New A. Lange & Söhne boutique in Ion; Ion strengthening position as a premiere destination for watch connoisseurs
Ion Orchard has from the beginning established itself as a choice destination for luxury goods shopping. With celebrated brands like Louis Vuitton, Prada, Rolex, Cartier, Bally and Miu Miu having sprawling boutiques, to name a few top brands. It also had maybe the first TWG before this afternoon tea destination became more well known to the majority.
Ion Orchard has also been a destination of choice for watch connoisseurs. Aside from Rolex, it had boutiques for Patek Philippe, IWC Schaffhausen Boutique, Franck Muller and Richard Mille. Omega and Tag Heuer also have their boutiques. Plus, you have L' Atelier by The Hour Glass and Cortina Watch, which cover a broad range of horology houses. Between these two shops you have access to all the big names that don't have individual boutiques here - Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Audemars Piguet, Blancpain and the names you'd expect to read from any issue of Grand Complications. Then this year, Officine Panerai has opened its own boutique, and now A. Lange and Söhne has also opened a very tastefully appointed, well-stocked boutique.
A watchmaker's workbench on display at the L' Atelier by The Hour Glass, at Ion Orchard. Check out the complications and the hundreds if fine parts!
The aura of the Lange shop is one to see and appreciate as any watch lover could marvel at the intricacies of the Lange complications and enjoy the archaic feel of this shop. Hard-to-find Lange pieces are available here. If you love watches, you need to come to Ion. Make sure to linger at the IWC boutique, another shop that has a grand feel to it and a very rich display of models, including boutique-only exclusives. And go to the L' Atelier by The Hour Glass that has on showcase some tools used in the previous era of watchmaking, giving you a glimpse into how difficult it is to make a fine mechanical watch, especially without the automated, computer-controlled machining equipment and assembly robots of today! Everything was done by hand. Even with turning machines, the skill of a master watchmaker was indispensable!
A tool for working on the escapement, on display at the L' Atelier by The Hour Glass, at Ion Orchard. It's amazing how these mechanical tools could be used to create finely-tuned precision parts in the hands of a master watchmaker.
This is one reason I enjoy fine mechanical watches. To the one who has eyes to see, it is an unmistakable testament to the glory of our Creator God. If the Big Bang were true, then why shouldn't everything just continually hurl outwardly in all directions, expanding without end to fill whatever void was in the universe. Why would stars and planets and moons form? Why would gravity exist? Why would parts of matter conglomerate then spin and rotate, or more specifically - why would the Earth rotate on an even axis, marking a day? Then why would the Earth revolve around the sun on a regular pattern, marking a year? Why would the moon rotate around the Earth, marking months and seasons? And why would constellations revolve around our night sky, again marking the passing of seasons (this is from our vantage point, but it is the Earth rotating and revolving around the sun causing these)? To the uninitiated, the stars at night are a random scattering of twinkling lights. To the seasoned eye, the stars and constellations move as clockwork, slowly turning in extremely high precision, more precise than any mechanical watch as yet invented, and so precise as to be the basis for navigation on open seas before the invention of radars and GPS, when the very lives of seafarers depended on knowledge of the constancy of the position of stars and of the sun in relation to time! And the heavens do all these while hurtling outwardly at extremely high speeds that we don't even feel! How could all these precise workings happen all at the same time, and we don't see nor understand the gears that make these possible!
Watchmaking tools on display at the L' Atelier by The Hour Glass, at Ion Orchard.
In the book of Genesis in the Bible, we read
God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years, and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” It was so. God made two great lights – the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also. (Genesis 1:14-16 NET)
Our lights in the sky do exactly that - they indicate seasons and days and years (of course they don't do only that but do other things as well). Why should there be a pattern of regularity if everything was just from a random explosion? Of course people who refuse to consider the reality of God can create theories to explain this, but are they logical explanations? If one can believe that a mechanical watch with 300+ miniature parts and gears could form on its own and be assembled on its own and be powered up for 6,000 years on its own (and I don't know of any mechanical watch that has a spring that goes beyond 32 days!), then that person can believe that the Earth, the sun, the moon and the stars formed on their own. But I believe for the majority of us, especially those who enjoy fine watches (and think about a perpetual calendar watch!), we can concede that the universe is too ordered for everything to just happen by chance, and for some of us we need to go back to God and repent of disregarding Him and start recognizing His grace and His creative power. We shouldn't be guilty of logical inconsistency, but we should come into a wonderful relationship with a living Savior.
Now after an enjoyable afternoon shopping or going around Ion Orchard, you may want to treat yourself to a cold or cozy drink, and something savory or sweet. One option I enjoy is Epilogue inside Prologue on the fourth floor of Ion. This place offers an enclave away from the bustling crowds at typical restaurants and coffee places, with a very pleasant ambiance, and very importantly- no waiting lines.
Enjoy your visit to Ion!
Learn more about the soundness of faith in God and His Word. Check out Answers in Genesis' articles on a broad range of topics.
Just another thought. How many bullets have ever fired in all the wars and battles since the invention of gunpowder? How many mines exploded, grenades blasted, TNT detonated, bombs banged? Would you guess a million? Much more? Has anything of lasting, functional value ever been created by any single blast? "Oh look, a nicely crafted wooden rocking chair came out after we exploded a bomb in the forest!", is something quite unlikely to be heard even after multiplying the number of explosions by any factor. And a mechanical timepiece? "Oh look, a perpetual calendar came out after we detonated TNT in this coal mine!", is therefore a statement of impossibility. So yes, let's celebrate that we have a creator God who calls us into a relationship with Him. Check out the invitation to this relationship at the later part of this blog entry. I pray you will make the logical choice!
