Thanks Rich. I'm hoping that Marco Lang will come out with some more movements and watches for his new company, Marco Lang Watches. Love the watches that Marco made for L&H, but I don't expect much new from L&H, and I'm hoping that Marco (www.marcolangwatches.com/en/main-page/) will have a few models that we can afford. Take care, Bill
BiIl, I can't believe you don't have at least a million subscribers. You have the most informative and helpful channel and all without shilling Rolex. You've got your finger on the pulse of watches...love your choices, especially the Lang & Heyne. Thank You.
Thanks Ralph, but what would I do with a million, especially if I had to communicate with them all.I like this self-selected group just fine.😉 Take care, Bill
Yes, Barış, I think that was a good move by L&H. They modified a Marco Lang design (the UWD 33.1) and created a watch that was both attractive and (relatively) affordable. Currently, the Hektor seems to be sold out here is the U.S. Take care, Bill
Great video Bill! The Dr. Strange watch is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Perpetual. Wonderful perpetual calendar for under $20k on the secondary market. Those Lange & Heyne watches are amazing. Very different aesthetic overall. A video on the comparison of German watches to their Swiss equivalent showing the differences would be cool. Keep up the good work.
You're right Monkey! I wasn't sure since I always think of that actor as either Sherlock Holmes or Alan Turing. Swiss vs. German...tricky. Take care, Bill
Fantastic series Bill. I was lucky enough to be able to purchase the green dial version of the Hektor. They only made 99 (33 in each color), but I hope they make more because it is amazing and more people should be able to experience this watch. I ordered it when it was announced in October and it arrived in April. The most surprising thing about this piece is the bracelet. The finishing on it is spectacular. The polished petticoat accents play with the light in a way photos can’t represent. The bracelet is sturdier than I expected, and it’s incredibly comfortable and balanced. The movement is interesting. I was fascinated by the way they made it an indirect center seconds without having to add an intermediate wheel. Its almost like the 33.1 was designed with the foresight of eventually extending it to support center seconds. The architecture is superb, and the finishing is what you’d expect at this price point. I would love to see this line get more attention. I think they’d have to make more of these for that to happen though.
Indeed, Lexcoaster, the Heinrich is a 'doozy' (love that term!), and one I'd dearly like to own ... in fact, the minute I win the Lottery, I'm getting one! Take care, Bill
Great video and series Bill, I really like Longines for making great watches with entry-level prices. I think JLC is the best-made watch in that segment, and also the most sound mechanically. I love Lang & Heyne's beautiful pieces, hopefully, will be able someday to add one to my collection, definitely want to build a german watch collection and L&H will be in the center of it.
A while back when Marco went independent, I bugged him about creating an affordable base movement like the UWD 33.1, and he tried to get Stefan Kudoke and Richard Habring involved, but they both passed. Maybe if we have success with our Lyrique Étude N°1 ... they'll look at our efforts in a different light, and we can create the German "JLC." Take care, Bill
Some great watches there, Bill! I think Longines now offer great quality for the price. The Reverso is one of my favourites - I love both the mono- and duo- face versions. But, I always think that JLC should find a way to produce a display caseback version - in these days of sapphire it's no less strong and would be cool to see that little shaped gem of a movement. That said, that Reverso case is quite a complex little beast!
James, here are some display backs on Reversos: [They must have read your mind.] www.watchprosite.com/jaeger-lecoultre/be-careful-what-you-wish-for---modem-burner-warning-/2.816028.5502093/ Take care, Bill
Hi Owen, Marco felt that 3 lugs would keep the band straighter. I know of no one who was crazy about the 3 lugs, but I got used to mine and it adds to the watch's style. Take care, Bill
Leigh, we were driving home yesterday and slowed down for a bicycle in the bike lane. When we were parallel with the bike, a black bear poked her head over the railing, and she and her two cubs were...being bears. Never a dull moment. Take care, Bill
I was considering getting one of those Longines HydroConquest watches but since I already have a few other Longines I ended up getting the Breitling SuperOcean instead. I love the GMT function so I might add that new Zulu Time release to my collection.
