WATCH POP

Question for Stephanie, Tim and any others who saw the show at Liljenquist a couple weeks ago: Was I dreaming, or was there a white-dial Datograph in the display? I distinctly remember that there were 3 Datographs lined up: platinum/black face, rose gold/black face, and....rose gold/white face, without contrasting subdials. I didn't think this was remarkable (beautiful, certainly, but not remarkable) until I tried to tell people about the white-faced version. I have now been told that there is no such beast, and that the Lange folks claim no such watch exists.
Am I going nuts? If that watch was a figment of my imagination, I'm going to have to seek psychiatric help....and maybe stop drinking coffee from that particular Starbucks. =P
- Dave
d b e x 9 9 at g m a i l dot c o m nt full white dial (including subdials) in platinum...they were made with major ice (baguette diamonds on the bezel and markers), and at least 2 plain (no ice) platinum datographs, with a full white dial. Believe me that they have made a good choice with the black dial, white subdials on the datograph. The Dato has the most beautiful chronograph movement ever made, the case is absolutely gorgeous. The dial is HORRENDOUS, a complete insult to taste. This dial is like wearing white sport socks with Cleverley shoes, putting Ketchup on Tarte Tatin. That dial is the equivalent of a baby blue tuxedo. It is a typical nerdish attempt at over doing something that could have been perfect with a subtle simple black dial.
1) That Grande date should be black with white numerals, like the Black L1, it would give better look to the two white subdials and provide a better contrast between the chronograph function and the Grande date function, the 2 complications of that watch. That is plastic surgery, because you are assuming that a date should be on a chronograph (IMHO like a tie bar should be on a tie) in the first place.
2) Roman numerals on a Chronograph is so bad taste, I mean even Patek who has made is share of bad dial design in the past 30 years did not make that classic beginner ala Breitling mistake.
A chronograph has to be baton or Arabic. You don't mix and match Arabic/Roman.
3) Choices???? When I purchase a watch at the price range of a Dato, I want to be able to choose among a few dials and not be imposed with some designer or LOG Chairman favorite dial.
The Patinum is a C- but the PG is an F, white subdial/date with a Pink case, that is a baby Pink tuxedo.
William Just waiting to see the slings and arrows of the blind absolutist devotees showering the Lange horological landscape.
Simon