Benzinger by Zanella – “Een Häerz vir kriibskrank Kanner”

Novelties · · by Christian Bissener


Framed painted sketch of a Benzinger watch with sunflower and poppy dial, pencil outline of the case

For the third anniversary of Watch Collector, Benzinger by Zanella brought together the painter Léon Zanella and Benzinger timepieces. It was also a charity project for the foundation “Een Häerz vir kriibskrank Kanner”, which helps families with children suffering from cancer: for every watch sold, €500 went to the foundation.

Here, watches meet art. Every Benzinger by Zanella contains an original painting by Léon Zanella. The dial is in two parts. The ground dial carries the painting, which the client chose from a gallery of 200 works. Above it sits a hand-guilloché dial with original Breguet frost and “pointure” indexes, which acts as a frame for the painting.

Framed sketch of a watch design with a landscape dial showing fields and a Benzinger logo
Dial design with a field landscape

Framed colour sketch of a watch dial with a red and yellow figure and Benzinger logo
Dial design with a costumed figure in red

Framed colour sketch of a watch dial with a village landscape and Benzinger logo, drawn on paper
Dial design with a village landscape

Red heart cartoon mascot with the text Een Häerz fir kriibskrank Kanner asbl Luxembourg below
The mascot of Een Häerz fir kriibskrank Kanner asbl, Luxembourg