I like the Longines spirit and heritage sector dials but not a fan of their divers with the 6-9-12 Arabic dial. Would perhaps consider it if it had either all Arabic or all circular indices but my minor OCD doesn’t like the mixture being asymmetric. My Reverso duoface (med) is my favourite watch - and I have owned nearly a hundred. Thanks for your video- wonderful as always👍🏼
@@watchartsci no 100 watches in general!😄 - just 2 Reversos- a classique previously and more recently a duoface. For the Longines, I would prefer Arabic numerals at 3-6-9 with no date but I prefer dressier watches anyway so I will stick with the Longines x Hodinkee heritage sector dial which appeases my low level ocd 😂
First off, thanks for this video. How timely. Bill, I’m looking very seriously at the L&H Georg. May I check-in with you and your viewers for your opinion:If you were to place an order for this watch, which variant will you get? I am torn between: - white vs the rose gold. The former will wear cold and the latter, quite warm - in terms of customisation, which hands work the best, over time? For your opinions please - finish of the hands as well, gold or blues hands? - do you folks feel it is worth it to have the blue cabouchon on the crown? It’s an extra $1.5k I believe. Not sure if they still offer this presently in 2022 but I will find out - Strap colours Ok have narrowed my choice to a white enamel dial. I think the black, though different, will not bring out the design elements of the watch quite as well. Do weigh in and I would love to hear your opinions. I do note that anyone choosing a white gold case will have a an opaline border around the master movement on the reverse side of the watch! Thanks guys. Ardi
@@watchartsciI made a bet with a friend that you would probably go that way, as I know you love white metals! They are nice watches. Great enamel dial too...which I am lacking in my current collection. Thanks Bill. Take care for now!
Hi Rog, probably the difference between a Chronograph and a GMT. So, yes, it is a 759 ... no thanks to the JLC site where it could not be found. From a Hodinkee article. "The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronograph Calendar: Case, 40mm x 12.05mm, sapphire front and back, water resistant to 50 meters. Movement,👉JLC caliber 759, automatic chronograph, column-wheel-controlled with vertical-clutch coupling; 1,000-hour Master Control certification, adjusted in six positions; frequency, 4 Hz with 65-hour power reserve. Functions: hours, minutes, running seconds at 9:00; chronograph with complete calendar; display for the phase of the Moon." Take care, Bill
Azizan, silicon hairsprings solve a myriad of problems for mechanical watches: they are wholly unaffected by magnetic influences (they're non-magnetic), they are not as affected by heat and cold, and they keep their shape. However, they cannot be adjusted. Silicon is brittle, and the only way to adjust the balance is through adjusting the weights. If I wanted to have better accuracy, I would have kept my old quartz watches (quartz is nothing by silicon and oxygen). Or I would have got a Smart Watch with a link to an atomic clock that keeps near-perfect time. However, watch collection for me is in the traditional methods and materials found in watches made with transitional metals like steel, titanium, niobium and other transitional metals. Silicon is a metalloid (as is arsenic) and while perfectly capable of helping to keep time accurately in a mechanical watch, it just doesn't fit into the reason I got into watch collection. Take care, Bill.
I really like the series although you do spend an extraordinary time by complaining about the silicon hairsprings. It does tend to get old. =) I have the Zulu Time. It is accurate, amagnetic, and truly beautiful. I'm aspiring to acquire a Duoface Reverso next year to be my dress watch. The third tier is out of my reach. Did you ever own a Reverso and if you did, what did you like or hate about it. Jaeger-LeCoultre does have other awesome watches too, but I feel that I'm not ready to get a second watch from a maison yet. I need to experience more before I do that. Also, I do think that you can appreciate watches without buying every piece.
Hi Olli, yeah, I guess I do. Same with watch companies that claim "Swiss made" movement instead of Sellita or ETA...or whatever movement they're using. I suppose I just don't like the idea of rolling over for silicon in the most vital part of a mechanical watch. Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci keep up the good work on the Swiss made and so-called in-house movements. I do recognize that it's my own cognitive dissonance at work that makes the hairspring thing irksome. You have to stay true to your self.
Omar, I just don't like metalloids in traditional watchmaking. Silicon is brittle and you cannot adjust the spring. They're practical in a lot of ways, but I didn't get into High Horology for practical time-keeping ... my iPhone does that just fine or I could get a Smart Watch. I really don't have anything against them in that anyone who wants to get one will have a watch not affected by magnetic fields nor have their hairspring distorted by extreme heat or cold. Take care, Bill
Bill, I e-mailed you regarding Felix Habring2……did you change your email address? My question is simple.... where do you get the Felix serviced? is there any place in USA they can overhaul?
