Top steel watches are called "Steel King" such as: Patek Philippe Nautilus, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, these are scarce products, very popular, increasing in value every year, to this year, there is a strong competitor in the King of Steel, Odysseus of Lange & Söhne, let's analyze this potential watch today.
1) A. Lange & Söhne changes its strategy
Lange & Söhne has suffered a lot of defeats in the past two years, and the original luxury steel watch Odysseus was to benchmark the Patek Philippe Nautilus, to create a new myth of the King of Steel, but there has been no good response since it came out, which refers to the three-hand ordinary version,
According to this situation, A. Lange & Söhne changed its sales strategy this year and launched a chronograph version of the Odysseus, which was limited to 100 pieces, and the supply was very tightly controlled. The regular version of the small three-needle Odysseus is unlimited, consumers don't seem to cherish it, and the second-hand market does not have a good premium ability.
2) A. Lange & Söhne's new timing technology
If it is not enough to just reduce production, after all, there are many limited watches, another big move of A. Lange & Söhne is to adopt a new timekeeping method, which is an unprecedented timekeeping method, when the stopwatch chronograph button is turned on, the white traditional second hand quickly returns to zero, the red chronograph second hand directly flies to the chronograph second hand position, and the 6 o'clock position is used to record the stopwatch time, which is visually reflected in the red hand when it is reset to zero, it will rotate like a propeller. A new way of keeping time.
3) Lange & Söhne's movement technology
Lange & Söhne has taken great pains in this chronograph Odysseus, using many technologies, especially the process of the movement, using the L 15 6.1 automatic chronograph movement, using a cylindrical wheel and a vertical clutch to make the chronograph more accurate, the hands can be switched seamlessly, the Lange & Söhne L 156.1 calibre is very unique, and most of the chronograph watches are made of sealed case backs, because the polishing is not in place, and the shortcomings are fully displayed.
However, A. Lange & Söhne can display the movement in different layers, and at the same time hollow out the cylindrical wheel, the vertical clutch is also displayed, which is extremely rare in the world of luxury watches, and the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus is of great significance, and it is the first automatic chronograph since the revival of A. Lange & Söhne in 1994. The brand attaches great importance to it, and announced the sale at the beginning of the year, but at the end of the year, there was no physical object in China, which shows its scarcity.
Summary of tips: A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus timekeeping is undoubtedly the big move of the A. Lange & Söhne brand, which determines the scarcity attribute in a limited way, and captures the old fans of the technical school with the complicated movement technology, and the ultra-high craftsmanship of the movement polishes this to serve the aesthetic school. At present, it has begun to be hyped in the secondary market, and this "steel king" will surely surpass the nautilus. At present, this Odysseus has reached 1.03 million, and it will be even higher after being fried, on a par with the precious metal nautilus and royal oak. How would you rate this watch?
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