The CHEAPEST Lange you can buy: Saxonia Thin
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- The A Lange and Sohne Saxonia Thin
TIME STAMPS:
0:00-2:25 - Intro
2:26-3:11 - Specifications
3:12-4:30 - Wearability
4:31-5:31 - Movement
5:32-6:22 - Dial
6:23-8:03 - Is it worth it?
8:04-8:36 - Availability & How to buy
8:37-9:38 - Final Thoughts - Розваги
I feel like I look a bit knackered in this video. And I am! Still healing up, but so happy to be making videos again!
You are right , you look a bit knackerend …. I feel so sorry for Watch papi 😂😂🤣🤣 LMAO , just kidding dear … we all still ❤ you
Sorry I didn’t realize you are in this video. Had my eyes all the time on this beautiful watch. 🙂
A few things:
1. You look great (I’m actually a little surprised that you’re already back making content). Go Britt!
2. This Saxonia Thin looks perfect on your wrist IMHO. You can and absolutely should enjoy wearing it and feel you can pull it off. You can !💯
3. The watch is amazing. I can say that because I have one. It’s funny to see this video because I’m currently just finishing my own video about mine (but won’t put it out for a couple of weeks yet). Synchronicity ! Far too little is said about this amazing timepiece. It’s an unsung hero but in part, that’s also what I love about it.
Great video, as ever. 🎯
Thank you 🙏
Just happy you're here. Any news on your stolen watch?
Looking better and better.. still wishing you a speedy recovery my friend!
Lange & Söhne is a Watch brand for really wealthy people. Understatement paired with perfection in materials and craftsmanship.
Most people don’t understand why a few people spend „a lot of“ money for something no one recognises as an expensive watch. And that’s the reason these people buy Lange, Moser &Cie, Vacheron etc
my first watch was a Lange
getting recognized is overrated
For most ppl this is the most expensive Daniel Wellington they ever saw
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Hahahahaha I bought it at $70 and passed it to my dad and he put a protective film on top. He loves it. 😊
That is funny.
Oh, you poor thing
Lovely to see you bouncing back, wishing you a continued speedy recovery to full health.
Thank you for being on the watch world, your work is amazing and well appreciated. Thank you for sharing your talented and brilliant mind with us.
NOW THIS IS FAAAAR TOO KIND 😭 thank you so so much. This is far too high of praise 💕
My favourite watch brand of them all ❤
Right?! One of my favourites too!
To see you getting better is a bless we all want to see everyday
Whaaaat! thank you so much! I feel like the healing has become a bit more stagnant. -.- But you know, watching my videos I can see it's not stagnant, it's just a feeling!
Semi-related to this video, but I really hope there’s a dress watch renaissance in the near future. I totally agree that dress watches look good with casual clothes and hope more people see that.
RIGHT?! I couldn’t agree more!! And you know, dress watches don’t necessarily have to cost an arm and a leg like a Lange. Lots of very smart pieces you can get at budget friendly prices!!
It will come, but it might take another 10 years....
Hi Britt I’m so happy that you’re looking so much better. That’s for the updates ❤
I completely agree Britt. I purchased a pre-owned Richard Lange in rose gold about two months ago. I’ve been wearing it for everything except when I need more water resistance.
It really has me rethinking my entire collection.
Hi Britt great work as always, I love the chronograph with white gold case, stunning!
Oh so GOOD! 💕💕
Agreed with normalising prices…
Lowest offers for a Saxonia I’ve seen were in a ball-park of 10-12k$ and first thought I had after absolutely drooling over this piece was “wow, that’s so affordable for a Lange!”, but then I checked my bank account and realised, that it’s literally my whole account and then some… it’s mad how watches make you think, that such prices can even be considered affordable!
Nice to see you on the road again! 💓 get well soon 🫂
Such understated elegance. I love exhibition case backs and the unexpected reveal that goes with them.
My fav watch - I'm currently saving for one (still a long way away yet!). Great vid Britt - love your choice of watches to review!
Great video and great watch B 🙌🏻. Cant wait when you add one to your collection. So glad to see you recovering very well. Sending big hugs from across the pond 👋🏻
Fernando issss here!
The watch looks right on your wrist!!! Love the Lange one too, but the moon phase complication one.....
