A. Lange & Sohne Odysseus White Gold, Leather or Rubber Straps (Price)
Six months ago, in October 2019, A. Lange & Sohne unveiled the Odysseus, its first luxury steel sports watch. Unlike the icons that have dominated this segment for decades, the Odysseus struck out with its very own personality inciting mixed reactions. The Achilles’ heel of this watch, at least gauging by the comments of our readers, was the steel bracelet. Beautifully finished according to Lange's high standards and with an ingenious extension system, there was something about the bracelet that for many just didn't look quite right. Well, looks like the folks at Lange have been listening because today a new version of the Odysseus is launched in a white gold case with a grey dial and an integrated black rubber or leather strap. And what a difference it makes!The inaugural voyage of OdysseusIt shouldn't really come as a surprise; other luxury sports watches, like AP's Royal Oak of 1972, were originally met with conflicting responses. The Odysseus, launched on 24 October 2019

Introducing: Steel-and-Gold and Gradient Dials for the Longines Spirit Flyback
Presented last year by Longines as the flagship model in its recent pilot-oriented collection, the Spirit Flyback paid tribute to an important function for the brand, the retour-en-vol chronograph. While the authorship of the flyback complication is a topic that is still discussed, the winged hourglass brand produced its first model equipped with a flyback function in 1925, then filed a patent which was registered on 16 June 1936. As the top of the range model in the Spirit collection, this large and higher-end chronograph now comes back in two warm and luxurious versions, mixing steel and gold, with green or brown tones.?Just like the?Spirit Zulu Time has to be seen as the bigger brother of the classic 3-hand models, the same could be said about the Spirit Flyback next to the classic automatic chronograph. A sportier take on the brand’s vision of a classic, highly precise pilot’s watch, this 42mm model features an external rotating bezel, something that the classic chronog

In Conversation with Indie Czech Watchmaker Ondrej Berkus
This isn't one of my usual articles in The Collector's Corner. For my first time talking with self-taught Czech watchmaking wizard Ond?ej Berkus (@hodinkyberkus), I wanted a format more intimate than a Q&A (for a look at how well a Q&A can be done, check out Ond?ej's interview with Watch Affinity here). I didn't want to write about how Ond?ej got into watches or about his watchmaking philosophy – I wanted to get to know the man and what drives him. I hope I am able to convey some of the wonders I felt when I spoke with him, and I also hope you enjoy the ride!Special thanks to @jirivratislav for supplying the photos for this article.?Off to CzechiaI look at the windows of the train as we cross the Austrian border to Czechia. It's a dreary day – a thick and oppressive cloud cover hangs in the sky and sheets of rain pour down. It's a flat country out here, a welcome respite from the mountains further west in Austria that seem to glower at you and crowd you in as you dr

The Auction Hammer - Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Art Deco - Monochrome Watches
Next Saturday Antiquorum will auction a Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Art Deco, the most beautiful Reverso I’ve ever seen. Why? Just take a look…The Reverso Art Deco was produced by Jaeger LeCoultre in the year 2000 and was the first Reverso with an engraved, skeletonized movement. The caliber is 822AD, a derivative of caliber 822 that is used in many Reverso models. When Jaeger LeCoultre opened the virtual museum this model immediately caught my attention. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The salmon colored dial, has a gorgeous guilloche finish and applied?white gold dagger indexes. The white gold hour and minute hand are so-called dauphine hands. The white gold case?measures 26 x 42 mm and is 10 mm thick. Antiquorum states it’s from 2002, while Jaeger LeCoultre says this model is only made in 2000. Probably this Reverso was sold in 2002, so th

Introducing the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Knights of the Round Table II - specs & price - Monochrome-Watches
The manufacture Roger Dubuis is known to be anti-conformist - a surprising fact given the brand is owned by the large and usually very conservative Richmond Group. The watches made by Dubuis are usually bold, complicated and unique.?In 2013, they came with a superb example of their independent spirit, the?Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Limited Edition - Knights of the Round Table. This year there is new edition reminiscent of the same spirit, and guess what, it’s called the?Roger Dubuis Excalibur Knights of the Round Table II.As we told you with the very first edition of the?Excalibur Knights of the Round Table, grabbing back on the past is what Roger Dubuis also did (like many other brands are looking in their own heritage), however they grabbed back quite a bit further than any other brand ever did!?For 2015, a new 28-piece edition will be?available exclusively from Roger Dubuis boutiques and it features the 12 engraved and sculpted bronze knights positioned around a precious