A. Lange & Söhne

Since the launch of the Lange Odysseus' rubber strap, I have been SEARCHING the internet for a third party rubber strap worthy to fit the Lange 1. If you ask me the strap should fall under these catagories: 20 mm tapering down to 16 mm Thickness between 2...  

non whatsoever. A Lange 1 shouldn’t be combined with a rubber strap, not in my book. Wish you luck in finding a suitable one. Regards, George

for your input. You are right, it really is a delicate matter to find a suitable strap that is not supplied from Lange themselves.

They offer rubber straps with crocodile leather on top. See “structure series”. George Edit: oh, I see you already found them

Though I was not able to find a cnfiguration tapering form 20 mm to 16mm. Also it would be interesting to know the thickness of their straps. Too much thickness will put off theat elegant presence.

Like from military watches. Somehow I associate a L1 with the twenties...

but I had more imagined the advantage of a rubber strap with the looks of a leather/alligator strap combined.

Search the internet, I don't recall the maker anymore. In the US based, as far as I recall.

I see that RubberB makes 'vegan leather strap', though the configurations are limited.

This is the Lange 1 reference 101.001.

Get a Lange 1 one of these days.

Canvas straps look nice, but might add a little too much roughness to the overall feel. That said I do not actually own a canvas strap.

works for me! ...  

The Hirsch Urbane would be a good option for you. It’s a bit thick at the lugs, but it fits your other requirements. I liked it and used to wear it occasionally on my Lange 1. Good luck in your search!

That actually looks plausible to me.

Now we are talking. Yes I did stumble upon the 'Urbane' model from Hirsch myself. What put me off was the thickness (4,5 mm), but it does tick color, tapering and elegant look. Would you be able to post a picture of your combination?

I don’t have any pictures of that combination and I sold my Lange 1 a few years ago. Sorry about that. I liked the combination, but my one complaint about the strap is that it has a fairly thick, rounded profile at the lug end that protrudes past the ends... 

This is exactly what concern me. That the thickness of these sporty rubber strap will pull from that 'under the cuff'-feeling. I like the Ian model, but I am afraid it will portray the same problem. The search goes on!

It can be very challenging to pair such a niche watch with something not found within the manufacture's own catalogue.