Lange is expensive but worth it for me, for the feeling it gives me every time i use. I don't get the same from many others like Rolex sub/gmt
Thanks for the content. Glad you’re healing physically, however take time to heal emotionally.
Great video, Britt. Lange is exceptional, simple and elegant and as complicated as you want to get with the Datagraph Split Second.
I love the elegant simplicity of the dial. And with the contradiction of turning the watch over to see the decorated movement, its decorated but it’s still done with some form of restraint. Love it.
Right(!?! Thisbis so perfectly said!
Gosh, I don’t know what it is about this watch. The color and luster of that open dial is just insane. The movement? Forget about it. Yes it’s worth it. If a Rolex Sub is worth 20k, then this Lange is a bargain. I wish it were in my range. I would buy this in a heartbeat. For me, it’s Nomos, oh and yeah this looks perfect on your wrist. Just takes your brain a while to adjust. Wear it another day. 😎👍🏼
Bahaha, my opinion on the sizing always changes! I think because I wear small Tanks and Santos', this feels too large for me! ^_^ But yeah, I think this whole watch is just insane and wonderful!
@@BrittPearceWatches Question: you talk about price point, BUT isn’t the real issues related to how bad you want it ? I mean, might you sell other watches to cobble together the funds to make the £15K purchase ? The point I’m making is, it is doable for you. But do you really want it THAT much ?
nearly back to normal Britt ! Great recovery 🎇 That watch is superb value at 15K . For me it looks great on your wrist and maybe 2mm small on your husband's wrist .
Nearly THERE!
Super classy ❤ thanks Britt, sweet video
Oh thank you so much!
You can see how well you are recovering week by week !
Stunning watch! Thank you.
Thanks for another great vid Britt.
You are looking and sounding better!!
Great to see you back in action.
Great to see this watch being reviewed.
To be honest tool watches I love but they are a little Samey.
The world of the dress watch is so interesting elegant and sexy and varied. This one appears austere and stern but just so elegant.
Looks good on you. But you’re right looks even better on hubby’s wrist. Must have been tough to give back!
Best wishes
W
Let me tell you, this watch is not cheap but i like it, classy, elegant, simple, less is more.
That Cartier Tank looks so damn good. Hopefully one day you would do a review on it.
Britt, the regular Saxonia model is 35mm if you are interested in something a little smaller. The price is similar to the Ultra-thin.
I got this last year and love it! Brown strap and white gold.
OMG! Biggest congrats ever on owning this! MY jealousy runneth over!!
That is a lovely looking watch!!! 😍
Pure class. if watches were musical instruments and the people that wear them, Lange would be a Stradivarius violin, R***x would be banging pots and pans with a wooden spoon.
I don’t understand why people are obsessed with rolex when pieces of art like Lange’s are around
Because value for money and everyday wearability of Rolex. That is why.
Omg i love your conversation about the idea of justifying very expensive watches in our mind :))) Thank you for that! What a great point reflect on!
Spot on Britt. And....it looks perfect on your wrist.
Beautiful timepiece - Lange pieces are top notch
Sometimes the cheapest is the best. The Saxonia Thin is my favourite Lange, I love to see you like it!
Right?! It's just pure magic!
First Gringa and Elizabeth Grant, now Gringa and Jennie Elle, you made Design Atelier’s day 🙀
😂😂😂😂 queue sh!tty cartoon cats.
It's true, everyone has an idea of what a reasonable price is for a watch and it's based on income and social class. There are people who think $1,000 is not only ridiculous but couldn't save for it if they tried. Others think $10K is nuts. Some would drop $100K without a single blink.
Right?! It's all so relative. I even watch my idea of what is "too much"on a watch change. I remember when my husband buying a £7,000 Rolex was INSANE to me. Absolutely foooking INSANE. And now, it feels almost normal. I'm a monster. Watches have made me into a money pit monster!
It's interesting how most of watch youtubers I follow starded with very afordable watches (Bark & Jack, Bruce Wiliams, Just one more watch, the time teller, you etc.) and then after few years all I hear from you is Rolex, Tudor, Omega, Cartie etc. So it must be something in this 4 figure price tag?!?
