Originally Posted By twovalvekid⏩

Ohhhh chit….that blue dial….

If I could find the black one… on steel… with the power reserve indicator rather than the moonphase (moonphase makes it look too dressy for steel). I think that would be the configuration i'd get it in. Blue is nice looking too though

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Originally Posted By W1LLW⏩

lmao.

so this sent further spiraling into the davidSW archives, which lead me to finding the Lange Odysseus which he's selling for a whopping $69,000 when retail was $28,000. To be fair, i can't find another on Chrono24, watch recon, or anywhere which is crazy.

That lead me to looking if there were poorman lange's on steel for us mere mortals… and alas, i forgot they totally do.









40mm. Satisfies my desire for my next watch to be in steel. Also does the "dress up or dress down" vibe I was hoping to get from DJ41. Definitely going to go hit up my AD to see how this looks in the flesh. Only tried it on with the leather strap and that was 2 years ago.

That navy blue dial……mother of god.

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Originally Posted By twovalvekid⏩

So that's the pleb model?

Pleb brand. You can kinda say Glashutte is to Tudor as Lange is to Rolex, but that's not true for a couple reasons. Lange doesn't own Glashutte Original, but they are made in Glashutte Germany (along with the brand "Glashutte Original" and "Nomos").

Second, while they are "cheaper", the only thing that Rolex does better than GO is probably their bracelets. There's a reason Rolex doesn't do open case backs, because they don't detail their movements for chit. Then again that's not really their bag. Nor are complications (outside of the skydweller), that's why Rolex isn't considered in the "Swiss Trinity" (Patek, Vacheron, AP) despite destroying everyone in regards to popularity /endrant.


TLDR: Yes "Glashutte Original" is the pleb brand of A. Lange & Sohne













…as i stated earlier though. NObody you see on the street outside of a Luxembourgian Wealth Manager is going to know the difference.

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Originally Posted By W1LLW⏩

Pleb brand. You can kinda say Glashutte is to Tudor as Lange is to Rolex, but that's not true for a couple reasons. Lange doesn't own Glashutte Original, but they are made in Glashutte Germany (along with the brand "Glashutte Original" and "Nomos").

Second, while they are "cheaper", the only thing that Rolex does better than GO is probably their bracelets. There's a reason Rolex doesn't do open case backs, because they don't detail their movements for chit. Then again that's not really their bag. Nor are complications (outside of the skydweller), that's why Rolex isn't considered in the "Swiss Trinity" (Patek, Vacheron, AP) despite destroying everyone in regards to popularity /endrant.


TLDR: Yes "Glashutte Original" is the pleb brand of A. Lange & Sohne







…as i stated earlier though. NObody you see on the street outside of a Luxembourgian Wealth Manager is going to know the difference.

Heck, Rolex doesn't even have a design on the solid back. I would disagree with you about the finishing though. They finish them quite well, they just don't add the fancy embellishments. 3235 below is nice. I believe I read somewhere a while back that the finishing for some of these watches i.e higher end Pateks etc makes up like 70% of the cost. Of course I can't find it now, so maybe I misunderstood or made it up.

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Originally Posted By BigRangs⏩

Heck, Rolex doesn't even have a design on the solid back. I would disagree with you about the finishing though. They finish them quite well, they just don't add the fancy embellishments. 3235 below is nice. I believe I read somewhere a while back that the finishing for some of these watches i.e higher end Pateks etc makes up like 70% of the cost. Of course I can't find it now, so maybe I misunderstood or made it up.
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When I said "They don't detail their movements for chit", i really meant "They don't detail their movements for chit considering where they sit in the watch community and how much they cost". I wasn't trying to insinuate that you bust open a Rolex case, and it looks like my brutish Oris ETA movement. That movement you posted clearly has some nice beveling and brushed surfaces.

But that's where Glashutte (given their rank/price) go kind of crazy. This is the back of that same GO Panoreserve i've been spamming










No one is arguing against rolex quality though. Particularly in regards to fit. I've never worn more comfortable watches. Also the msrp are around the same. 9 to 11k for the GO, though you're really going to buy them discounted to 8500 and we all know which brand is going to hold its value better.




Edit: I never considered buying the panoreserve on bracelet until this discussion broke out today. Just found out GO does microadjustrments on their bracelets. Will be trying this on in the flesh for sure.

