Benzinger unique – Half-skeleton La Belle

Collecting · · by Christian Bissener


Rose gold Benzinger half-skeleton watch with white dial, Roman numerals and an open barrel at the top, black strap

Many mechanical watches are on the market, and most need not be mentioned. Some are worth remembering. This half-skeleton in rose gold belongs to that group.

The first custom-made movement Benzinger refined was for Martin Braun’s La Belle. For a present-day customer, Benzinger has built the watch again in a more modern form – a homage to great watchmaking craft.

Rose gold Benzinger caseback with an openworked movement, a guilloché ring and gold wheels, black strap
The hand-engraved and hand-skeletonised movement

Specification

  • 18kt rose gold case, 42mm, screwed-in strap lugs
  • Hand-guilloché dial with a view to the open barrel and the original Breguet frost finish
  • Flame-blued, leaf-shaped hands
  • Hand-engraved, hand-guilloché and hand-skeletonised manual-winding movement
  • Flame-blued screws
  • Hand-sewn alligator strap with hand-made buckle in 750/000 18kt rose gold