I know what you mean. When I first bought a luxury watch for £5,000 my wife couldn’t believe it and went on about it for months. This week she asked me in all seriousness about the availability of the new Cartier Santos skeleton in gold and blue lacquer…
Yes, it's all relative , but, everybody can appreciate these pieces for their pure class.
It's not too big :) Also looks great with jeans and a sweater. In this age where people are dressing more and more casually, it's a nice juxtaposition (as you said) when it's matched with a classy timepiece.
I think it's watch collectors dream of getting a A. Lange and Sohne but it's out of reach for most. Beautiful Watch!. I'd opt for a Lange 1 in pink gold if I had the means, but for now I'll keep day dreaming. I feel like as we age and your income changes larger sums suddenly don't seem as crazy, though that said if I bought something like this I'd be afraid to take it out of the safe lol.
It looks perfect on you Britt!
I reckon they will always be out of my league! Agree that the "&" is where it needs to be - directly below the 12 would mess more with my OCD. HAHA!
PS. Awesome to see you recovering so fast :)
I agree with the placement of the & where it is. Its being laced under the 12 would make the entire arc of letters unbalanced.
welcome back britt
You're right about dress watches in casual situations, Britt. I like to dress down a dressy watch with a distressed strap occasionally.
Right?! There’s sometjing about knowing how to style a dress watch casually! 💕 kinda a smart casual! My favourite way to dress!!
Hey Britt, can you include metric measurements on the wrist size? It's great to see you are recovering well ❤
A. Lange & Söhne has to be one of my fav watch brand
Same here! My husband and I were recently discussing "if-we-had-to-collect-only-one=-watch-brand what brand would it be?" And ALS was definitely in the conversation for me!
........ Money was also unlimited in this hypothetical.
Money is always the issue... 🤣🤣
Ooh! And I’d LOVE it if you could get the copper blue version of this one and share your thoughts!!!
great dress watch, classy stuff, there's a store near me in nyc, tempted to go in
Britt!! Love the video and the watch. That watch is a perfect example of one that crosses into being art. With my purchasing price range, I am out when it comes to most watches made from a precious metal, but looking at this watch does let me dream a little. Dream that a stainless steel no complication model would one day be made and end up in my collection. Thanks for video and Long Live the Cult(s).
DON IS HERRRRE!!! You know, I think you are absolutely right! This is that special intersection of engineering and art. The living embodiment of less is more! ;) Hope you are having a GORGEOUS start to your week! LONG LIVE THE CULT(s)
Wow that Saxonia is a looker, I would love to have one in my collection but at the moment it is a little out of reach hope the healing is going well
The Little Lange 1 is stunning for someone with a smaller wrist.
I disagree, Britt... That looks superb on your wrist. I hope you're continuing to heal and feel better
I got to try on a few of these at an AD and they gave me a loop to look at the case back. I had to force myself to stop staring. The detail is absolutely stunning.
Right?! It’s just another tier of watch. 💕
Lange is the bom!!!! Thanx Britt! 🥃
THE BOMB.COM
I love my Rose Gold Saxonia Thin. Its crazy how much the prices have gone up on these. I was lucky to get one back in 2019 for $12k from WOS in Sydney. And yes I wear it with jeans and a tee all the time. I get more attention with this watch with watch nerds than my panda. haha Keep up the good work!
Oh the rose gold is the ONE! 🔥🔥 biggest congrats ever on owning this!!! What a WATCH! 💕 And you know, I feel like this would get more love from watch geeks and non watch geeks alike!
They are an impressive brand. It is a very handsome watch.
From afar, it’s reminiscent of my Nomos Orion- thin, simple, elegant, hand wound.
The lugs give it away though! 😰
Please get your hands on the Saxonia moonphase. It’s my go-to dress watch.
If someone says a Lange is boring, refer them to its price. That should clear any boredom right away
Love this vid and the one of the BB54, but value and worth are tricky. I like the Saxonia Thin. Had a mate that had one, tried it, lovely watch. Honestly, I bought a GS SBGW231 a year and a half later. Love it to bits. To me, it's a prettier watch, and seems to have more character. At less than a fifth of the price. Is the movement finishing on par? Of course not. But the wearing experience is more joyful. To me, at least.
So I get dress watches. I get Lange's simplest watches. I get why people think it's worth it, but I'm not in the market for one as it didn't do anything for me in the way that my GS dress watch does. The notion of value is so subjective.
