If the power reserve on the Lange 1 is non-linear, and five total marks give four spans of time to measure, why would the first two equal 24 hours and the last two equal 24 hours each? Wouldn't it make more sense for each span to be 18 hours? It seems as though Jason Fried measured the time it took for the indicator to reach each mark, so there is no reason to doubt his observation. However, with the German knack for precision, it seems odd that Lange would place the marks at different intervals.
The power reserve indicator on the right is designed with five small triangles, each measuring just 0.40 mm in height and width. Interestingly, the spacing between the triangles is not uniform. This is not an oversight but rather a thoughtful design feature of the Lange 1, which makes most many first time Lange 1 owners a bit nervous at first!
When fully wound, it takes roughly 1.5 days for the indicator to move from the top triangle to the bottom two, and another 1.5 to 2 days for the watch to completely unwind. This clever design gives the owner a visual cue to wind the watch before it stops. If the spacing were uniform, the owner might not feel the need to wind it until the power reserve was fully depleted.
This quirky yet functional detail exemplifies the exceptional overall differentiating approach that goes into every aspect of the Lange 1. Just a marvelous piece overall.
One and a half days is 36 hours. Reaching the second triangle after being fully wound implies that the first triangle would be reached in half that time (18 hours), or at least that the average time to reach each triangle is 18 hours. The same holds for the bottom triangles, though the extra half day (12 hours) in the 1.5 to 2 day estimate isn't accounted for other than, I'm guessing, Lange is likely giving 72 hours as the conservative estimate and/or while the watch might run longer than 72 hours, they prefer for the watch to be rewound after running for 72 hours so that the accuracy of the watch isn't affected so much as the spring winds down fully (in other words, 72 hours of usable power reserve with the watch performing within tolerance). I wholeheartedly agree that the Lange 1 is a marvelous piece. Unlike the Holy Trinity, where there might be several pieces that I would like to own (or none in the case of one of them, which shall remain unnamed but is more or less a one-trick pony), I can honestly say that I would dearly love to own every watch Lange produces.
I have a checkered past. I’ve been banned from the Hodinkee comment section since 2019 for arguing with Jack Forster over the meaning of the term “gray eminence.” I should have known that Hodinkee was sensitive to the color that is used on all their collabs. And I’ve been wandering the horological universe as a “lost spring bar” ever since. Don’t drink the haterade, watch people
Because you never forget your first time…that you bought a watch
If the power reserve on the Lange 1 is non-linear, and five total marks give four spans of time to measure, why would the first two equal 24 hours and the last two equal 24 hours each? Wouldn't it make more sense for each span to be 18 hours? It seems as though Jason Fried measured the time it took for the indicator to reach each mark, so there is no reason to doubt his observation. However, with the German knack for precision, it seems odd that Lange would place the marks at different intervals.
from Langepedia, hope this helps:
The power reserve indicator on the right is designed with five small triangles, each measuring just 0.40 mm in height and width. Interestingly, the spacing between the triangles is not uniform. This is not an oversight but rather a thoughtful design feature of the Lange 1, which makes most many first time Lange 1 owners a bit nervous at first!
When fully wound, it takes roughly 1.5 days for the indicator to move from the top triangle to the bottom two, and another 1.5 to 2 days for the watch to completely unwind. This clever design gives the owner a visual cue to wind the watch before it stops. If the spacing were uniform, the owner might not feel the need to wind it until the power reserve was fully depleted.
This quirky yet functional detail exemplifies the exceptional overall differentiating approach that goes into every aspect of the Lange 1. Just a marvelous piece overall.
One and a half days is 36 hours. Reaching the second triangle after being fully wound implies that the first triangle would be reached in half that time (18 hours), or at least that the average time to reach each triangle is 18 hours. The same holds for the bottom triangles, though the extra half day (12 hours) in the 1.5 to 2 day estimate isn't accounted for other than, I'm guessing, Lange is likely giving 72 hours as the conservative estimate and/or while the watch might run longer than 72 hours, they prefer for the watch to be rewound after running for 72 hours so that the accuracy of the watch isn't affected so much as the spring winds down fully (in other words, 72 hours of usable power reserve with the watch performing within tolerance). I wholeheartedly agree that the Lange 1 is a marvelous piece. Unlike the Holy Trinity, where there might be several pieces that I would like to own (or none in the case of one of them, which shall remain unnamed but is more or less a one-trick pony), I can honestly say that I would dearly love to own every watch Lange produces.
What is reference of that Breguet on the chain mail?
Ref 3280 in white gold!
I have a checkered past. I’ve been banned from the Hodinkee comment section since 2019 for arguing with Jack Forster over the meaning of the term “gray eminence.” I should have known that Hodinkee was sensitive to the color that is used on all their collabs. And I’ve been wandering the horological universe as a “lost spring bar” ever since. Don’t drink the haterade, watch people
lol – i wonder if there's data on this, but i have to imagine comments between people are magnitudes nicer if said commenters have met in person.
It sounds like the basis for a funny skit