Brand A. Lange amp SöhneModel Lange 1 Daymatic "25th Anniversary"Reference Number Ref. 320.066Diameter link 39.5mmThickness 10.4mmCase Material link White goldDial Color SilverIndexes Printed blueLume NoStrapBracelet Alligator link with white gold
We love having an eclectic mix of watches for our watch enthusiasts to enjoy. We carry brands that arent typical "big box" brands. link Tutima Glashütte Muhle-Glashütte Grand Seiko Corum Perrelet Ball Graham Reservoir Oris and so many more. My parents link have been going to Basel link for decades and enjoyed finding "small" brands that werent yet in the states. We found Muhle-Glashütte Nivrel Zeitwinkel and many other brands this way.
Formafantasma means ghost shape which is a pretty link good description of this watch. The name also hints at the design studios broader interest in materials. Co-founders Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi toggle between the corporate world theyve taken commissions from Lexus and Hermès and the art world their stuff appears in link places like the Venice Biennale the Serpentine Gallery link and the Rijksmuseum and yet they somehow stand apart from both.
The link watch pays direct homage to the vintage Heuer reference 2447 sharing most of its styling including a domed sapphire crystal. Adding to link the vintage effect is the use of faux patina on the lume plots and the hands. The lume plots are applied above each of the similarly retro-evocative polished hour link markers.
But honestly the receptions I get are link pretty remarkable. Sometimes it's just a "Yeah!" but other times it sparks link a conversation. One time I said the thing to link a man in my neighborhood and his significant other said to me "He just got it today!"
Just a couple of months after Leica announced the new ZM 11 model into its range of watches the brand has officially launched the first limited edition model based on its original ZM 1 watch. The new link model is the ZM 1 Gold Limited Edition and it's a riff on the original ZM 1 formerly the L1 that link features an 18k red gold case link and a matching brown gradient dial treatment.
As Newson said often creators don't control their work after link it leaves their workshop it evolves link on its own. The recent growth of Ikepod feels organic in that way link passionate collectors have driven it not dealers auctions or some modern marketing machine.
The updates to the Dolce link Vita do away with some of its distinctiveness to make it look more like a Tank. With Jennifer Lawerence link leading the campaign for the link Mini Dolce Vita it's obviously a watch aimed at women and adding a bracelet will also make it competitive with other similar watches.
The detailing on link the case is really nice with some engraved lines on the dial "cover" and the sizing is not bad at 25mm wide by 36mm tall. link The movement doesn't look like anything to scoff at either. It is unsigned link but made in Switzerland with some surprisingly interesting finishing. I would expect to see a much more industrial-looking caliber in a watch like this. All in all this is a funky surprisingly well-made watch with a unique design a perfect BAL watch!
The rotor is located around the periphery of the movement so link as not to bulk up the middle at all. You can see it through the transparent caseback and it link represents the first time I have looked through a caseback and looked at part of the movement and said link to myself "I know why that part is where it is and what it does."