Elite Traveler Fall 2023

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A LANGE & SÖHNE ODYSSEUS CHRONOGRAPH Earlier this year, this top-notch German brand unveiled its fi rst self-winding chronograph Odysseus watch. Crafted in stainless steel and limited to just 100 pieces, the 42.5mm watch is devoid of the multiple traditional chronograph subsidiary dials. Instead, the minute and second chronograph hands come from the center of the dial. The subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock indicates the non-chronograph running seconds. The clean, sophisticated design allows for the outsized day and date indication as well. The complicated mechanical movement consists of a massive 516 parts, many

visible via a transparent sapphire caseback. Approx. $147,000, alange-soehne.com

AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK CONCEPT SPLIT SECOND CHRONOGRAPH GMT LARGE DATE The newest Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept watch re fl ects the brand’s ongoing quest to push boundaries. In a fi rst for Audemars Piguet, the 43mm titanium watch has an openwork dial to showcase the all-new, self-winding, complex 638-part Caliber 4407with fl yback chronograph (allowing reset and restart of the chronograph without having to stop it fi rst) and split-seconds function (allowing for measurement of intermediate time intervals) with GMT. The advanced micro-mechanics split-second mechanism is held within the oscillating weight’s ball bearing — all visible via the transparent caseback. Approx. $187,000, audemarspiguet.com