A. Lange & Söhne / Odysseus
A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus
Collection profile · 2019
The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus is the manufacture’s sporty-elegant watch family, introduced in 2019 with an integrated bracelet, 120-metre water resistance, outsized day and date displays, and a dedicated self-winding Datomatic movement developed specifically for the line.
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Pronunciation & name
oh-DISS-ee-us
Why it matters
Odysseus matters because it opened an entirely new chapter for A. Lange & Söhne: a modern, water-resistant, bracelet-equipped luxury sports watch that still preserves the brand’s distinctive Saxon design language, oversized calendar displays, and exceptionally finished in-house movements.
Key references
Collection timeline
- 2019 — A. Lange & Söhne launched the Odysseus in stainless steel as its first sporty-elegant watch family with an integrated metal bracelet and dedicated calibre L155.1 Datomatic.
- 2020 — The collection expanded with an Odysseus in 750 white gold, broadening the family beyond the original steel debut.
- 2022 — Lange introduced the limited Odysseus in titanium, the manufacture’s first titanium watch, with an ice-blue dial and matching titanium bracelet.
- 2023 — The Odysseus Chronograph debuted as a limited 100-piece model, introducing Lange’s first self-winding chronograph movement, calibre L156.1 Datomatic.
- 2025 — The Odysseus Honeygold arrived with a full HONEYGOLD® case and bracelet, adding a precious-metal bracelet execution limited to 100 pieces.
News
- The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus, A New Stainless Steel Watch On Bracelet 2019 — Coverage of the launch model explained the significance of Odysseus as Lange’s new steel sports-watch family with bracelet and dedicated automatic movement. ↗
- The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus, Now In White Gold 2020 — The second major Odysseus release moved the collection into precious metal with a white-gold case on rubber strap while retaining the core display layout and Datomatic movement. ↗
- A. Lange & Söhne Introduces The Odysseus In Titanium 2022 — This report covered the limited titanium Odysseus, notable as the brand’s first-ever titanium watch and the third execution of the collection. ↗
- Introducing the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Chronograph 2023 — Revolution detailed the chronograph’s novel central timing display and dynamic reset-to-zero behavior, as well as its significance as Lange’s first self-winding chronograph. ↗
- The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Honeygold, Now with Solid Gold Case & Bracelet 2025 — Monochrome reported on the Honeygold edition, highlighting its full precious-metal case-and-bracelet format and chocolate-brown dial. ↗
Fun facts
Collector note 1
The titanium Odysseus was the first titanium watch ever introduced by A. Lange & Söhne.
Collector note 2
The Odysseus Chronograph resets its central chronograph hands with an unusual dynamic return-to-zero sequence rather than a conventional instant snap-back.
FAQ
When was the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus introduced?
The Odysseus collection debuted in 2019 with the stainless-steel reference 363.179.
Why is the Odysseus important for Lange?
It is Lange’s sporty-elegant family with integrated bracelet architecture, 120-metre water resistance, and a dedicated automatic movement created specifically for the collection.
What movement powers the standard Odysseus models?
The three-hand Odysseus models use the in-house calibre L155.1 Datomatic, a self-winding movement with day and outsize date displays.
What makes the Odysseus Chronograph special?
It introduced the calibre L156.1 Datomatic, the manufacture’s first self-winding chronograph movement, with centrally mounted chronograph hands and dual-function pushers.
More from A. Lange & Söhne
- Lange 1 — A. Lange & Söhne’s defining modern classic, the Lange 1 pairs an off-centre dial, outsize date, power-reserve display and Saxon movement finishing in a design first launched on 24 October 1994 and still central to the brand’s identity.
- 1815 — A. Lange & Söhne’s 1815 is the Saxon manufacture’s classically styled family, named after Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s 1815 birth year and shaped by 19th-century Glashütte pocket-watch cues such as Arabic numerals, chemin-de-fer minute tracks, subsidiary seconds and manually wound movements.
- Saxonia — A. Lange & Söhne’s Saxonia collection is the brand’s broadest expression of understated elegance: a family that pairs minimalist German design with increasingly sophisticated mechanics, from slim two-hand dress watches to outsize-date models, moon phases, annual calendars and the Datograph line. Named for Saxony, it also connects the modern manufacture to its regional roots in Glashütte.
- Zeitwerk
— Revolutionary jumping-numerals display — digital time in a mechanical watch, introduced 2009.