That's one way of putting it, Matti. ETA bought Valjoux and Swatch owns ETA. The column wheel chronograph was originally from a Valjoux 7750 design. Take care, Bill
Another great video Bill…really appreciating the Lang & Heyne timepieces.
Thanks Rich. I'm hoping that Marco Lang will come out with some more movements and watches for his new company, Marco Lang Watches. Love the watches that Marco made for L&H, but I don't expect much new from L&H, and I'm hoping that Marco (www.marcolangwatches.com/en/main-page/) will have a few models that we can afford. Take care, Bill
BiIl, I can't believe you don't have at least a million subscribers. You have the most informative and helpful channel and all without shilling Rolex. You've got your finger on the pulse of watches...love your choices, especially the Lang & Heyne. Thank You.
Thanks Ralph, but what would I do with a million, especially if I had to communicate with them all.I like this self-selected group just fine.😉 Take care, Bill
This series are great. Hektor is very interesting, blue version is pretty neat imo. 17k for a high/exceptional horology piece is not bad.
Yes, Barış, I think that was a good move by L&H. They modified a Marco Lang design (the UWD 33.1) and created a watch that was both attractive and (relatively) affordable. Currently, the Hektor seems to be sold out here is the U.S. Take care, Bill
Hi Bill. The Lang & Heyne look magnificent.
Yes, Tuna, they are magnificent watches. Take care, Bill
Great video Bill! The Dr. Strange watch is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Perpetual. Wonderful perpetual calendar for under $20k on the secondary market. Those Lange & Heyne watches are amazing. Very different aesthetic overall. A video on the comparison of German watches to their Swiss equivalent showing the differences would be cool. Keep up the good work.
You're right Monkey! I wasn't sure since I always think of that actor as either Sherlock Holmes or Alan Turing. Swiss vs. German...tricky. Take care, Bill
Fantastic series Bill. I was lucky enough to be able to purchase the green dial version of the Hektor. They only made 99 (33 in each color), but I hope they make more because it is amazing and more people should be able to experience this watch. I ordered it when it was announced in October and it arrived in April.
The most surprising thing about this piece is the bracelet. The finishing on it is spectacular. The polished petticoat accents play with the light in a way photos can’t represent. The bracelet is sturdier than I expected, and it’s incredibly comfortable and balanced.
The movement is interesting. I was fascinated by the way they made it an indirect center seconds without having to add an intermediate wheel. Its almost like the 33.1 was designed with the foresight of eventually extending it to support center seconds. The architecture is superb, and the finishing is what you’d expect at this price point.
I would love to see this line get more attention. I think they’d have to make more of these for that to happen though.
Ohhh, you got a gem in the green Hektor. Great planning on your part! Take care, Bill
Great selection. That last watch is a doozy! 😃😎
Indeed, Lexcoaster, the Heinrich is a 'doozy' (love that term!), and one I'd dearly like to own ... in fact, the minute I win the Lottery, I'm getting one! Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci it's a great grail watch! My collection of watches I would like to own grows way faster than the collection I actually own...
Three great brands with great selections! Thanks Dr.!
Glad you like them Javi! Any temptations? Take care, Bill
Much respect Bill. Thanks for you contributions to horology!
My pleasure, Stephen! Take care, Bill
At 8:00 it is the second crown not a pusher used to rotate the inner rehaut. At 15:55 Georg has regulator if you look closely.
Good catch Jasmine! Yes, turning the crown; not a pusher! Take care, Bill
Great video Bill, thanks 👍
You are very welcome Sean! Take care, Bill
Great video and series Bill, I really like Longines for making great watches with entry-level prices. I think JLC is the best-made watch in that segment, and also the most sound mechanically.
I love Lang & Heyne's beautiful pieces, hopefully, will be able someday to add one to my collection, definitely want to build a german watch collection and L&H will be in the center of it.
A while back when Marco went independent, I bugged him about creating an affordable base movement like the UWD 33.1, and he tried to get Stefan Kudoke and Richard Habring involved, but they both passed. Maybe if we have success with our Lyrique Étude N°1 ... they'll look at our efforts in a different light, and we can create the German "JLC." Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci That would be amazing Bill, I would definitely love that.
