And that's what we really love about it!

When you buy those kind of products, you are buying some sort of perfection, especially when you make a command by yourself

A stupid story ambitiously told by an eager profiteer.

I guess you might have to buy the watch and you will get the correspondance with ;) All the very best to you

Very happy you enjoyed this! Thanks a lot for your comment

I have to admit, that did have me drooling... It conjured up images of the planet as it was then, with world travel all propeller planes, ocean liners... and Peter Lorre lurking around every corner. ;-)

Yes,but most unattractive.

Good luck on that one!

Vali Sechi Yeah. Some people with money can be the worst examples of humanity... I could only imagine what the buyer was like with family friends and employees. Lol

Indeed he did, perhaps he was fishing for a discount! :) what a total idiot. We all make mistakes, this could and should of been allowed to be rectified in a matter of seconds, no refection on the actual quality of the watch. Just some poor watchmaker had an off day!

Yes, seems like a serious case of over reaction!

Spending hundreds of thousands for a specially requested watch from such an established company one does not expects to find such simple mistakes. A place where you expect perfection the owner might have thought that if such people can make mistakes in simple components like strapes what will they do to the complexities.

BTW that watch sold for 1,572,500 CHF.

Not true. The 2499 is from 1979, at that time Lange & Söhne as a brand didn’t exist anymore. In 1990 after the fall of the wall the brand was reborn and only 1994, the first new L & S models were presented.

This is not illogical in the slightest, quite the contrary. You don't pay 200k+ for a watch because it's a damn good watch, you pay it for the attention to detail and the overall special treatment. Imagine buying a Ferrari, brand new, beatiful and fun -- but once you sit in it you see the ashtray is dirty. Cleaning the ashtray? 10 seconds. Moment completely ruined? Definitely. I am 100% behind this fellow.

@@ikbrrrr It's not logical to use the ashtray as an example. People do not overpay for the attention to detail and special treatment. They pay for the brand and "prestige" of owning something others that are unable to attain for ego (an illogical trait). No matter how much attention u put into a watch, it doesn't cost 200K. Unless you're a highly inefficient worker. Take a Grand Seiko for example, quality for a fraction of the price. Period.

@@mariahlin5556 that seems like a very immature line of reasoning. The attention is not to the watch, it's to you. You are the special thing in this equation. You get treated to the highest standard, you get the thing that very few people get to own and you do so in the nicest way possible. The moment that last part failes the entire thing is invalid. And that is what cost this much money, this is why second-hand watches are so much less expensive. You don't get a "bargain watch", you just don't get this incredible experience of getting to the retailer, a talk, a coffee, a really nice and attentive staff. Of looking at the collection, of looking at that very special piece you ordered, especially if it's a direct order from the manufacturer. Does it really cost 200k? Well, for some people -- sure. Perfection is, in fact, quite expensive.

@@ikbrrrr The irony is that to be mature, is to realize that the thing about luxury watches or goods in general are mostly fluff and ego. A mature person would understand that it's just superficial. There is only so much watch complications to have for it to be practical or even logical. Just have to face the simple truth, a watch can be so beautiful or advance, but if it doesn't haven an expensive price tag or popular brand attached to it... then not many people really care. And it's silly to call many such expensive watches perfection because... in fact its using an outdated technology... it's just adding pointless complications in most cases and tedious details for zero logical sense. Take an RM for example. Ugly to be honest.

@@mariahlin5556 i must disagree on numerous points. First, it's craftsmanship. Basically the less people can do it, the more valuable it is. By your logic, there's no reason going to a virtuoso pianist's show because, well, there are so many ways to play so much more advanced music much more precisely (MIDI!), yet here we are listening to a lady booping keys on an instrument of a 300 years old design. It's not ego or fluff, it's beatufil, it makes you feel things, and you can recognise the lifetime of work, dedication and sacrifise that went into that mastery. And that's what makes it valuable. Second, you don't buy a luxury watch to tell time. Come on. You're buying a piece of craftsmanship, art, a story, a conversation starter. You buy an experience, and the process of buying is very much a part of this experience. If you want a precise instrument to measure time, you never use a wristwatch of all things. A human is clearly the weak link in this equation. Lastly, I think being mature is realizing that people are different, and your own experiences and preferences are not universal. It's okay to enjoy an overly complicated, overengineered piece of mechanical and jewelry mastery on your wrist. It's also okay to enjoy the thought that you are oh so much smarter that you can do better things with your $200 g-shock than a gentleman with a $200k greubel forsey. And there's nothing illogical about either. I think people should generally do whatever brings them more joy. If it's collecting vynil in 2021 -- cool. If it's playing an outtdated instrument -- super. If it's dressing as tacticaly as humanly possible -- amazing. Electric car or the loudest V12, g-shock or patek, classical guitar or an MPC, vynil or CD come on. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You would be surprised how much insane engineering and advanced material design goes into an "ugly" RM.

Would be fun to see this!

Haha, that was quite funny i must say ;)

You really have good eyes!!!!!

One way of looking at it ;) All the very best to you, have a great day

Same to you. If he is still alive he's probably like wth did I do? LOL.