Putting the watch on a strap also makes it considerably more wearable in terms of mass than if it were on a matching gold bracelet, and it keeps the nascent collection oriented in a luxury sports watch direction. I don't know that I want to try my luck with getting away with calling this a casual watch, but it actually seems more versatile in white gold and on a strap than the steel on steel version. For current owners of the steel model, the first question is probably whether or not Lange is going to make the silicone or leather straps available to purchase separately. Were I an owner of the steel Odysseus, I would definitely have a hankering to try it out on silicone and get the watch, and myself, out to the Great Outdoors.