Some great watches there, Bill! I think Longines now offer great quality for the price. The Reverso is one of my favourites - I love both the mono- and duo- face versions. But, I always think that JLC should find a way to produce a display caseback version - in these days of sapphire it's no less strong and would be cool to see that little shaped gem of a movement. That said, that Reverso case is quite a complex little beast!
James, here are some display backs on Reversos: [They must have read your mind.] www.watchprosite.com/jaeger-lecoultre/be-careful-what-you-wish-for---modem-burner-warning-/2.816028.5502093/ Take care, Bill
the newly released green dial Polaris is a really nice looking piece
Yes Mark, I've avoided the duller colors (like black), and I agree green would be my choice as well. Take care, Bill
Lovely aesthetics on the dial and movements of the Lange and Hyne, wonder if there was a reason for the strap attachments/three lugs
Hi Owen, Marco felt that 3 lugs would keep the band straighter. I know of no one who was crazy about the 3 lugs, but I got used to mine and it adds to the watch's style. Take care, Bill
You should call this the bears beds. Too hard, too soft, and just right! Beauties all!!!
Leigh, we were driving home yesterday and slowed down for a bicycle in the bike lane. When we were parallel with the bike, a black bear poked her head over the railing, and she and her two cubs were...being bears. Never a dull moment. Take care, Bill
I was considering getting one of those Longines HydroConquest watches but since I already have a few other Longines I ended up getting the Breitling SuperOcean instead. I love the GMT function so I might add that new Zulu Time release to my collection.
I like their Zulu Time, Steve ... but not crazy about silicon hairsprings. Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci Maybe you should do some sort of series on wrist watches without silicon hairsprings, in different prices..?
@@thomasanonymous594 Not a bad idea but I don't think most collectors would be too interested...I wouldn't very much myself.Take care, Bill
I like the Longines spirit and heritage sector dials but not a fan of their divers with the 6-9-12 Arabic dial. Would perhaps consider it if it had either all Arabic or all circular indices but my minor OCD doesn’t like the mixture being asymmetric.
My Reverso duoface (med) is my favourite watch - and I have owned nearly a hundred.
Thanks for your video- wonderful as always👍🏼
Sam, drop your OCD and let the designers run amok! You've owned almost 100 Reverso Duofaces?! If so, you've discovered what you like! Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci no 100 watches in general!😄 - just 2 Reversos- a classique previously and more recently a duoface.
For the Longines, I would prefer Arabic numerals at 3-6-9 with no date but I prefer dressier watches anyway so I will stick with the Longines x Hodinkee heritage sector dial which appeases my low level ocd 😂
@@manuel_winde Live a little Sam! Park your OCD in the garage, and get some watches with clipped numbers!😉
I have the Longines Master chronograph as my travel watch. Mine has the bracelet. Can be hard to read the time as all 4 of the center hands are blue.
Yes, that does sound like a problem Kvom01. Take care, Bill
First off, thanks for this video. How timely.
Bill, I’m looking very seriously at the L&H Georg. May I check-in with you and your viewers for your opinion:If you were to place an order for this watch, which variant will you get?
I am torn between:
- white vs the rose gold. The former will wear cold and the latter, quite warm
- in terms of customisation, which hands work the best, over time? For your opinions please
- finish of the hands as well, gold or blues hands?
- do you folks feel it is worth it to have the blue cabouchon on the crown? It’s an extra $1.5k I believe. Not sure if they still offer this presently in 2022 but I will find out
- Strap colours
Ok have narrowed my choice to a white enamel dial. I think the black, though different, will not bring out the design elements of the watch quite as well.
Do weigh in and I would love to hear your opinions. I do note that anyone choosing a white gold case will have a an opaline border around the master movement on the reverse side of the watch!
Thanks guys.
Ardi
Ardi, I'd definitely go with the white dial and gold case...probably dark brown strap and blued hands. Great grail watch! Take care, Bill
@@watchartsciI made a bet with a friend that you would probably go that way, as I know you love white metals! They are nice watches. Great enamel dial too...which I am lacking in my current collection. Thanks Bill. Take care for now!
@@Hardjoe888 I'm becoming predictable ... 🙃
Is that the correct calibre (759) in the JLC Master Control Chronograph Calendar? As my JLC Master Control GMT has a calibre 975.
