meaning today 09 the 0 is slightly lower than 9. That is because the first and second number are probably in different date wheels. The date is adjusted via the button at 10.
I personally love this feature. But when you change the date you can see that it changes each of the two numbers individually.
I also love the simplicity of the crown function. You wind without pulling, and when pulling in first ( and only ) position you set the time. Very nice touch and smooth feeling during winding and time setting.
Simplicity is the key to brilliance as they say.
Not sure if it's the key to water proofeness though.
Remember this is a fantasy model, and due to the price of the Gen almost no one will be lucky enough to have observed the Gen in real life.
Croco strap is very light coffee brown.
It should be ok for casual wear over the next months. This is not an everyday watch after all.
The buckle is very nice and the matte finish on it gives a luxury touch.
In general the watch has a very nice combination of brushed / polished Rose Gold surfaces.
That is a very distinctive characteristic that cannot be seen and appreciated in the photos but only in real.
The white dial makes the Rose Gold much more elegant and discreet than the black dial.
One thing i noticed is that the lungs where they meet the case have a bigger narration at the side of the 12 than in the side if 6.
Meaning that there is a small interval between lungs and case that is more deep at the outer lungs than in the inner ones. ( will post pic about this ).
The watch is absolutely stunning.
The dial tends to change color variations based in the light reflections and that shows quality.
Nice touch are the light silver subdials at 4 & 9 where you can only see and admire them from certain angles.
These along with the lightly bluish small hands at 4 & 8 make the watch a stunner IMO.
The movement at the back is very nice and interesting. A nice touch and different than the ones we are used to see in more popular reps.
Keep in mind that the factory now has a slight change to the back engravings adding some more information and numbers than the previous edition.
A minus is that they now engrave GLASHUTEI. SA instead of GLASHUTTE I . SA, but that should not concern you because, first of all, only a few people know that GLASHUTTE is a place on earth. Moreover once you wear this watch on your wrist you will not want to take it out.!!!
On to some quick pics taken in a rush with my Iphone5.
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The watch arrived two days ago. (From Ryan - intime)
IT IS SUPERB. Like i expected it to be .
Ryan was kind and more than professional. I could not recomend him more.
Amazing dealer with superb manners and communication skills.
The watch is Super ellegant, fresh and with a slight mix of vintage dial plus modern square buttons.
Movement at small seconds not very smooth moving but very satisfying.
All in all you can easily classify this watch as a vintage one, so smoothness in seconds will not be a quality issue for the casual observer.
Also the Date indicator is not always aligned. Meaning today 09 the 0 is slightly lower than 9. That is because the first and second number are probably in different date wheels. The date is adjusted via the button at 10.
I personally love this feature. But when you change the date you can see that it changes each of the two numbers individually.
I also love the simplicity of the crown function. You wind without pulling, and when pulling in first ( and only ) position you set the time. Very nice touch and smooth feeling during winding and time setting.
Simplicity is the key to brilliance as they say.
Not sure if it's the key to water proofeness though.
Remember this is a fantasy model, and due to the price of the Gen almost no one will be lucky enough to have observed the Gen in real life.
Croco strap is very light coffee brown.
It should be ok for casual wear over the next months. This is not an everyday watch after all.
The buckle is very nice and the matte finish on it gives a luxury touch.
In general the watch has a very nice combination of brushed / polished Rose Gold surfaces.
That is a very distinctive characteristic that cannot be seen and appreciated in the photos but only in real.
The white dial makes the Rose Gold much more elegant and discreet than the black dial.
One thing i noticed is that the lungs where they meet the case have a bigger narration at the side of the 12 than in the side if 6.
Meaning that there is a small interval between lungs and case that is more deep at the outer lungs than in the inner ones. ( will post pic about this ).
The watch is absolutely stunning.
The dial tends to change color variations based in the light reflections and that shows quality.
Nice touch are the light silver subdials at 4 & 9 where you can only see and admire them from certain angles.
These along with the lightly bluish small hands at 4 & 8 make the watch a stunner IMO.
The movement at the back is very nice and interesting. A nice touch and different than the ones we are used to see in more popular reps.
Keep in mind that the factory now has a slight change to the back engravings adding some more information and numbers than the previous edition.
A minus is that they now engrave GLASHUTEI. SA instead of GLASHUTTE I . SA, but that should not concern you because, first of all, only a few people know that GLASHUTTE is a place on earth. Moreover once you wear this watch on your wrist you will not want to take it out.!!!
On to some quick pics taken in a rush with my Iphone5.
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