For now, I’d like to simply talk a bit more about the replica watches after having seen them and placed them on my wrist. Thus, for those who are offended by “watch porn,” perhaps you can suggest a more appropriate term to describe what we are seeing here in the new-for-SIHH-2016 A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon.
I understand that several of our more genteel audience members and colleagues in the watch industry may find our ongoing usage of the term “watch porn” to be vulgar, however, we have yet to discover a more apt way to refer to watches (and the images thereof) that inspire our passion on such a basic and visceral level. If you are a first-time tourbillon buyer then, yes, you probably want to show it off a little bit. I covered the A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon recently here before having had an opportunity to see it hands-on. Compared to standard Datograph watches, this new calibre L.952.2 manually wound movement isn’t tremendously diverse, however,r it now has a tourbillon.I recommend you visit that article for more information on the tech specs and overall details of the watch. The combination of aesthetic element and sheer engineering wonder go together thus well in a timepiece such as this.
Thicker than the standard Datograph Up/Down, the A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon uses the same 41.5mm-wide case size – here, in platinum. Our DavidBrendann continues to suggest that if several ones do not become a timepiece lover by viewing the back of an A. Lange & Sohne Datograph, there is little chance they will ever become a timepiece lover. With that said, one can easily ask the question, “why to  purchase a tourbillon if it is not visible on the dial, as is the case in most tourbillon-equipped watches?” This, of course, changes the dynamic of the timepiece and is the real “luxury icing on the cake” given that the addition of the perpetual calendar complication is several things that we interpret as more functional.
This isn’t a question that I can faithfully answer without suggesting that the answer is going to be very subjective. Comfortable on the wrist, this massively complex beauty is still hefty thanks to the platinum material and feels decidedly complex given its range of very hard-to-produce complications done as merely the German masters at A. Lange & Sohne can accomplish. If you are a seasoned watch collector and the addition of a tourbillon really doesn’t add much to your daily wearing experience or level of excitement, then perhaps the addition of the extra effort put into the watch is valuable to you, however,r it isn’t a feature you need to be exposed on the dial. A good replica like this is pretty hard to find and even the quality of the materials used is outstanding and probably the main reason why the replica watches looks so amazing in the first place. Fake  A. Lange & Sohne has for a long time been dedicated to the notion of “stealth wealth,” and a timepiece like the A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon with a “hidden” tourbillon merely visible through the rear of the watch is a very direct manifestation of that concept.
The dial colors are a bit loud, however, it really does go with the theme well. The colors, design inspirations, and overall explanation of the shape make the watch sound insane to silly, however, in person and on the wrist, it totally works. Speaking of the power reserve indicator, I found that it is much less obvious in person than one might expect from the perfect marketing images from A. Lange & Sohne. This watch feels like a successful blend between several things familiar and several things new within a brand that continues to be mega hot despite its pricing which is attainable for the 1% of the 1%.