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Originally Posted By W1LLW⏩

When I said "They don't detail their movements for chit", i really meant "They don't detail their movements for chit considering where they sit in the watch community and how much they cost". I wasn't trying to insinuate that you bust open a Rolex case, and it looks like my brutish Oris ETA movement. That movement you posted clearly has some nice beveling and brushed surfaces.

But that's where Glashutte (given their rank/price) go kind of crazy. This is the back of that same GO Panoreserve i've been spamming







No one is arguing against rolex quality though. Particularly in regards to fit. I've never worn more comfortable watches. Also the msrp are around the same. 9 to 11k for the GO, though you're really going to buy them discounted to 8500 and we all know which brand is going to hold its value better.


Edit: I never considered buying the panoreserve on bracelet until this discussion broke out today. Just found out GO does microadjustrments on their bracelets. Will be trying this on in the flesh for sure.

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I get it, but for me if you're going for movement style/finishing, the German style is nice, but kind of boring. Basically just a bunch of giant bridges and plates with Geneva stripes. Go Swiss style manual with no rotor and hnnnnggggg

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Gut dayum Will.

Popped into the AD again to BS. Tried on this aqua terra. Omega is growing on me. (no my pic)



Bracelet felt like butter. Clear caseback. hnnnnnng.

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Originally Posted By Unstumpable⏩

Found a new want this weekend. The stainless Rolex Rhodium DJ41 with the Wimbledon dial Is hnnngh.

something about the roman numerals that grinds my gears. thats all you bro.

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Originally Posted By W1LLW⏩

something about the roman numerals that grinds my gears. thats all you bro.

This. AD was joking about it when he brought out a sold DJ41 with romans and a non-fluted bezel. I just went…i dunno what it is about romans, but they just look meh and awkward to me. He joked and said, well to me it screams your "dad's" rolex.

Originally Posted By W1LLW⏩

I wonder if enforcer ever bought that odysseus. i remember him saying he liked it and was thinking about getting it.



I'm telling you, the aqua terra was the watch I was looking at before I bought the Tudor Bronze. That was going to be my pickup, but when tudor released the bronze with the black dial, i loved the character of it too much.

I still prefer the older aqua terras with the date at 3oclock over the date at 6, but regardless it's a fuking perfect "dress up/dress down" watch.

The cherry on top is that while it doesn't attract Rolex attention, even the casual-est of people recognize Omega from the Olympics or something like that. Whereas with tudor… may as well be wearing a daniel wellington as far as brand recognition goes with common folk. Then again, same with GO and Lange lol


How did you like the overall fit compared to your airking? I've never tried on the AK but i did try on the explorer2. Didn't like the Ex2 look, but i'll be the first to admit they machined that piece flawlessly for maximum comfort.

Bro it's gorgeous. My problem is i dont want similar watches yet. The AK and it are different, but similar. If i was going to buy an omega right now it would be the Sapphire Speedy. Which they had, but said it's the only omega they dont discount basically. So i was like meh right now. But god dayum that Aquaterra with the blue accents just felt money. It's just too "similar" right now. Ive kinda told myself once i get into my new place, get all of the cash worked out, if they havent called about the DJ or BLNR, i may snag the speedy.

Compared to the AK, it's definitely lighter and more "elegant" feeling. The AK is the milgauss case so it's hefty on the wrist. But feels….very masculine? The aqua terra would be more "dressy" in my opinion. Not in a bad way. I was shocked how the bracelet felt too. The rolex oyster bracelets always looked a felt so good to me. This one was equally nice in person. It wouldnt be an every day watch though i think. With the polished links.

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Originally Posted By twovalvekid⏩

This. AD was joking about it when he brought out a sold DJ41 with romans and a non-fluted bezel. I just went…i dunno what it is about romans, but they just look meh and awkward to me. He joked and said, well to me it screams your "dad's" rolex.

I usually don't like romans either, but if I ever buy a DD, it will probably have these romans:

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Originally Posted By BigRangs⏩

I usually don't like romans either, but if I ever buy a DD, it will probably have these romans:

Those look much more classy than the….fat?…romans on a DJ. Rose gold DD with green dial…i am full stand.

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