Hi Rog, probably the difference between a Chronograph and a GMT. So, yes, it is a 759 ... no thanks to the JLC site where it could not be found. From a Hodinkee article. "The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronograph Calendar: Case, 40mm x 12.05mm, sapphire front and back, water resistant to 50 meters. Movement,👉JLC caliber 759, automatic chronograph, column-wheel-controlled with vertical-clutch coupling; 1,000-hour Master Control certification, adjusted in six positions; frequency, 4 Hz with 65-hour power reserve. Functions: hours, minutes, running seconds at 9:00; chronograph with complete calendar; display for the phase of the Moon." Take care, Bill
Hi Bill, forgive me if I missed it in your video. Is there any particular reason that you are not into silicon hairspring?
Azizan, silicon hairsprings solve a myriad of problems for mechanical watches: they are wholly unaffected by magnetic influences (they're non-magnetic), they are not as affected by heat and cold, and they keep their shape. However, they cannot be adjusted. Silicon is brittle, and the only way to adjust the balance is through adjusting the weights. If I wanted to have better accuracy, I would have kept my old quartz watches (quartz is nothing by silicon and oxygen). Or I would have got a Smart Watch with a link to an atomic clock that keeps near-perfect time. However, watch collection for me is in the traditional methods and materials found in watches made with transitional metals like steel, titanium, niobium and other transitional metals. Silicon is a metalloid (as is arsenic) and while perfectly capable of helping to keep time accurately in a mechanical watch, it just doesn't fit into the reason I got into watch collection. Take care, Bill.
@@watchartsci Thank you.
I really like the series although you do spend an extraordinary time by complaining about the silicon hairsprings. It does tend to get old. =)
I have the Zulu Time. It is accurate, amagnetic, and truly beautiful. I'm aspiring to acquire a Duoface Reverso next year to be my dress watch. The third tier is out of my reach.
Did you ever own a Reverso and if you did, what did you like or hate about it. Jaeger-LeCoultre does have other awesome watches too, but I feel that I'm not ready to get a second watch from a maison yet. I need to experience more before I do that. Also, I do think that you can appreciate watches without buying every piece.
Hi Olli, yeah, I guess I do. Same with watch companies that claim "Swiss made" movement instead of Sellita or ETA...or whatever movement they're using. I suppose I just don't like the idea of rolling over for silicon in the most vital part of a mechanical watch. Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci keep up the good work on the Swiss made and so-called in-house movements. I do recognize that it's my own cognitive dissonance at work that makes the hairspring thing irksome. You have to stay true to your self.
what is it you dont like about silicum hair spring ?
Omar, I just don't like metalloids in traditional watchmaking. Silicon is brittle and you cannot adjust the spring. They're practical in a lot of ways, but I didn't get into High Horology for practical time-keeping ... my iPhone does that just fine or I could get a Smart Watch. I really don't have anything against them in that anyone who wants to get one will have a watch not affected by magnetic fields nor have their hairspring distorted by extreme heat or cold. Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci i see make sense if your like to use timegraph and adjust accuracy.
thanks bill
Bill, I e-mailed you regarding Felix Habring2……did you change your email address? My question is simple.... where do you get the Felix serviced? is there any place in USA they can overhaul?
Chin-swan yes, new email, best to use PM on FB, 'High Horology Lounge.' I'll send my H2 to Austria when it needs service. Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci Thak you Bill
Lang & Heyne movement with the opposite approach to the traditional German threequarter plate, a bridge for each jewel.
Heresy.
Without heresy, V-Man, nothing new gets done. Take care, Bill (the heretic)
This is so true! Very well said....
So, Longines made a column wheel out of Valjoux? 🤔🤔🤔
That's one way of putting it, Matti. ETA bought Valjoux and Swatch owns ETA. The column wheel chronograph was originally from a Valjoux 7750 design. Take care, Bill
Longines has zero hand finishing at any price point. Swatch brands are mostly pricing strategies.
Indeed they are Ivan. That's why they're not as expensive. Take care, Bill
Loads of watches have silicon hairsprings. Also masters of the universe has nothing to do with dr strange!
They do Lucas, and so, knock yourself out. Whoops... messed up on Dr. Strange... good to hear from a graphic novel expert. Take care, Bill