A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Hands-On Review

singingbee · 2019-10-24T11:09:23Z

Hands-on review of the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus, the brand's first steel sports watch. Insights on caliber L155.1, bracelet, and design.

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Singingbee provides a hands-on review of the highly anticipated A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus, the brand's first steel sports watch. The author shares initial impressions on its wearability, the new Datomatic caliber L155.1, and offers critical feedback on the integrated bracelet, suggesting future strap options could enhance its sports watch identity.

Glad to be able to view and have some hands on time with the highly anticipated Odysseus, Lange’s first steel sports watch

The 40.5mm steel case and 11.1mm thickness wears perfectly on my small wrist. I also appreciate that Lange came out with a new manufacture caliber L155.1 (also known as the Datomatic) together with this new model. It features Day and Date windows with quick set pushers on the right side of the case. And the pushers are as per the usual Lange standard, buttery smooth.

My personal take is that the bracelet is well build and finished to a high standard. It even has easy to use micro-adjustment which is a very nice touch. However it does not pair very well with the case and dial. Somehow it straddles somewhere between elegant and sporty but not enough on either aspects. The bracelet is an integral part of a modern luxury sports model and I feel it can be better here. I understand that there will be straps option coming for the Odysseus next year and I hope that Lange will come out with a nice rubber strap for the Odysseus. I believe the Odysseus will definitely look better on a nice quality rubber strap. This will enable the watch to better embrace its intended identity as a luxury sports watch.

Key Points from the Discussion

The new manufacture caliber L155.1 (Datomatic) features day and date windows with buttery smooth quick-set pushers, maintaining Lange's high standards.
The bracelet, while well-built and finished with micro-adjustment, doesn't perfectly complement the case and dial, straddling between elegant and sporty without fully committing to either.
A collector questions if the date and weekday pushers lock to prevent accidental changes, citing past issues with other brands, highlighting a vital feature for watches with such complications.
Further emphasizing the importance of pusher locking, a collector notes potential issues if activated underwater, despite the watch's appeal as a sports watch.
Agreement that as the Odysseus line matures and more options become available, the overall appeal and integration might improve over time.
The idea of seeing the Odysseus on a rubber strap is met with interest, suggesting it could enhance the watch's intended sports identity.

The Discussion

SALMANPK

Oct 24, 2019

I agree with you, as the line matures and more options come out things might get better with time. S

watch-er

Oct 24, 2019

is already pretty scratched up that one

BABKA

Oct 24, 2019

Thanks for the superb wrist shot!

MTR

Oct 24, 2019

this was just the wrapped plastic? Best, Thomas

batholith

Oct 24, 2019

Great to see the photographs. As you say, it would be very interesting to see this on a rubber strap as well.

recoveringwatchaholic

Oct 26, 2019

...the need for a rubber strap in this post. Lol.

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