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SIHH 2013 Preview: A. Lange & S?hne Grand Lange 1 “Lumen”
A. Lange & S?hne has revealed the first of its new timepieces to be launched at January’s SIHH watch fair in Geneva: the Grand Lange 1 Lumen. A limited edition of 100 pieces, the watch features two firsts for the German luxury brand: a luminous outsize date and a partially transparent dial.The watch comes in a platinum case and has a dial with sections made of semi-transparent sapphire crystal; only the outer ring and the surfaces of the subdials (one for hours and minutes, the other for small seconds) are made of blackened silver. The sapphire areas reveal the disk mechanism of the outsize date underneath the dial. The big date, a hallmark of the Lange 1 family of watches, is the first one that? glows in the dark, along with the time and the power reserve display. The Lange outsize date was inspired by the Five-Minute Clock in Dresden¡¯s Semper Opera House, to which brand namesake Ferdinand A. Lange contributed his expertise in 1841. Like that of the clock, the date mechanism

Historical Perspectives: A Look At The Horological Society Of New York, Owners Of A Unique Watchmaking Library, And The Oldest Horological Society In The United States
Twenty-one years ago the Bulova School of Watchmaking in New York City closed its doors. As the staff was cleaning and packing, they came across an extensive library of horological books and ephemera. Some of the books were hand-bound in leather, adorned in gold leaf, with personal dedications from the authors. Others were extremely old, dating from the 18th century. In addition, they found hand-calligraphed meeting minutes and accounting records. All of these items comprised an incredible horological resource and they were not sure what to do with them. The staff needed to be out of the building at the end of the day and hand over the keys. Urgent calls were made and that same day a large van arrived to retrieve the library. The books were quickly piled into the van and driven off. Storage was found in NYC’s Upper West Side and the library was locked away for decades. 2 OF 14 The library in question is one of the largest collections of rare horological texts in the

___Crisis ??? What economy crisis ?__
Source: Patek Philippe S.A. . A lot of people were disappointed that PP was conservative at Basel 2009 due to the 'slower economy"...REALLY ???Let's do the math and count 2008 vs. 2009 new models ;)________________19 vs. 30I know that there is a lot of ladies models in 2009, but let's look closer....IMO 2009 was more impressive than 2008 !!BTW,.....49 new models in 2 years ????....NOT bad at all !!...and who says that Patek Philippe is an old-fashioned & conservative company ??

A picture tells a story...
Hi allI see that Adam (GLADIATOR) posted this in another forum, and thought it might be of interest here, too. I've seen the postcard and think it's VERY cool....I also find myself wishing I knew more about the lady in the photo! Best,Ike"Why do early so called 'Trench' watches have a red 12?Who made the first wrist-watches?What date did men and woman start wearing a wrist-watch?These and many other questions remain unanswered in Horology. I have spent many hours studying old articles and collecting in an attempt to try to answer these points.A few weeks ago, I came accross a very rare picture, which helped answer those questions, I waited patiently, bid and won it! Only for the British Postal service to lose it! True!Maybe history does not want us to unearth all the answers of Horology.Anyway, 8 weeks, late the following rare photograph finally appeared in my mail box. Not only am I excited to see the picture, but its provenance is greatly helped by a personal message dated 1911

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