The twinkly night sky copper blue Saxonia Thin remains one of the most disgustingly beautiful Precious Things in existence.
I WISH I LIKED THE STARRY SKY ONE! Why doesn't it speak to me?!
@@BrittPearceWatches probably you would like the aventurine speedy moonphase 1866 more with aventurine dial and mother of pearl moonphase
@@BrittPearceWatches The sparkly one didn’t do it for me either… I thought it a bit tacky 🫣
@@BrittPearceWatches you have to see it live to understand! its next level
Dave does great work!! 👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣
He’s scratching out a living I guess. 😂
Hello WG Very good job i love this brand so much too. This watch suits you very well and to James too
Thank you 🙏🏼
@@watchpapi with my best watches wishes
CEDRIC IS HEREEEE!!!
@@BrittPearceWatches Yes i wish you luck for pull the trogger one day you will have one cause you are the best motivated Gringa in the world i love you so much. In four weeks i will be a part of Tudor Familly and that will be awsome a great thank you my Gringa its after seeing yours i pull the trigger thanks can i name it Britt? (my watch)?
Bring more a lange and sohnes review more alange and sohnes there’s something elegant about them , I lowkey love their watches especially the datograph
After collecting probably way too many steel sports watches, I’ve been seriously considering getting in to a precious metal dress watch. Actually made it to a Lange boutique a few weeks ago and had a great time talking German watchmaking with the manager, very knowledgeable and no hard sell on the brand at all.
Long story short, I fear my bank account may be in serious danger in the future.
LOL! I relate to this completely! I feel exactly the same about my collection!! I have… probably too many, wonderful steel sports watches! 😜 but I just want to round out my collection a bit more with sometjing precious and dressy!!
45 year watch enthusiast... Sometimes, I am asked by friends which watch they should acquire. I routinely reply, find the ideal watch from among the best manufacturers after conducting your own research, needs, budget and expectations. Take your time, pardon the pun! Then, discover the timepiece that really strike an emotional chord with you. Forget the price in most cases. Allow your emotions to guide you. Make your selection, and "sleep on it" for a night or two. Somehow, while sleeping your subconscious mind will worth through the issue. In the morning you will have the best answer, and the best choice. Using this simply formula assures you that will never make a choice that you will regret. If the watch is expensive, put a deposit on it and have it set aside for you. Never finance it! Make payments or simply save up. This gives you a goal to achieve, and when you have enough saved then take delivery. You may find that anticipation and excitement builds before the delivery. That's part of the fun! The bottom line is you should be careful when making a watch purchase. For many men, it is the one possession he may acquire that may last throughout his entire lifetime and beyond! For that reason, your choice should be made most carefully and deliberately! Thanks.
Lange can be compared i.m.o. with the 'big three' and as a consequence is not cheap. Don't know if they hold value. If you want to spend less money Glashütte Original or even Nomos are an alternative both very good quality. I personally love the Glashütte Panomatic but they are a bit clunky on the wrist however.
Beautiful watch esp the movement, second hand seems like a big saving. If I was looking for a dress piece but wanted to spend less I would consider JLC master control
Great watch 👌🏽
you will have a million subscribers soon
I understand the finish quality is excellent but it's a little too expensive for me 😕 love the video !
White gold.
Yes, as the papi said! White gold, silver dial, and a lot of hand finishing! But I'm right there with you... Still too expensive for me 😢
Very worth to get one
I love AL&S ! They are truly high level horological pieces. I would definitely have to go second hand aka a deal :) lol. Glad you are healing up:) all the best !
Funnily, at the end when you looked at the watch on your wrist it looked perfectly sized to me too ⌚
If I had true FU money Id commission Lange to take one of the watches in their current lineup and and make it a 'reverso', switch up the case/lugs engineering so that I can flip the thing and show the mvt whenever I please. I dont care what time it is when you can look at that finishing.
Its a nice watch to wear on a wedding😂
IT IS! Perhaps I'll have to justify it for 10th wedding anniversary or something ;)
It's great to see how well this works on a female wrist, AL&S truly made this a masterpiece for everyone
The saxonia thin is like the unassuming grandpa character in 60s Godfather movie characters who is secretly the most badass and dangerous. The family knows not to make them angry. 😆😁
Shout out to your husband for wearing sweatpants while modeling for a £23k Lange dress watch. 😄
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Hope you are ok.A Lange sent me a wonderful hardback brochure recently.Didn’t hassle me or anything after and it would be my no 1 choice but prices are too large for me so Longines presence auto it will have to be.Take care sweetie.