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Ion Orchard has also been a destination of choice for watch connoisseurs. Aside from Rolex, it had boutiques for Patek Philippe, IWC Schaffhausen Boutique, Franck Muller and Richard Mille. Omega and Tag Heuer also have their boutiques. Plus, you have L' Atelier by The Hour Glass and Cortina Watch, which cover a broad range of horology houses. Between these two shops you have access to all the big names that don't have individual boutiques here - Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Audemars Piguet, Blancpain and the names you'd expect to read from any issue of Grand Complications. Then this year, Officine Panerai has opened its own boutique, and now A. Lange and Söhne has also opened a very tastefully appointed, well-stocked boutique.
A watchmaker's workbench on display at the L' Atelier by The Hour Glass, at Ion Orchard. Check out the complications and the hundreds if fine parts!
The aura of the Lange shop is one to see and appreciate as any watch lover could marvel at the intricacies of the Lange complications and enjoy the archaic feel of this shop. Hard-to-find Lange pieces are available here. If you love watches, you need to come to Ion. Make sure to linger at the IWC boutique, another shop that has a grand feel to it and a very rich display of models, including boutique-only exclusives. And go to the L' Atelier by The Hour Glass that has on showcase some tools used in the previous era of watchmaking, giving you a glimpse into how difficult it is to make a fine mechanical watch, especially without the automated, computer-controlled machining equipment and assembly robots of today! Everything was done by hand. Even with turning machines, the skill of a master watchmaker was indispensable!
A tool for working on the escapement, on display at the L' Atelier by The Hour Glass, at Ion Orchard. It's amazing how these mechanical tools could be used to create finely-tuned precision parts in the hands of a master watchmaker.
This is one reason I enjoy fine mechanical watches. To the one who has eyes to see, it is an unmistakable testament to the glory of our Creator God. If the Big Bang were true, then why shouldn't everything just continually hurl outwardly in all directions, expanding without end to fill whatever void was in the universe. Why would stars and planets and moons form? Why would gravity exist? Why would parts of matter conglomerate then spin and rotate, or more specifically - why would the Earth rotate on an even axis, marking a day? Then why would the Earth revolve around the sun on a regular pattern, marking a year? Why would the moon rotate around the Earth, marking months and seasons? And why would constellations revolve around our night sky, again marking the passing of seasons (this is from our vantage point, but it is the Earth rotating and revolving around the sun causing these)? To the uninitiated, the stars at night are a random scattering of twinkling lights. To the seasoned eye, the stars and constellations move as clockwork, slowly turning in extremely high precision, more precise than any mechanical watch as yet invented, and so precise as to be the basis for navigation on open seas before the invention of radars and GPS, when the very lives of seafarers depended on knowledge of the constancy of the position of stars and of the sun in relation to time! And the heavens do all these while hurtling outwardly at extremely high speeds that we don't even feel! How could all these precise workings happen all at the same time, and we don't see nor understand the gears that make these possible!
Watchmaking tools on display at the L' Atelier by The Hour Glass, at Ion Orchard.
In the book of Genesis in the Bible, we read
God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years, and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” It was so. God made two great lights – the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also. (Genesis 1:14-16 NET)
Our lights in the sky do exactly that - they indicate seasons and days and years (of course they don't do only that but do other things as well). Why should there be a pattern of regularity if everything was just from a random explosion? Of course people who refuse to consider the reality of God can create theories to explain this, but are they logical explanations? If one can believe that a mechanical watch with 300+ miniature parts and gears could form on its own and be assembled on its own and be powered up for 6,000 years on its own (and I don't know of any mechanical watch that has a spring that goes beyond 32 days!), then that person can believe that the Earth, the sun, the moon and the stars formed on their own. But I believe for the majority of us, especially those who enjoy fine watches (and think about a perpetual calendar watch!), we can concede that the universe is too ordered for everything to just happen by chance, and for some of us we need to go back to God and repent of disregarding Him and start recognizing His grace and His creative power. We shouldn't be guilty of logical inconsistency, but we should come into a wonderful relationship with a living Savior.
Now after an enjoyable afternoon shopping or going around Ion Orchard, you may want to treat yourself to a cold or cozy drink, and something savory or sweet. One option I enjoy is Epilogue inside Prologue on the fourth floor of Ion. This place offers an enclave away from the bustling crowds at typical restaurants and coffee places, with a very pleasant ambiance, and very importantly- no waiting lines.
Enjoy your visit to Ion!
Learn more about the soundness of faith in God and His Word. Check out Answers in Genesis' articles on a broad range of topics.
Just another thought. How many bullets have ever fired in all the wars and battles since the invention of gunpowder? How many mines exploded, grenades blasted, TNT detonated, bombs banged? Would you guess a million? Much more? Has anything of lasting, functional value ever been created by any single blast? "Oh look, a nicely crafted wooden rocking chair came out after we exploded a bomb in the forest!", is something quite unlikely to be heard even after multiplying the number of explosions by any factor. And a mechanical timepiece? "Oh look, a perpetual calendar came out after we detonated TNT in this coal mine!", is therefore a statement of impossibility. So yes, let's celebrate that we have a creator God who calls us into a relationship with Him. Check out the invitation to this relationship at the later part of this blog entry. I pray you will make the logical choice!
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