Gustafsson & Sj?gren Damascus Vile Watch & Oden Knife Set

This is the set that should have been for a while now. Swedish watch maker Gustafsson & Sj?gren (GoS) will soon release this limited edition watch and knife set. Johan Gustafsson is actually a bladesmith who specializes in creating beautiful Damascus steel. His work has been transformed into watch cases and dial in the GoS brand, but now you can get one of their watches and knives together in a beautiful set.Artisan type work with this aesthetic is either something you love or hate. You can't deny the incredible level of detail and work that goes into creating the complex patterns of this type of folded and then blacksmithed metal. What I really like is that between the knife and watch you get a range of different Damascus steel styles and patterns. The set really does include a large range of GoS's capabilities. Plus, given the nature of Damascus steel, no two pieces of metal look exactly the same.The watch has a rather funny name and is called the GoS Vile. Yea, don't ask why - must be a Swedish thing. I don't think they are going for the English meaning of vile. The knife on the other hand is the Oden. So this is the Vile & Oden watch and knife limited edition set. Actually, according to Nordic mythology Vile and Oden where gods and brothers. The Vile watch (heehee) is 42mm wide in steel. The dial, crown, and lug screws are in Damascus steel. Inside the watch is a Swiss ETA Unitas 6498-1 manually wound movement. While different in style, the GoS Lapland Sky watch that I reviewed here has more pertinent details on what the watch itself is like. Different for the Vile is the dial design, the case style, and the reindeer strap stitching decor. I really think all watches should have Damascus steel crowns - they are beautiful and feel so good when polished up.While not much of a knife collector (though I love a good knife), I know a lot my readers are. I learned this a few years ago and I think it makes sense that if you are into watches, chances are you also like knives, guns, planes, cars, gadgets, etc... The Oden knife is a standard folding-blade style piece completely done in Damascus steel. You can see that the blade and handle parts are all done using different styles of Damascus steel. I think it is really neat looking. Damascus steel belt sheath maybe? We will see.GoS will produce just 5 sets of the Vile & Oden watches. Each will come in a special Swedish box made by Sture Nyberg. Price per a set will be about $20,000 each.Tech specs from GoS:Watch - GoS VileCase: Stainless steel 42mmx10mmLug width: 22mmGlass: Flat sapphire glass with anti reflection treatmentMovement: Swiss manual ETA 6498Movement refinement: Refinished and improved by the Swiss company Soprod.Dial: Hand-forged damascus steelIndex ring/rehaut: Hand-shaped and polished grade 5 titaniumHands: Polished silver finishCrown: 8mm in fine-grained Damascus stainless steelCase finishing: All high-gloss polished with Gustafsson & Sj?gren logo on case side.Strap: Handcrafted in black reindeer leather with traditional Sami tin-thread decorationsKnife - GoS OdenBlade size: 150 mm, 4.49 inchesStyle:Mosaic Damascus folderBlade thickness: 3 mm, 0.12 inchesTotal size: 250 mm, 9.75 inchesBlade: Flower Damascus and explosionBolsters: Flower DamascusHandle: Nordic fossilized coralLiners: File-worked grade 5 titaniumPresentation Box Watch and Knife setIndividually crafted box in svepask technique of birch wood colored with natural pigments mized in linseed oil covered with high grade natural wax and polished to a deep finish