A. Lange & Söhne

Sales associate told me to buy Lange 1 moonphase and get the odysee allocation… I couldn’t believe that they are now openly offering or asking you to buy one get another piece … ...  

… as demand might slow down due to multiple crisis. Given their behavior during the last years I hope that they get a very big hit in the time to come, have to change their arrogant management and re-start with a more customer oriented approach.

But i read many times ALS owners have difficulties with off set hands, date troubles. Rolex problems? Very rare. So be arrogant and the watches are not as good Rolex made watches, arrogance will not go on forever. In my opinion, i never liked the design o... 

Exactly.

It seems the target audience is "those who can afford" rather than those I really want to have...

I was told I would get one if I bought a Zeitwerk and then was told "nah" This was directly from a Lange boutique. I even had messages saved. They really do not care about their customers. I even bought *before* Lange went way up in value... Now I spend m... 

Relative to other maybe my spend was too small?

It’s an amazing piece, but it should also absolutely allow you an Odysseus. But it shouldn’t be a prerequisite, no.

Sold it after they flaked on me.

Would not buy.

A brand that aspires to compete with the Trinity should avoid this type of behaviour.

so this behavior at Lange and/or Harrods gives some clues on the salaries of their sales staff

And in my experience the staff does not even breathe without the consent of the management . Typical richemont style

And I agree with your stance

The odyssey you need to embark upon to get to where you want.

I never understood the allure of the Odysseus line. I'm sure that they are very well-built in typical Lange style, but for me, Lange 1/Dato/Zeit/RL etc. are much more horologically interesting.🤷 Just my personal opinion ... no offense intended to any Ody ... 

Not a fan of this sales tactic. It’s like Rolex all over again. Not a good look for ALS

That's what some crazy person is going to take away from your post. I'm personally not crazy about the Odysseus, so they can have at it!

I've had many encounters with people who were told to buy one or more dress watches to obtain the chance to buy an Odysseus. I've seen demands for over $300,000 in qualifying purchases to obtain recent limited edition models. That's a great reason to go a... 

Lange is also awesome. But Lange has too many people after just a few specific models - how can it separate the speculators from the true clients? And how can Lange reward their good clients... I don't see Lange as doing something that egregious.

There are so many great watches, to enjoy. Let them keep their watches for the shareholders of Richemont...

...fortunately they are not the 'hot' references...

But I appreciate it when a company is transparent (assuming they honor their word). If more watch retailers would lay out a clear plan for you to acquire your end-goal piece then why isn't this a good thing? It's easier for us the consumer to decide if th... 

That's too bad as I do like quite a few of their pieces and the one problem I had was corrected to satisfaction. I suppose much has changed.

I love the Lange 1 Moonphase - purchased the WG black dial. The Odysseus just doesn’t do it for me. All I see is a round dial watch case on a bracelet that doesn’t look particularly integrated - but to each their own I guess.