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My dislike has nothing to do with Camille Fournet or the quality of the strap. I just don't like the change to (1) the padding profile and (2) the finish. The rectangular padding profile really bothers me -- how the padding steeply drops off on the sides, where the stitching is. I have a strong pref

I believe Camille Fournet is Lange's most recent bulk strap manufacturer. In the distant past, Lange used Kaufmann and also Perrin. I thought Jean Rousseau only makes custom straps for Lange, not Lange's stock straps.

But I like congee. And I LOVE that strap on the 1815 Chrono Boutique edition.

I remember the days when I could actually see the smaller complications with my naked eye. They were nice!

Lange has made thicker watches, such as the Tourbograph and the Lange 31, which are similarly uncomfortable. The ZW Striking Time (at 13.1mm) is probably my limit for thickness.

I like it much more than the Datograph Up/Down Lumen. I typically don't like watches with dials that are this "busy," and the moonphase disc is annoyingly small. Those things bothered me in the "normal" Dato PC Tourbillon but not on this version. I would feel better about the pink dial version if on

SO much nicer in person than in the photos! Usually when wearing the watch on the right, I don't want to trade for whatever else is in front of me. But in this case, I'd make an exception!