De Haas touches on the idea that the adoption of the Datograph as a grail for many is purely
link circumstantial. The Datograph is Lange being Lange and the entire subculture and
link standard it spawned is a result of the sort of thinking that went into the actual development of the watch not what the watch would become. The Datograph continues to be a high-water mark for not only high-end hand
link finishing but traditionally constructed lateral clutch chronographs as well.