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A. Lange & S?hne Opens Hong Kong Boutique
After the launch of A. Lange & S?hne shops in Dresden, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul, the brand from Saxony has opened its fifth boutique, in Hong Kong. Lange’s goal for the boutique is to bring the precision, quality and ambiance of traditional German watchmaking to its customers in an intimate and in-depth manner. A. Lange & S?hne was founded by Dresden watchmaker Ferdinand A. Lange in 1845. Lange crafted pocket watches of exceptional quality that are today coveted by collectors. However, the family business was expropriated in the aftermath of World War II. Four decades later, after the wall came down, Walter Lange, the great-grandson of Ferdinand A. Lange, resumed the work of his forefathers, and today the brand has regained its place among the leading manufacturers of precision timepieces. Lange produces fewer than 5000 pieces each year, and since its rebirth, it has presented 40 in-house developed manufacture movements that have won numerous international awards. Like

IN THE SHOP: Twelve New Vintage Watches For Sale, Including An Amazing Tudor 7032 With Box & Pap
It's that time of the week again, everyone! Yes, the HODINKEE Shop has been re-stocked with a dozen new vintage finds curated by the team here at HODINKEE. And as we said when we launched this initiative a few weeks back, what we've found for you are nothing if not honest, original examples of some truly special watches. Let's get into it. A 1940s Mono-Rattrapante Bovet Chronograph 1 OF 15 We'll start with one of the most fascinating watches of the lot – this Bovet Mono-Rattrapante. First of all, Bovet of the 1940s has very little, if anything, to do with the Bovet of today. Back then they were making elegant watches with classic designs and in the case of this wonderful Mono-Rattrapante, downright fascinating concepts. We all know what a rattrapante, or split-seconds, is, and all also know it is one of the holy grails of horology – a complication reserved for highest echelons of watchmaking, in particular back then! What Bovet did here

Service question from AP noob
I just purchased an immaculate 15300 from DavidSW. Phenomenal transaction as always.The papers are stamped 12/1/10 and the watch came LNIB.I spoke to a woman at the Clearwater SC and she seemed to be pushing for a full service and water resistance check, her reasoning being that the watch likely sat unworn for the majority of the 2 year period and maybe the oils dried up/sedimented/whatnot. As per the manufacturer recommendations the watch is only due for a water resistance check.So here are my questions:1. Is a full service needed at this point? 2. Do most of you perform the water resistance check like clockwork every 2 years (pardon the pun).

Grinding noise when I wind my SM300
I just purchased a 1969 SM300 that was supposedly recently serviced. I notice friction when winding the watch and hear a light scrapping sound while winding. I have more modern Omegas and never noticed this issue. None of my automatic vintage watches have the same drag effect when winding them.I would appreciate your thoughts...James

Sold the Daytona, new incoming!
Wanted something black, welp, may as well have one in every color...I love it.