A. Lange & Sohne watch alternative.

[Hadrian]

I am a big fan of A. Lange & Sohne pieces. Unfortunately, I do not have the resources to obtain a legitimate one.

my question: are there any makers out there that are similiar to their design and style with a price point around 1,500-3,000 USD?

FYI im not even considering a replica as an alternative.

 

[gdl203]

If you save a little more and move your price point a bit, Glasshutte Original's aesthetics have more in common (along with common roots as a merged company during most of the cold war) with Lange than any other brand.

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by gdl203

If you save a little more and move your price point a bit, Glasshutte Original's aesthetics have more in common (along with common roots as a merged company during most of the cold war) with Lange than any other brand.

By a little, gdl means about 5K more

Union is made in the Glashutte Original's factory and you can get one for about 2K, they are similar in aesthetics but you will need to source one from Germany as they are not sold here.

 

[Aperipan]

Their watches are highly overpriced. I suggest looking at G. Perregaux or JLC for similar styling.

Originally Posted by Hadrian

I am a big fan of A. Lange & Sohne pieces. Unfortunately, I do not have the resources to obtain a legitimate one.

my question: are there any makers out there that are similiar to their design and style with a price point around 1,500-3,000 USD?

FYI im not even considering a replica as an alternative.

 

[zjpj83]

Originally Posted by Aperipan

Their watches are highly overpriced. I suggest looking at G. Perregaux or JLC for similar styling.

I have a number of GPs, and none of them has styling remotely resembling Langes.

 

[Hadrian]

Originally Posted by gdl203

If you save a little more and move your price point a bit, Glasshutte Original's aesthetics have more in common (along with common roots as a merged company during most of the cold war) with Lange than any other brand.

obliged. A cursory search confirmed your post. at least now i have some direction, which is relatively substantial.

Originally Posted by edmorel

By a little, gdl means about 5K more

Union is made in the Glashutte Original's factory and you can get one for about 2K, they are similar in aesthetics but you will need to source one from Germany as they are not sold here.

you sir are a destroyer of hope

. insightful nonetheless.

Originally Posted by Aperipan

Their watches are highly overpriced. I suggest looking at G. Perregaux or JLC for similar styling.

why do you say that? curious.

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Originally Posted by Aperipan

Their watches are highly overpriced. I suggest looking at G. Perregaux or JLC for similar styling.

Why do you say they are overpriced? Most of the WIS' I have spoken with consider Lange, along with Patek, as the best manufacturer.

 

[acidboy]

+1 on Glashutte. The Panomatic series does have comparable styling, and GOs are, imho, very nicely made though underrated.

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by edmorel

By a little, gdl means about 5K more

I'd say 2 to 3k more than the top of his range

A steel PanoMaticDate (the GO equivalent of Lange 1) can be found for about $6k

 

[DocHolliday]

I'm not a watch guy, but I'm not getting the Glashutte comparison. Panomatics look very mid-century to me, whereas the Lange looks more 19th century.

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

I'm not a watch guy, but I'm not getting the Glashutte comparison. Panomatics look very mid-century to me, whereas the Lange looks more 19th century.

You don't? Similar shape hands for hours, minutes and seconds; similar case shape and bezel proportions; similar large date system with two discs; similar layout with separate and adjacent seconds subdial; highly similar movement decoration (3/4 plates, engraved cock balances...)... There is a lot in common but they're not identical twins - probably fraternal.

 

[edmorel]

Has anyone mentioned Union watches?

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by edmorel

Has anyone mentioned Union watches?
I believe so. The aesthetic lineage with AL&S is a bit of a stretch though. The actual historical lineage is clear.

 

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by gdl203

You don't? Similar shape hands for hours, minutes and seconds; similar case shape and bezel proportions; similar large date system with two discs; similar layout with separate and adjacent seconds subdial; highly similar movement decoration (3/4 plates, engraved cock balances...)... There is a lot in common but they're not identical twins - probably fraternal.

I can see the similarities you mention, but, to my untrained eye, it's like the difference in a mantle clock from 1953 and one from 1883. I'd say the question is whether the OP's looking for similarities in terms of features/layout, or for the distinctively 19th century styling I first notice about the Lange.

I'd liken the similarity less to fraternal twins than to grandfather and grandson, to really stretch a metaphor.

 

[contaygious]

+1 for GO although a senator would be closer to your range and a panomatic would be pushing it. BTW where can you find one for 6k? I believe I paid more than that with a 35% discount on a PML. I have a pricelist right here and the reserve market retail is 9,800 and honestly the PML would probably fair better since it's close in price.