beanyboy Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I have never, to my mind, ever seen a good A. Lange & Sohne rep. They all suck, including that 1815 Flyback that some people on this board hold up as a pretty good one. I have checked out the real thing several times, and I am always impressed by the workmanship and "presence" of a real Lange timepiece. In comparison, the reps look like Cracker Jack prizes. Well, good ole Narikka has posted the nicest Lange rep I've ever seen. It's likely not based on an acutal Lange, but it's not one of those stuuuuupid "fantasy" pieces of crap either. It's got a venus movement, and the face looks high quality enough to fool some pretty sophisticated folks. Just enough simplicity to make it seem real. At $220, sans shipping, I think I'll hold off for a while. But I am hoping that this signals the beginning of some high quality reps outside of the usual Rollie, PAM and Omega reps arean. Anybody got any information to back this up? I am still waiting for a Chronoswiss rep that's worth the shipping. How about a nice lume-faced Timemaster with the nylon strap? C'mon, rep makers! Humor us. Beany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLeGrande Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I second that Chronoswiss emotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I second that Chronoswiss emotion. I have a Chronoswiss Regulator from Trusty that is the closest one I have seen.....Definately need more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMK000 Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 If am not mistasking two more dealers other than Narikka are carrying exactly the sama watch. All of them with Venus movement and all of them with the same fault. Subdilas are too high up. On the gen, the subs are between 3 and 5 and 9 and 7. Pic of gen http://www.orologi.it/articoli/183/lange-file/oro_119_1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 If am not mistasking two more dealers other than Narikka are carrying exactly the sama watch. All of them with Venus movement and all of them with the same fault. Subdilas are too high up. On the gen, the subs are between 3 and 5 and 9 and 7. Pic of gen http://www.orologi.it/articoli/183/lange-file/oro_119_1.jpg Yes, that gen with the black dial and gold case is awesome. I would certainly like to see a rep like that to add to my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanyboy Posted June 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 There seems to be enough interest among rep collectors to justify doing some good Chronoswiss and A. Lange & Sohne reps. I guess the manufacturers just don't read these forums. Beany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polynomial Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yes, that gen with the black dial and gold case is awesome. I would certainly like to see a rep like that to add to my collection. ...yeah, I would like to see the gen in mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jens Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 There seems to be enough interest among rep collectors to justify doing some good Chronoswiss and A. Lange & Sohne reps. I guess the manufacturers just don't read these forums. Beany This is an interresting question, how do the manufacturers decide upon which brands and models they should make? I'm not thinking of popular brands as Rolex, Panerai a.s.o., for whom there supposingly is a certain demand anyway, but for the rest? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narikaa Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 This is an interresting question, how do the manufacturers decide upon which brands and models they should make? I'm not thinking of popular brands as Rolex, Panerai a.s.o., for whom there supposingly is a certain demand anyway, but for the rest? Any ideas? Over the past few years I've had the sneaking suspicion that the 'Wristwatch Annual' (which proliferates in the Far East) has been a source of 'short run' new lines ideas for the manufacturers. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossanti Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yes..I have a few dealer as my fren..Thats what they told me 5 years ago too...every year...they their own ..willlhave their own catalogue...really nice catalogue ..and very thick...and inside it shows all the GEN that all the factory make... but alll the catalogue written in chinese, taiwanese, japanese.. LOL .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 the lange looks like the ones josh, andrew and the others have been selling for years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanerich Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Isn't it the same one that aspire has for $169? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehtolcad Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 yes guys it's the same one. the same one that has been out for months if not more than a year or so. no biggie. and to answer the question, the reason that it's difficult to get a solid rep of one of these is because the movement that the gen uses is not one likely to be repped. anyone, and i mean anyone that knows what this model should look like will know in half a second that it is a rep due to the subdial layout. nonetheless, as a happy owner i'd say that while not accurate it is indeed lovely and recommend it highly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 they should better try to rep the sax-o-mat. that watch is so easy to rep, but they still cant do it right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 IMO, the easiest lange to rep would be the new Richard Lange, but rep makers should check out the Sea Gull movement Gran found and build a nice Langematic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 IMO, the easiest lange to rep would be the new Richard Lange, but rep makers should check out the Sea Gull movement Gran found and build a nice Langematic... VERY interesting! Cheers! Can't wait for the day something like this comes out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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