Benzinger – Zeitmaschine II

Collecting · · by Christian Bissener


Benzinger Zeitmaschine II chronograph with a steel case, a silver guilloché dial, blue hands and two sub-dials

The Zeitmaschine II is one of two chronograph models made by Benzinger. Its dial is hand-guilloché with the original Breguet frost finish. The hours and minutes are shifted towards 4 o’clock, the small seconds sit at 9 o’clock, the chronograph seconds are central and the minutes are at 12 o’clock.

The dial combines two styles of hand-guilloché: Korn for the main dial and Strahlen for the sub-dials. With three sub-dials and the main dial, it amounts to four dials to be guilloché, and a single slip means starting again with a new Sterling silver blank. The hands are flame-blued.

Steel Benzinger chronograph case back with an openworked movement, gold-toned bridges and a blue plate
The hand-engraved movement

The movement is hand-guilloché and hand-engraved, coated in blue platinum. The rotor is 750/000 18kt white gold and bears the Benzinger coat of arms, a motif that can be changed to the owner’s wishes, such as a different coat of arms or an engraved car.

Steel Benzinger chronograph with a white dial, Roman numerals, blue hands and two sub-dials
Front view of the Zeitmaschine II

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