A. Lange & Söhne capped off its 25th anniversary year in a big way this week, launching its first entirely new collection since 2008 ? and it’s a collection many of the German manufacture’s ardent fans might not have expected. Here’s a look at the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus, which debuts as the first regularly produced timepiece in stainless steel, and introduces both a new integrated bracelet and a new in-house movement.
The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus is the brand’s first regularly produced watch in stainless steel.
The Odysseus, which the company describes as “sporty-elegant,” sports a 40.5-mm three-part case in stainless steel, with a sculpted and slightly cantilevered middle band, satin-brushed surfaces and chamfered edges. The case, measuring 11.1 mm thick, is integrated into a stainless steel bracelet whose lugs and links feature the same finishes and chamfers. Two sealed, tapered buttons at 2 and 4 o’clock on the case middle are used for quick correction of the date and day-of-the-week indications on the dial. The screw-down crown is another first for a Lange watch, as is the sport-friendly water resistance of 120 meters. The case and bracelet links have satin-brushing and chamfered edges.
Buttons on the side of the case allow for quick adjustments of the day and date.
The dark blue dial on the Odysseus hosts a traditional hours and minutes display, on lancet-shaped hands in the brand’s hallmark style, a sm...