165.9.30 Jaeger-Lecoultre Odysseus in Tantalum Rose Gold

165.9.30-Jaeger-Lecoultre-Odysseus-Tantalum

Tantalum is not often seen in watchmaking. It’s difficult to work with, extremely so, but highly corrosion and scratch resistant with a gunmetal-blue tone that is just gorgeous. FP Journe launched the Chronomètre Bleu in 2009 and made elaborate fanfare about how innovative it was to be executed in tantalum. However, like many things, JLC…

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