I agree about wearing dress watches with casual clothes.
Super👍
As a German who mostly owns German watches, the Saxonia Thin is literally the dream watch. Unfortunately not one that I can or even want to fulfill (I already feel weird with a 3k watch on the wrist) but I came close enough to it with my 35mm Nomos Orion. Also has a fantastic looking movement and looks wise is rather similar except it has a small second.
Oh and Britt I am sorry to shatter your excuse of saying it looks to big... It looks perfect on you imo! 😍 😅 We have to keep dreaming 😌
Oh the nomos Orion is AMAZING!!! 💕💕💕 big congrats on owning this! And you got the perfect size. It’s very easy for that one to feel like a dinner plate on the wrist, but the 35mm is just * chef kiss *
Lange used to provide unbelievable print catalogs on request from Germany. Unfortunately, they went digital. No longer hard copy print catalogs. Sad, because they provided museum quality photos of the watches. Still love the watches but sad to see traditional company like Lange going digital.
Do you like the saxonia copper blue aventurine dial?
Get well soon!
Great review. 37 mm* is too large for a dress watch. Everything else about this watch is superb - especially the swan-neck regulator and the lack of a seconds hand.
Lange is known for their asymmetrical dials - the ampersand is exactly where it should be!
* I wear a 31 mm Patek no matter what I’m wearing. Dress watches like old Calatravas or Tanks go with everything.
Could not agree more! Love a good and traditionally sized dress watch.
I started getting into this hobby about three years ago, shortly after my father passed away. I got a collection of budget watches from his collection and suddenly realized it's cool to have a wristwatch collection. It was around that time when I first saw a picture of an A. Lange & Sohne watch, and I had to look it up to find out more. It basically went like this:
"Wow! That watch is gorgeous. I wonder how much it... HOOOOLY SH...."
Not my lane. Probably not my highway either. Nice watches, though. Thanks for another great video.
Oh I loved this comment! 💕💕 it’s beautiful how you got into watches. You are living on your fathers legacy through these crazy little timepieces! 💕
Not my high way either. 😜 but I appreciate this highway so much!
So gorgeous! And, the watch is nice, too. 😉 If you think it's too big, keep wearing it. Your brain will shrink it down, and it will look perfect.
Hi Britt, I hope you are feeling better. Do you prefer to have this Lange or some Canadian poutine (extra gravy)?
Well. It all depends. Is the gravy hot enough to melt the cheese curds just right?
@@BrittPearceWatches Don't forget the crispy bacon bits!
It wasn't that long ago that this watch retailed at £14,800 😮
Inflation innit!?
@@watchpapi 50% in six years. Even I've not inflated that much!
@@Adrian22987 😂😂😂
The JLC Master Ultra Thin wears better on my wrist and came in more case options (not a white gold guy) but in another world with different wrists - would have gone with this one.
If you centred the "&" I don't think you could centre the entire name, unless you put the "A. Lange" on one line and "& Sohne" on another.
My personal grail watch is definitely a Grand Lange (but I'd settle for an 1815 Up/Down ;).
The Up Down is a real beauty. ❤
You’re sooo right about the name positioning! You are also so right in your taste of watches 😍 the up down is something else!
More Lange coverage please!!
OUU HOOO! My pleasure! More hopefully coming soon! ;) I'd love to get an 1815 up down in! And a Lange 1
And maybe throw in a crazy Zeitwerk in the mix! 😂
The ampersand not aligned with the 12 is kind of a dumb complaint ? (from whoever that is) if you align it, then the entire text will be out of balance and it will look like it's tilted to left.
Recently bought a VC Patrimony (rose gold and blue dial). Not the cheapest VC. But beautiful.
Oh! Nice watch, beautiful.
i wish i could afford a Lange but i'm too peasant
I wish they would do more watches in stainless steel.
Get better soon!
I think, and this is only opinion:
Title should say "Cheapest A.Lange und Sohne one could buy after selling a kidney"