WOW, what a ticking beauty the new ODYSSEUS is! I love its total independent design and the fact that A. Lange & Söhne developed the L155.1 DATOMATIC movement with a new & unique weekday indication.
I had the ODYSSEUS on my wrist, the watch fits perfectly and it looks really cool.
Well, now I am very curious to read your comments and to discuss the ODYSSEUS with you.
In brief this is what you need to know about the new A. Lange & Söhne sporty-elegant watch:
The new ODYSSEUS is a watch for people who admire fine watchmaking but live active lives.
The design of the stainless-steel case with a diameter of 40,5 millimeters and a height of 11,1 millimeters, featuring an integrated stainless-steel bracelet, embraces traditional A. Lange & Söhne brand elements and reinterprets them.
This applies particularly to the sculpted, slightly cantilevered middle band of the three-part case. Its surfaces are decorated with a satin contour finish and the edges are emphasized with a chamfer.
The combination of brushed surfaces and chamfered edges is echoed on the lugs and links of the massive stainless-steel bracelet. Specially sealed, tapered buttons for correcting the date and the day of week are arranged at 2 and 4 o’clock.
The new ODYSSEUS is the first A. Lange & Söhne watch with a water-resistant case and a screw-down crown. The watch is guaranteed waterproof up to 120 meters.
Movement: A. Lange & Söhne manufacture calibre L155.1 DATOMATIC, self-winding, crafted to the most exacting A. Lange & Söhne quality standards, decorated and assembled by hand; precision-adjusted in five positions; unidirectionally winding central rotor with platinum centrifugal mass; balance bridge engraved by hand
Movement parts: 312
Jewels: 31
Screwed gold chatons: 1
Escapement: traditional lever escapement
Oscillation system: Shock-resistant balance with four poising screws; balance spring manufactured in-house (!) with a frequency of 28,800 A/h (= 4 hertz), precision-beat-adjustment with cam and whiplash spring.
Power reserve: 50 hours when fully wound
Functions: Time indicated in hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds dial with stop seconds; day-of-week and date displays.
Operating elements: Screw-down crown for winding the watch and setting the time; two buttons for correcting the day of week and date.
Case dimensions: Diameter: 40.5 millimeters; height: 11.1 millimeters
Movement dimensions: Diameter: 32.9 millimeters; height: 6.2 millimeters
Case: Stainless steel
Water resistance: 120 meters
Dial: Brass, dark-blue
Hands: White gold, hours and minutes luminous.
Glass & case-back: Sapphire crystal (Mohs hardness 9)
Bracelet: Stainless steel.
Buckle: Safety deployant buckle with precision adjustment mechanism for adjusting the length.
Price: 28.000 Euro including 19 % VAT.
Limitation: None!
I expect A. Lange & Söhne to manufacture 300 - 400 ODYSSEUS per year.
Today, A. Lange & Söhne has five watch families:
LANGE 1
SAXONIA
1815
RICHARD LANGE
ZEITWERK
The ODYSSEUS is the new face that introduces a sixth watch family. I wish @alangesoehne the best of luck for its new ticking superstar!
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